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1 2 Practice <strong>Tests</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>SAT</strong><br />

486<br />

Practice Test Five Answers and Explanations<br />

22. D<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

Pinpointing <strong>the</strong> author's tone can help you a lot in questions<br />

such as this. The first thing you must ask yourself when<br />

approaching this type of question is whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> author's<br />

attitude was positive, negative, or neutral. Does <strong>the</strong> author<br />

say anything particularly disparaging about <strong>the</strong> dabblers? On<br />

<strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hand, does she praise <strong>the</strong>m? Could she care less?<br />

Here, she defends <strong>the</strong>m, stating that it is more important to<br />

inspire yourself than o<strong>the</strong>rs. Knowing her attitude is positive,<br />

you can eliminate <strong>the</strong> three nonpositive answers. Look to<br />

<strong>the</strong> surrounding context and choose your answer from <strong>the</strong><br />

two positive choices.<br />

Choice (A) is out of scope; it is always smart to doublecheck<br />

a neutral choice when you decide <strong>the</strong> author's<br />

attitude is positive or negative. The author, however, never<br />

makes <strong>the</strong> distinction presented in this choice. Choice (B)<br />

is an opposite; because you have determined <strong>the</strong> author's<br />

attitude is positive, eliminate this choice. Choice (C) is an<br />

opposite; this negative choice can be eliminated. Choice<br />

(D) matches your prediction. Choice (E) is distortion; this<br />

choice is actually too positive-in <strong>the</strong> passage, <strong>the</strong> author<br />

states that without question <strong>the</strong>re is a difference between<br />

dabblers and true artists, not that <strong>the</strong> dabblers are <strong>the</strong> true<br />

artists.<br />

23. A<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

Study <strong>the</strong> reference from <strong>the</strong> first passage to help you<br />

look <strong>for</strong> a similar setting in <strong>the</strong> second one. In Passage 2,<br />

<strong>the</strong> author states that a turntablist is more like a painter<br />

than a guitar player or pianist, and she says that from<br />

<strong>the</strong> prerecorded materials she works with she can create<br />

something more and morph it into a beautiful piece<br />

distinctly [her] own. Using this in<strong>for</strong>mation, you should be<br />

able to narrow down your choices and select <strong>the</strong> answer<br />

that would best make sense <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> question.<br />

Choice (A) is a great match <strong>for</strong> your prediction. Choice (B)<br />

is distortion; (A) is better because <strong>the</strong> "found" objects and<br />

images mentioned compare well with <strong>the</strong> prerecorded<br />

music turntablists use. Also, <strong>the</strong> distorted reality is very<br />

suggestive of <strong>the</strong> distortionist label in line 80. Choice (C)<br />

is distortion; <strong>the</strong> author does mention being discovered by<br />

<strong>the</strong> kids who watch MTV (line 99), but this choice would<br />

make no sense within <strong>the</strong> context of her passage. Choice<br />

(D) is out of scope; nei<strong>the</strong>r author mentions architecture.<br />

Choice (E) is distortion; <strong>the</strong> author of Passage 1 invokes<br />

<strong>the</strong> Beatles, but again, a choice involving music is directly<br />

contradicted by <strong>the</strong> author's comments in Passage 2 and<br />

would make no sense in <strong>the</strong> context of her passage.<br />

24. A<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

If unsure, at least characterize <strong>the</strong> tone as positive, neutral,<br />

or negative, which should <strong>the</strong>n help narrow down <strong>the</strong><br />

choices.<br />

A good strategy <strong>for</strong> questions regarding an author's tone<br />

or attitude is to look <strong>for</strong> key words or phrases that are very<br />

suggestive of a particular choice. In <strong>the</strong> reference given,<br />

three important phrases can help lead to <strong>the</strong> answer: I can<br />

do with it whatever I want, a beautiful piece distinctly my<br />

own, and, perhaps <strong>the</strong> most telling of all three clues, No<br />

doubt. Look <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> choice that best reflects <strong>the</strong> tone set by<br />

such phrases.<br />

Choice (A) is a match <strong>for</strong> your prediction. Choice (B) is<br />

distortion; <strong>the</strong> author does ask <strong>the</strong> reader two questions in<br />

<strong>the</strong>se five sentences, but she responds to her own questions<br />

with confident answers. She is not perplexed. Choice (C) is<br />

distortion; this choice is certainly enticing, but it is incorrect<br />

because though <strong>the</strong> author's tone is confident, <strong>the</strong>re is<br />

nothing in <strong>the</strong> passage to indicate it is overly so. Choice<br />

(D) is out of scope; <strong>the</strong> author offers no harsh or caustic<br />

words or phrases that would signal this choice. Choice (E) is<br />

distortion. Again, do not mistake <strong>the</strong> two questions in lines<br />

117-1 19 <strong>for</strong> inquisitiveness on <strong>the</strong> part of <strong>the</strong> author; she<br />

just uses <strong>the</strong>se as a device to help make her point.<br />

SECTION 7<br />

1. D<br />

Difficulty: Low<br />

Strategic Advice: Early questions are worth just as many<br />

points as late questions. Take your time in translating from<br />

English to math correctly.<br />

Getting to <strong>the</strong> Answer:<br />

Total cost of pencils: O.SOp<br />

Total cost of notebooks: 3n<br />

Sum of both: 3n + 0.SOp

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