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

Practice Test Seven Answers and Explanations I<br />

657<br />

23. A<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

This is an example of using an adjective ra<strong>the</strong>r than an<br />

adverb to modify a verb. It is possible to argue that <strong>the</strong><br />

sentence should read A shy, but incredible, intelligent girl,<br />

but remember that an error in punctuation will never be <strong>the</strong><br />

sole reason a choice is incorrect. There<strong>for</strong>e, <strong>the</strong> proper <strong>for</strong>m<br />

is incredibly, (A).<br />

24. D<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

Choice (0) introduces an illogical comparison. The<br />

comparison is between equipment, not universities.<br />

25. B<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

Choice (B) is incorrect. Prepositional phrases take <strong>the</strong> object<br />

<strong>for</strong>m of pronouns, so I should be me.<br />

26. B<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

The phrase about intellect and language masks <strong>the</strong> fact<br />

that <strong>the</strong> singular subject writing doesn't agree with <strong>the</strong> plural<br />

verb were. Choice (B) should read was.<br />

27. E<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

The sentence could read The analyst was shocked that his<br />

presentation . .. was criticized savagely by his customers.<br />

Criticized savagely could be savagely criticized, but ei<strong>the</strong>r is<br />

correct. There<strong>for</strong>e, although <strong>the</strong> sentence is unusual, <strong>the</strong>re<br />

is no error.<br />

28. D<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

This sentence presents an illogical comparison: <strong>the</strong><br />

programs per<strong>for</strong>med in <strong>the</strong> new symphony hall are<br />

compared to <strong>the</strong> old per<strong>for</strong>mance space. The correct<br />

sentence reads: A downfall in <strong>the</strong> economy could affect<br />

<strong>the</strong> ballet season because programs per<strong>for</strong>med in <strong>the</strong> new<br />

symphony hall cost twice as much as programs per<strong>for</strong>med<br />

in <strong>the</strong> old per<strong>for</strong>mance space. The word per<strong>for</strong>med<br />

correctly describes <strong>the</strong> programs. The verb cost agrees with<br />

programs. The phrase as much is idiomatically correct and<br />

introduces <strong>the</strong> comparison between <strong>the</strong> programs.<br />

29. D<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

Businesses at its time is not correct in this case. The correct<br />

idiomatic phrase is businesses of its time. Comment on<br />

is idiomatically correct. The adjective traditional properly<br />

modifies <strong>the</strong> noun politics. The verb exerted is appropriately<br />

in <strong>the</strong> past tense.<br />

30. D<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

The word ruins and <strong>the</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation in sentence 1 that <strong>the</strong><br />

Celts lived from 500 BCE-500 CE tell you that <strong>the</strong> ten towns<br />

are no longer inhabited. The original sentence implies<br />

that <strong>the</strong> archeologists found people living <strong>the</strong>re. Only (0)<br />

fixes this error by changing <strong>the</strong> verb tense. Choice (B)<br />

creates a different verb tense error. The discovery was in<br />

1834, so archeologists were excited. Choice (C) makes an<br />

unnecessary change. The subject of <strong>the</strong> previous sentence<br />

is archeologists, so it is clear that <strong>the</strong> pronoun <strong>the</strong>y in<br />

sentence 2 refers to archeologists. Choice (E) would make<br />

<strong>the</strong> sentence incomplete by removing <strong>the</strong> main verb phrase<br />

have discovered and turning it into <strong>the</strong> noun discovery.<br />

31. B<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

Sentence 5 presents in<strong>for</strong>mation that contrasts with <strong>the</strong><br />

sentence be<strong>for</strong>e it. Trenches are usually defensive, but in<br />

this case <strong>the</strong>y are not. Only (B) and (E) provide contrast.<br />

Choice (E) is redundant and not idiomatically correct, so (B)<br />

is <strong>the</strong> best choice. Besides giving <strong>the</strong> wrong relationship,<br />

(C) would also create a fragment. Choice (A) would be<br />

redundant because in fact and in this case mean almost<br />

<strong>the</strong> same thing. Choice (0) likewise establishes <strong>the</strong> wrong<br />

relationship.<br />

32. c<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

Sentences 7 and 8 are choppy and should be connected to<br />

sentence 9. Choice (C) is a clear and grammatically correct<br />

sentence linking <strong>the</strong> three ideas. Choice (A) is incorrect.<br />

To make sense, or was would have to be changed to<br />

and. Choice (B) is a run-on sentence. Choice (0) is in <strong>the</strong><br />

passive voice, which makes <strong>the</strong> sentence awkward and puts<br />

emphasis in <strong>the</strong> wrong place. Choice (E) has an illogical<br />

comparison between sports fields and landing sites on <strong>the</strong><br />

one hand and <strong>the</strong>ories on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r.

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