{"id":4026,"date":"2026-03-02T20:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrenglishkj.com\/?p=4026"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:58:28","slug":"sat-reading-and-writing-test-6-module-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat-reading-and-writing-test-6-module-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"SAT Test 6 Free (Reading &amp; Writing Module 2nd Hack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SAT Question Paper: Solutions of Reading and Writing Test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you made progress taking Module 2nd of the SAT Reading and Writing Test? If not, then you must complete the SAT within the time limit. Try attempting as many tests as you can and learn from the links that are there to train you. Our format is similar to the SAT Examination. You take the SAT Test Reading and Writing Module Second to practice your skills. The best part is that you practice free within the time limit, and there are explanations of the correct answers and tips and tricks to get a perfect score on the SAT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT THE SAT MODULES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The SAT is divided into four modules. There are two categories with each divided two modules into. The first category is &#8220;Reading and Writing&#8221; with two modules. The second category is &#8220;Math&#8221; with two modules. The one, you will do below is SAT Practice Test Reading and Writing Module 2nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first module has questions ranging from easy to difficult, but the second module only contains difficult questions. If you want to take some other SATs, visit the links below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/category\/sat-english\/module-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">1st Module of SAT Reading And Writing Practice Tests<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/category\/sat-english\/module-2nd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2nd Module of SAT Reading And Writing Practice Tests<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/category\/sat-math\/1st-module\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">1st Module of SAT Math Practice Tests<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/category\/sat-math\/2nd-module\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2nd Module of SAT Math Practice Tests<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SAT READING AND WRITING MODULE 2ND<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The second module of the SAT reading and writing also contains four segments: Craft and Structure, Information and Ideas,&nbsp;Standard English Conventions, and Expression of Ideas. The questions in Module 2nd are only difficult. In a real SAT exam, you must answer 27 questions within 32 minutes. You will find the same time structure here in this Practice Test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions for the SAT Real-Time Exam<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Go Back-and-Forth:<\/strong> You will see an arrow in the right or left corner of the slide. Click to move forward or backward.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Interaction:<\/strong> At the top right corner, you will see a press button that tells you there are some interactive components in the slide. Click the press button to find out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Timer: <\/strong>On the top of the slide, you will see the timer, we have divided the time based on the average of the module 2nd. (The 32 minutes are equally divided into 27 questions&#8217; time.) It is best to note the time before and after finishing the practice test to measure, &#8220;Was it within 32 minutes or not?&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Image:<\/strong> You can click on graph, table, or other images to expand and see it on full screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mute:<\/strong> You can click on the speaker button to mute the audio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mobile:<\/strong> You cannot take the real exam on mobile, but our practice exam you can give on mobile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tips:<\/strong> This article will help you learn more about the SAT Exams. <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/everything-about-the-sat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"SAT: EVERYTHING ABOUT THE SAT\">SAT: EVERYTHING ABOUT THE SAT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignfull is-type-wp-embed is-provider-genially wp-block-embed-genially\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"SAT 6 Reading and Writing Module 2nd\" frameborder='0' width='1200' height='675' src='https:\/\/view.genially.com\/67263f58caed83cf979a7bb7#?secret=qedWu9Q4Xz' data-secret='qedWu9Q4Xz' scrolling='yes'><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wait here for the SAT Test to appear.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team has reviewed some of the best SAT learning materials for your convenience. These materials are best for your career growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check Our Review Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/review.mrenglishkj.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">review.mrenglishkj.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SAT READING AND WRITING QUESTION SOLUTIONS WITH EXPLANATION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not open the tabs before finishing the practice test above! We have compiled all the solutions and their explanations here for your convenience. We will also give you some tips or advice to help you understand them better. You&#8217;ll see <strong>&#8216;why this answer is correct&#8217;<\/strong> and <strong>&#8216;why this is incorrect.&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reading and Writing Answers and Explanations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The color green shows the correct answer, red shows the incorrect answer, and blue shows tips or tricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>1st Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>For painter Jacob Lawrence, being __________ was an important part of the artistic process. Because he paid close attention to all the details of his Harlem neighborhood, Lawrence\u2019s artwork captured nuances in the beauty and vitality of the Black experience during the Harlem Renaissance and the Great Migration.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?