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

12 Practice Tests for the SAT
Practice Test Ten Answers and Explanations 911
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SECTION 6
1. c
2 3 6 6
Difficulty: Low
The key here is the phrase starting over, so abandoning
and throwing away are good predictions.
In (A), he wouldn't need to start over after abridging
the book. In (B), he wouldn't need to start over after
supplementing the book. Choice (C) works. In (D), he
wouldn't need to start over after truncating, or shortening,
the book. In (E), he wouldn't need to start over after
praising the book.
2. c
Difficulty: Low
Watch out for straightforward definition sentences: These
can provide easy points. This movie polarizes people-some
people are angered by it while others think it's courageous.
In other words, it's controversial.
In (A), people wouldn't get so worked up about a mundane
movie. In (B), a creative film wouldn't necessarily make
people angry. Choice (C) is perfect. In (D), a pertinent film
wouldn't necessarily be courageous. In (E), a daunting film
wouldn't necessarily anger people.
3. B
Difficulty: Low
Some sentences are too ambiguous to allow you to make
a specific prediction. Since the commission was surprised,
the blanks must contrast with each other. Beyond that, it's
difficult to make a prediction.
In (A), these words both have a negative tone and don't
provide the contrast that you're looking for. Choice (B)
makes sense. The commission thought the road would
be unnecessary and was surprised to find it vital. In (C),
either one of these words could describe a road, but
the word pair doesn't provide the contrast you need.
In (D), there's no contrast between dangerous and
attributable. Choice (E) might be tempting, but it doesn't
make much sense to say that a road is damaging to the
city's transportation needs. What would it mean to be
damaging to needs?
4. E
Difficulty: Medium
A knowledge of vocabulary can make the difference
between a right and wrong answer on Sentence
Completions. The clue here is the vocabulary word frugal,
which means thrifty. If the customer is thrifty, she will want a
grill that doesn't cost much: one that is inexpensive.
In (A), tasteful doesn't fit with frugal. In (B), a frugal person
might or might not want a secure model-you can't tell
from the sentence. In (C), this is the opposite of what
you're looking for. In (D), a small grill might be the most
manageable model, but that concern doesn't follow from
the word frugal. Choice (E) is a good match.
5. A
Difficulty: Medium
Remember to guess when you can narrow down your
choices. Here, you can eliminate (B), (D), and (E). The critic
said the script lacked structure and the characters were
laughably shallow. Clearly, the critic did not like this movie,
so your prediction for the blank should be something like
disapproved of.
Choice (A) is a good match. Choice (B) doesn't follow
from the critic's description of the movie. In (C), it doesn't
make sense to say the critic belied the movie. In (D), the
critic certainly didn't praise the movie. In (E), since the
critic made comments, you can't say that he ignored the
movie.
Questions 6-9
The authors of these paired passages have differing
opinions of Marvin Freeman's study of Ibsen's plays. The
author of Passage 1 calls Freeman's work groundbreaking,
but the author of Passage 2 says it's not a useful study
because Ibsen's work evolved throughout his career.