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12 Practice Tests for the SAT
660 Practice Test Seven Answers and Explanations
his work to pursue this. Essentially, the author's attitude
toward science is respectful, (C).
13. B
Difficulty: Medium
The author of Passage 2 is critical of Leonardo's biographers
because they contradict her point of view. The author
regards Leonardo as an engineer who made great
contributions to technology, whereas biographers regard
Leonardo's interest in engineering as a waste of time.
14. c
Difficulty: Medium
Leonardo's approach to analyzing human muscle power
was revolutionary because little attention had been given to
this area before, (C).
15. A
Difficulty: Low
The underlying point of paragraphs 2 and 3 in Passage 2 is
that Leonardo was exhaustive in his approach to engineering
problems. So wheeled vehicles are discussed to show that
Leonardo was farsighted enough to realize that they weren't
the solution to the problem of mechanizing canals.
16. B
Difficulty: Medium
The issue in the last paragraph is whether Leonardo was
one of our earliest and mast significant engineers-the
author believes that he was, but the scholars refuse to
concede this. Essentially, the author is suggesting that
scholars are unwilling to admit this fact, so concede in this
context means acknowledge.
17. D
Difficulty: Medium
The last sentence of Passage 1 defines science as the
working out of a systematic body of knowledge, suggesting
that Leonardo wasn't interested in focusing his abilities.
Passage 2 presents a contrasting picture of Leonardo, but
it suggests something very similar about the nature of
scientific inquiry-we're told that Leonardo approached his
engineering in a painstaking and systematic manner. So
both authors would agree that meticulous observation and
analysis are crucial to scientific inquiry.
18. c
Difficulty: Medium
The overall point of Passage 1 is that Leonardo's artistic
temperament adversely affected his approach to science
and engineering. We're told in the last paragraph that he
possessed the artist's interest in detail, which explains
his compulsion with observation and problem solving.
Consequently, the author of Passage l would probably see
Leonardo's painstaking work on canals in this light.
19. D
Difficulty: Medium
The last paragraph of Passage 2 explains why Leonardo's
accomplishments as an engineer are so often overlooked.
We're told that Leonardo's insights were often far beyond
the standards of his time. And so (D)-Leonardo was too
advanced-would be the most appropriate response to the
first author's criticism.
SECTION 8
1. E
Difficulty: Low
Strategic Advice: Remember that supplementary angles
add up to 180°.
Getting to the Answer:
Angle s has a vertical angle that must also equal 70 degrees.
This 70-degree angle and angle t combine to form an angle
that is supplementary to the right angle, since there are 180
degrees in a straight line. So 90 + 70 + t = 180; t = 20.
2. D
Difficulty: Low
Strategic Advice: Try different combinations of people in
each car.
Getting to the Answer:
Let's try to put 4 employees in each car. Since there are 11
cars, 44 employees are seated. Now there are 4 employees
left. Each of these 4 employees can sit in one of these cars.
So now there are 7 cars with 4 employees in each car and
4 cars with 5 employees in each car. Choice (D) is correct.