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

Section 21
Practice Test One
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Directions: The passages below are followed by questions based on their content; questions following a pair of related
passages may also be based on the relationship between the paired passages. Answer the questions on the basis of
what is stated or implied in the passages and in any introductory material that may be provided.
Questions 9-10 are based on the following passage.
Cryptozoology is the study of still unknown
animals or of creatures, like the Loch Ness
Monster, whose existence hasn't been proven.
Line Cryptozoology, however, doesn't just refer to the
(5) discovery of animals that may exist only in the
minds of the overimaginative. It also refers to
animals that may live in areas of the world that
are so remote or parts of the ocean that are so
deep that no one has discovered them. In fact,
(10) there is a whole host of animals, called cryptids,
that reputable scientists believe may one day be
discovered. A great example of a cryptid is the
coelacanth. This fish was thought to have been
extinct for 70 million years, but it was discovered
(15) in the Indian Ocean in 1938.
9. The author most likely believes that the Loch Ness
Monster
(A) will be discovered one day
(B) is mythological
(C) lives so deep in Loch Ness that its existence
will never be proven
(D) dwells in a remote part of the world
(E) is ignored by reputable scientists
10. In line 10, the word "host" most nearly means
(A) network
(B) blend
(C) unit
(D) den
(E) multitude
Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage.
For thousands of years, money, whether paper
or coins, was a tangible object that people could
keep in their pockets or purses or safely tucked
Line under their mattresses. The late 20th century saw
(5) the birth of intangible wealth, from e-money to
Bowie Bonds. Bowie Bonds are named after the
rock musician, David Bowie, who in 1997 used
his future music as security for bonds. The bonds
were the brainchild of banker David Pullman.
(10) Pullman's innovation caught fire, and many wellknown
entertainers, such as Ashford & Simpson,
James Brown, and the Isley Brothers followed in
Bowie's pioneering footsteps. Today asset-backed
securities are becoming the norm.
11. It's possible to infer from the passage that Bowie
Bonds (line 6) are
(A) not as popular today as they were when they
were first offered
(B) used only by entertainers
(C) a form of asset-backed security
(D) available only to the very wealthy
(E) a type of tangible wealth
12. In line 9, "brainchild" means
(A) offspring
(B) unspoken thought
(C) unclaimed property
(D) original idea
(E) avocation
13. In line 10, which of the following could replace the
phrase "caught fire" without changing the meaning
of the sentence?
(A) was destroyed
(B) became popular
( C) sunk into oblivion
(D) was highly publicized
(E) belied its early promise
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