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

Practice Test Ten Answers and Explanations<br />

6. D<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

Several questions test your ability to understand references<br />

from a word or phrase to ano<strong>the</strong>r part of <strong>the</strong> passage. What<br />

are <strong>the</strong> divisions that Freeman has left behind? Previously,<br />

scholars limited <strong>the</strong>mselves to a particular phase of Ibsen's<br />

career. Freeman doesn't do this, so <strong>the</strong> divisions are<br />

between <strong>the</strong> phases of Ibsen's writing.<br />

Choice (A) is extreme; <strong>the</strong> author wouldn't describe<br />

previous scholarship as unsuccessful. Choice (B) is out of<br />

scope; <strong>the</strong>re is no discussion of Ibsen himself taking breaks.<br />

Choice (C) is out of scope; <strong>the</strong> author doesn't mention<br />

any result that has followed from Freeman's book. Choice<br />

(D) matches your prediction. Choice (E) is out of scope;<br />

<strong>the</strong> arbitrary divisions refer to <strong>the</strong> previous scholarship, not<br />

Freeman's reaction to that scholarship.<br />

7. B<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

Let <strong>the</strong> author's tone help you quickly eliminate wrong<br />

choices. Considering this author's positive attitude toward<br />

Freeman's book, <strong>the</strong> sentence must be high praise. The<br />

author is pointing out that this book will be important <strong>for</strong> a<br />

long time.<br />

Choice (A) is an opposite; this negative tone doesn't fit at<br />

all. Choice (B) is a good match. Choice (C) is out of scope;<br />

<strong>the</strong> author doesn't discuss obstacles that Freeman faced.<br />

Choice (D) is an opposite; <strong>the</strong> author never states that<br />

Freeman's work is unclear. Choice (E) is out of scope; <strong>the</strong><br />

author makes no attempt to paraphrase Freeman.<br />

8. c<br />

Difficulty: High<br />

Author 2 does find some nice things to say about Freeman's<br />

book: This experiment, while yielding some interesting<br />

observations, does not serve as a useful scholarly model.<br />

But, his overall opinion is that <strong>the</strong> book lacks depth-it<br />

simplifies things too much.<br />

Choice (A) is an opposite; overwhelming is okay, but not<br />

idealistic is <strong>the</strong> opposite of <strong>the</strong> author's viewpoint. The<br />

author does think Freeman's project is too idealistic. Choice<br />

(B) is an opposite; feasible means possible or attainable,<br />

just <strong>the</strong> opposite of author 2's view. Choice (C) is correct;<br />

author 2 says that Freeman exhibits tremendous dedication,<br />

so admirable fits well. The author also thinks Freeman's<br />

project is too ambitious, in o<strong>the</strong>r words, not successful.<br />

<br />

Choice (D) is an opposite; author 2 thinks that <strong>the</strong> attempt<br />

is not viable. In (E), <strong>the</strong> author says in line 19 that <strong>the</strong> project<br />

is not. .. useful.<br />

9. A<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

When a question involves several different viewpoints, take<br />

a moment to get everything straight be<strong>for</strong>e you attack <strong>the</strong><br />

answer choices. Be<strong>for</strong>e Freeman, scholars concentrated on<br />

a particular phase of Ibsen's career. These are <strong>the</strong> scholars<br />

mentioned in Passage l . Since author 2 feels that Freeman<br />

tried to cover too much, he probably feels that scholars<br />

be<strong>for</strong>e Freeman took <strong>the</strong> right approach.<br />

Choice (A) is a good match. Choice (B) is an opposite;<br />

this is <strong>the</strong> opinion of author l, not author 2. Choice (C)<br />

is a misused detail; author 1 describes <strong>the</strong> scholarship of<br />

Freeman in this way, but author 2 never speculates about<br />

<strong>the</strong> future. Choice (D) is an opposite; author 2 feels that<br />

<strong>the</strong> scholars' approach is more appropriate than Freeman's.<br />

Choice (E) is out of scope; <strong>the</strong>re's no reason to believe that<br />

author 2 finds <strong>the</strong> scholars' work difficult to assess.<br />

Questions 10-20<br />

This Natural Science passage discusses <strong>the</strong> effects of<br />

dementia. (Note what is not discussed in this passage,<br />

such as <strong>the</strong> history and causes of dementia.) In paragraph<br />

1, <strong>the</strong> author states that <strong>the</strong> effects of dementia can be<br />

divided into those that affect memory and those that affect<br />

thoughts and feelings (paragraphs 2 and 3 discuss <strong>the</strong>se<br />

aspects separately). The last sentence of paragraph l<br />

indicates that <strong>the</strong> primary audience <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> passage is <strong>the</strong><br />

caregivers <strong>for</strong> sufferers of dementia. Paragraph 2 discusses<br />

<strong>the</strong> effects of dementia on memory. Specifically, you learn<br />

that memory loss doesn't happen to everyone and that<br />

short-term memory and judgment are affected differently<br />

than long-tern memory and social skills. Paragraph 3<br />

discusses feelings of anxiety and depression that are<br />

caused by biochemical effects of dementia. Paragraph<br />

4 concludes by advocating an approach that caregivers<br />

should adopt.<br />

10. D<br />

Difficulty: Medium<br />

The words primary purpose tell you that you need an answer<br />

that addresses all <strong>the</strong> ideas in <strong>the</strong> passage, not just a detail.

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