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12 Practice <strong>Tests</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>SAT</strong><br />

494<br />

Practice Test Five Answers and Explanations<br />

perhaps a bit insolent, is certainly not weak. Choice (D)<br />

is an opposite; Grandma does not appear to lack selfconfidence.<br />

Choice (E) fits best. Grandma's bold attitude<br />

borders on being contemptuous.<br />

18. B<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

Why would Celia try to hide her eyes from Oscar? When<br />

reading a passage, having a good sense of a character's<br />

nature will help you to better understand her motives.<br />

In terms of setting, you should be aware from earlier in <strong>the</strong><br />

passage that it is <strong>the</strong> evening. It is likely that Celia put on her<br />

glasses to hide her eyes, which according to <strong>the</strong> passage,<br />

she did nervously. Look <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> choice that offers <strong>the</strong> best<br />

reason <strong>for</strong> why she would do this.<br />

Choice (A) is a distortion; Oscar just returned from a run in<br />

<strong>the</strong> dark, so <strong>the</strong>re could not be sunlight. Choice (B) is your<br />

best choice. Celia noticed Oscar's different eyes and did not<br />

want him to notice that hers were <strong>the</strong> same. Choice (C)<br />

is an opposite; Celia's insecure personality contradicts this<br />

choice. Choice (D) is distortion; this choice doesn't make<br />

sense. True, Celia did not want Oscar to see her eyes, but<br />

<strong>the</strong> two characters had never seen each o<strong>the</strong>r be<strong>for</strong>e, so<br />

it would be impossible <strong>for</strong> Oscar to recognize her. Choice<br />

(E) is out of scope; <strong>the</strong> passage does not suggest that she<br />

started crying.<br />

19. c<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

How would you describe <strong>the</strong> specific quality of <strong>the</strong><br />

characters' eyes that makes <strong>the</strong>m beautiful? Questions<br />

that involve hypo<strong>the</strong>tical reasoning are not as tough as<br />

<strong>the</strong>y seem. Your best approach is to look <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> choice<br />

that would seamlessly fit into <strong>the</strong> passage. As stated in <strong>the</strong><br />

passage, Oscar and Celia both have eyes that are each a<br />

different color. In line 106, Oscar recognizes this shared<br />

trait and tells Celia that he couldn 't stand his eyes when<br />

he was young, but a quote changed his whole perspective.<br />

There<strong>for</strong>e, <strong>the</strong> quote that best addresses <strong>the</strong> uniqueness of<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir eyes in a positive manner will be your answer.<br />

Choice (A) is out of scope; this quote does not address<br />

<strong>the</strong> uniqueness of <strong>the</strong>ir eyes. Choice (B) is out of scope;<br />

this quote compares beauty and virtue. Choice (C) fits<br />

perfectly. It suggests that <strong>the</strong> uniqueness of <strong>the</strong>ir eyes-<strong>the</strong><br />

strangeness in <strong>the</strong> proportion-is <strong>the</strong> very thing that makes<br />

<strong>the</strong>m beautiful. Choice (D) is out of scope; <strong>the</strong> quote must<br />

address <strong>the</strong> characters' eyes, not <strong>the</strong>ir intellects. Choice (E)<br />

<br />

is a distortion; this quote fits with a <strong>the</strong>me in <strong>the</strong> passage,<br />

but it doesn't fit <strong>the</strong> intended meaning within <strong>the</strong> passage.<br />

SECTION 9<br />

1. B<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

Idioms require specific constructions to be correct; learn<br />

to recognize commonly tested ones. The construction<br />

think of it must be connected to what follows by as. Only<br />

(B) does so without introducing additional errors. Choice<br />

(C) does not address <strong>the</strong> error. It was in (D) is incorrect<br />

with <strong>the</strong> idiom. Choice (E) introduces an inconsistent verb<br />

tense.<br />

2. A<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

Use context clues to help you figure out unfamiliar<br />

words. Even if you weren't sure what tenets means, you<br />

could determine that this sentence is correct as written<br />

by checking <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r answer choices <strong>for</strong> errors. Choice<br />

(B) uses <strong>the</strong> pronoun who, which is only correct when<br />

referring to people, to refer to developments. Choice (C)<br />

is unnecessarily wordy. Choices (D) and (E) use plural<br />

pronouns with a singular antecedent (democracy).<br />

3. B<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

Although <strong>the</strong>re are several ways to correct a run-on sentence,<br />

only one answer choice will do so without introducing<br />

additional errors. Choice (B) corrects <strong>the</strong> run-on error<br />

by adding <strong>the</strong> conjunction and. In (C), (D), and (E), <strong>the</strong><br />

comparison is between lawyer and personal injury coses.<br />

4. A<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

When an entire sentence is underlined, carefully examine<br />

<strong>the</strong> differences between <strong>the</strong> answer choices. This sentence<br />

is correct as written. The use of both unlike and is different in<br />

(B) is redundant, as are unlike and do not in (C). Choices (D)<br />

and (E) have incorrect grammatical structure.<br />

5. E<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

Look <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> most concise way to express <strong>the</strong> ideas in<br />

<strong>the</strong> underlined selection. Choice (E) is concise without

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