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

12 Practice Tests for the SAT [
Practice Test Eight Answers and Explanations
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31. A
Difficulty: High
This passage is about the three ways students process
information. This is a straight Comprehension question.
Choice (B) is not correct because it is not about strategies.
The next paragraph might indeed be about that, but this
paragraph simply introduces the processing methods.
Choice (C) gives a specific accurate detail, but it is not the
overall main idea of the passage. Choice (0) is accurate, but
not the best answer. The passage is about processing, not
seeking. Choice (E) is also accurate, but does not describe
the main idea presented in the passage.
32. B
Difficulty: Medium
The word textually simply refers to words written in text.
Choice (A) is not correct because in tabular form means
being presented in a table. Choice (C) is not correct
because it refers to the words surrounding the information,
not simply the idea of being written in words. Choice (0)
is another way of saying contextually, not textually. Choice
(E) is not accurate because textually does not include oral
formats.
33. c
Difficulty: Medium
This is a Comprehension question. Based on sentence 7,
auditory students would enjoy a debate (discussing the
information) more so than the other options listed (reading,
creating a mural, nurturing).
34. B
Difficulty: Low
This is the classic format of a five-paragraph essay (tell what
you're going to tell them, tell them, tell them what you told
them). The introduction introduced the three types. The
body would expound upon them. The conclusion should
summarize. Choice (A) is not correct because it does not
embrace the idea that this was the introduction. It does not
include a conclusion either. The suggestion in (C) would
make the paragraphs poorly organized. Choices (0) and (E)
do not include conclusions.
35. B
Difficulty: Medium
This simple phrase does improve the clarity. Choice (A)
is too flowery. Choice (C) includes redundancy. Choice
(0) is not as clear as variety of ways. Choice (E) still uses
manners, which is not as clear as ways.
SECTION 6
1. c
Difficulty: Low
The important idea in this sentence is that the woman
lost herself in her work, which means it must have been
inspiring, complex, or absorbing-not exhausting or
repetitive. If she were really involved in her work, she would
have been ignorant of the noise around her. This rules
out (A) and (B); if the work were inspiring or complex,
she wouldn't be annoyed by or involved in the noise.
Choice (C) works: her work was so absorbing that she was
completely oblivious to the noise.
2. A
Difficulty: Medium
This sentence has quite a bit of verbiage that you can
ignore. The important thing to see is that there is a contrast
between the modern subway stations and the graceful
curves of the old buildings. The word in the blank, therefore,
has to be something like rectangular. Choice (A), rectilinear,
which means characterized by straight lines, is the only one
of the choices that provides the necessary contrast.
3. c
Difficulty: Medium
In contrast to signals that there is a difference between the
piranha's image and the reality that many species of piranha
are vegetarian. The word in the blank has to emphasize the
piranha's image as a carnivore. Choice (C), voracious-or
greedy, ravenous, having a huge appetite-works best.
Nomadic means moving from place to place; lugubrious
means mournful; covetous means eagerly desiring
something belonging to someone else. Choice (E) might
have been tempting, but the fact that piranhas seem exotic
has nothing to do with their diet.