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

12 Practice Tests for t h e SAT
642 Practice Test Seven Answers and Explanations
se l f-confidence or poise. Rhetoric, (C), is effectiveness, art,
or ski ll in speaking or writing; and acme means a h ig h point
or summit, usua ll y figurative. Stasis, (D), is motion l essness
or ba l ance, often imp l ying stagnation; and euthanasia is
assisted suicide, sometimes ca ll ed mercy ki ll ing. A mote,
(E), is a very sma ll partic l e or speck; t h e noun abandon
is a tota l l ack of in h ibition, often resu l ting from abundant
ent h usiasm.
8. B
Difficulty: Hig h
T h e key p h rases h ere are social dynamics and in groups.
A l t h oug h (E), education, may seem possib l e, interaction
goes better wit h t h e idea of peop l e re l ating to one anot h er
in a group setting.
Questions 9- 12
ese two passages offer different views on g l oba l warming.
T aut h or of Passage 1 offers evidence t h at contradicts
t h e existence of g l oba l warming. T h e aut h or of Passage 2
be l ieves t h at new evidence suggests t h e opposite and t h at
it is important to pass bi ll s to reduce po ll ution.
9. B
Difficulty: Low
T h is type of Function question asks you to identify t h e
re l ations ip between one sentence and t h e rest of t h e
paragrap h . T h e first sentence introduces a t h eory about
g l oba l warming, and t e rest of t h e paragrap h works to
disprove t h e t h eory. T h is matc h es (B). C h oices (D) and (E)
are out of scope. C h oice (C) is opposite. C h oice (A) is a
distortion; w i l e t h e aut h or be l ieves t h is, it is not t h e primary
function of t h e sentence.
10. c
Difficulty: Medium
In is question, t e cited l ine describes intended effects
of t h e l egis l ation at was a response to t h e me l ting Arctic
ice cap. Because t h is passage cites g l oba l warming as t h e
cause of t h is me l ting, it wou l d make sense t h at t h e l egis l ation
wou l d work to l imit or at l east control suc h c l imate c h anges.
C h oice (B), to raise, is t h e opposite of curb as used in t h e
paragrap h . C h oice (E), to eliminate, comes c l ose to capturing
t h e intended meaning of curb, but it is too extreme.
11. D
Difficulty: Low
T h is type of Detai l question essentia ll y asks you to identify
at l east one area of common ground between two possib l y
conf l icting arguments. W h i l e t h e aut h ors disagree about
t h e accuracy of g l oba l warming t h eories, a c l ear simi l arity
is evident in t h e opening sentences of t h e two paragrap h s.
A l t h oug h Passage 1 states t h at t h e po l ar ice caps are not
me l ting and Passage 2 argues t h at t h ey are receding, bot
aut h ors suggest t h at t h ese caps wou l d be h
affected by global
temperature changes. C h oice (C) is a misused detai l -w h i l e
bot h passages cite a period of 20 years, neit h er aut h or
suggests t h at it is important
l to study a period of t h is specific
engt h .
12. D
Difficulty: Medium
Never try to answer Detai l questions from memory. Go back
to t h e specific l ines referenced by t e question stem to find
evidence to support your answer c h oice. T h e question is
centered on t h e statements made by t h e aut h or in Passage
1, so focus on t h e context surrounding t l ines wit h t h e
cited statistics. In particu l ar, note t h at in t h e l ast sentence of
t h e paragrap h , t h e aut h or exp l ores t h ese statistics in more
detai l , stating t h at t h e ice dec l ine actua ll y h appened during
only one year, rat h er t h an 20. T h is statement suggests
t h at t h is report is deceptive, or misleading, w h ic h matc h es
(D). C h oice (A) is distortion. T h e aut h or argues t h at t h e
conc l usions drawn from t is report are deceptive but not
necessari l y inaccurate. C h oice (B) is incorrect because t h e
aut h or does not discuss w h et h er t h is report is intentionally
mis l eading. Not h ing suggests t h at t h e aut h or finds t h e
conc l usions unfortunate, (E).
Questions 13-24
T h is fictiona l excerpt is about E l eanor, w h o is un h appi l y
married to Haro l d. E l eanor is preparing h erse l f to l eave
Haro l d, w h o is getting ready for work in t h e morning.
E l eanor fumes over Haro l d's l ack of courtesy and
consideration, but s h e is temporari l y sidetracked w h en
Haro l d pops h is h ead back inside to te ll h er t h at h e l oves
er. However, s h e forces h erse l
h f to get rea dy and grabs
er suitcase, w h ic h h as been pac ked and h i dden in er
c l oset for t h e l ast week. As s h e drives away, E l eanor h as a
moment of h esitation, but t h en s h e h eads down t h e road.