12.Practice.Tests.for.the.SAT_2015-2016_1128p

12 Practice Tests for the SAT
Practice Test Six Answers and Explanations 567
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12. c
Difficulty: Medium
Learn the correct forms of common irregular verbs; one or
two SAT questions will most likely deal with this issue.
Begun, not began, is the proper form with has; the error is in
(C). Choice (A) uses where correctly. (On the SAT, where will
only be correct when used to indicate a location or direction.)
Choices (B) and (E) are correct idiomatic usage in context.
13. D
Difficulty: Low
The comparative form of an adjective is formed by adding
either the word more or the suffix -er, but not both.
Fuller is the comparative form of the adjective full; adding
more is incorrect. Choice (A) correctly uses the superlative,
since a school would have more than two courses. Choice
(B) appropriately expresses the contrast between the two
clauses. Choice (C) is an appropriate verb tense in context.
14. B
Difficulty: Medium
In a construction using there, the correct verb form is
determined by the object that follows.
Since police helicopters is plural, (B) should read there
were. Choice (A) is correct idiomatic usage in context.
Choice (C) properly sets up the idiom both . .. and. The
infinitive in (D) correctly parallels to protect.
15. B
Difficulty: Medium
Who is only correct when referring to people; use that
or which for other things, depending on the sentence
structure.
Espresso machines are things, not people, so who is
incorrect in (B). Choices (A) and (C) are correct idiomatic
usage in context, and (D) agrees with its plural subject,
espresso machines.
16. E
Difficulty: Medium
Be methodical in eliminating wrong answer choices; this will
help you to determine when a sentence has no error.
This sentence is correct as it is written. Choice (A) correctly
expresses the contrast between the two clauses. Choice
(B) is correct idiomatic usage. Choice (C) is the appropriate
possessive pronoun with we. Choice (D) agrees with its
plural subject, designations.
17. E
Difficulty: High
Expect between five and eight Writing section sentences to
be correct as written.
This sentence contains no error. Choices (A) and (D) are
correct idiomatic usage. Choice (B) is appropriate use of the
infinitive verb form. The verb in (C) agrees with the plural
writers.
18. B
Difficulty: Low
Context will determine whether a singular or plural verb
form should be used with there.
Since 12 women is plural, (B) should read were. Choice (A)
correctly expresses the contrast between the two clauses.
Choice (C) is a correctly used idiomatic phrase. Choice (D)
is the appropriate preposition with apply in context.
19. c
Difficulty: Medium
A pronoun must agree in number with the noun it replaces.
In this sentence, these refers to section. Since section is
singular, it would be the correct pronoun in (C). Choice (A)
agrees with its singular subject, College Board. Choice (B)
is idiomatically correct usage. Choice (D) properly uses an
adverbial phrase to modify the verb assess.
20. A
Difficulty: Low
Unless context requires a complex verb phrase, the correct
answer will use the simplest correct verb tense.
Choice (A) is unnecessarily wordy; have to wait would be
correct here. Choice (B) correctly expresses the contrast
between the two clauses. Choice (C) is correct idiomatic
usage. Choice (D) properly uses an adverb to modify the
verb pick . .. up.
21. B
Difficulty: Medium
When used as a pronoun, some is considered
grammatically plural.