<br>A) skeptical<br>B) observant<br>C) critical<br>D) confident<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice B<\/strong> is the best answer because it most logically completes the text\u2019s discussion of Jacob Lawrence\u2019s artistic process. In this context, \u201cobservant\u201d means watchful and perceptive. The text emphasizes that the \u201cclose attention\u201d Lawrence paid to \u201call the details\u201d of his neighborhood allowed him to reflect subtle elements of \u201cthe beauty and vitality of the Black experience\u201d in his artwork. This context indicates that being observant of his surroundings was an important part of Lawrence\u2019s work as an artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because the text gives no indication that Lawrence was \u201cskeptical,\u201d or had an attitude of doubt in general or about particular things, let alone that skepticism was important to him as an artist. Rather than indicating that he was skeptical, the text focuses on how Lawrence paid careful attention to everything around him and reflected his observations in his artwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because the text gives no indication that Lawrence was \u201ccritical,\u201d which in this context would mean inclined to criticize harshly or unfairly. Rather than indicating that Lawrence found fault in things, the text suggests that he paid careful attention to everything around him and that his artwork reflects this careful attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because the text doesn\u2019t suggest that Lawrence was \u201cconfident,\u201d or self-assured. Rather than addressing how Lawrence felt about himself and how that feeling affected his artistic process, the text emphasizes the careful attention Lawrence paid to everything around him\u2014attention that allowed him to capture subtle elements of a particular place and time in his artwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Skim the paragraph to find the most suitable word, and work on your vocabulary skills also.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>2nd Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>M\u00f4nica Lopes-Ferreira and others at Brazil\u2019s Butantan Institute are studying the freshwater stingray species <em>Potamotrygon rex<\/em> to determine whether biological characteristics such as the rays\u2019 age and sex have ____________ effect on the toxicity of their venom\u2014that is, to see if differences in these traits are associated with considerable variations in venom potency.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?<br>A) a disconcerting<br>B) an acceptable<br>C) an imperceptible<br>D) a substantial<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D<\/strong> is the best answer because it most logically completes the text\u2019s discussion of the research that Lopes-Ferreira and her colleagues are conducting on the stingray species Potamotrygon rex. As used in this context, \u201ca substantial\u201d effect means an effect that is sizable or noteworthy. The text indicates that the researchers are seeking to determine whether there are \u201cconsiderable variations\u201d<br>in the potency of stingray venom that is associated with variation in the stingrays\u2019 age and sex. This context suggests that the researchers want to find out whether stingray age and sex have a substantial effect on venom toxicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because there\u2019s nothing in the text that suggests that the researchers have been studying whether the stingrays\u2019 age and sex have \u201ca disconcerting,\u201d or an unsettling and disturbing, effect on the stingrays\u2019 venom. The text indicates that the researchers wish to determine if stingray age and sex cause large variations in the toxicity of stingray venom, not if the effect of age and sex is disconcerting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because the text indicates that researchers want to find out whether differences in stingray age and sex produce differences in stingray venom, not that the researchers want to find out whether age and sex have \u201can acceptable,\u201d or a satisfactory, effect on venom. The text makes no mention of what would make an effect on venom toxicity acceptable and gives no indication that the researchers are interested in that question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because it wouldn\u2019t make sense in context for the researchers to be looking for \u201can imperceptible,\u201d or an unnoticeable, effect of age and sex on stingray venom. The text says that the researchers are trying to determine if there are \u201cconsiderable variations\u201d in venom toxicity linked to age and sex, not that the researchers are trying to find effects that they can\u2019t perceive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Skim the paragraph to find the most suitable word, and also work on your vocabulary skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>3rd Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>Researchers have struggled to pinpoint specific causes for hiccups, which happen when a person\u2019s diaphragm contracts ____________. However, neuroscientist Kimberley Whitehead has found that these uncontrollable contractions may play an important role in helping infants regulate their breathing.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?<br>A) involuntarily<br>B) beneficially<br>C) strenuously<br>D) smoothly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice A<\/strong> is the best answer because it most logically completes the text\u2019s discussion of diaphragm contractions and hiccups. In this context, \u201cinvoluntarily\u201d means done without any control, or by reflex. The text explains that when a person\u2019s diaphragm repeatedly contracts and results in hiccups (which may be beneficial for infants), those muscle contractions are \u201cuncontrollable.\u201d This context<br>indicates that the diaphragm contractions occur without the person\u2019s control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because it wouldn\u2019t support the logical relationship established in the text\u2019s discussion of diaphragm contractions and hiccups. The text indicates that although specific causes for hiccups haven\u2019t been identified, it may be the case that the muscle contractions that occur have an important purpose in infants. It wouldn\u2019t make sense to say that even though the contractions occur \u201cbeneficially,\u201d or with a good or helpful effect, they might play a positive role in infants\u2019 breathing regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because the text indicates that the diaphragm contractions that result in hiccups are \u201cuncontrollable.\u201d Because those muscle contractions are described as happening automatically and without the person\u2019s control, it wouldn\u2019t make sense to describe them as occurring \u201cstrenuously,\u201d or in a way that requires great effort or energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because the text doesn\u2019t describe the quality of the diaphragm contractions that result in hiccups beyond stating that they are \u201cuncontrollable.\u201d Nothing in the text indicates that those muscle contractions occur \u201csmoothly,\u201d or evenly and continuously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Skim the paragraph to find the most suitable word, and also work on your vocabulary skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>4th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>Critics have asserted that fine art and fashion rarely _________ in a world where artists create timeless works for exhibition and designers periodically produce new styles for the public to buy. Luise\u00f1o\/Shoshone-Bannock beadwork artist and designer Jamie Okuma challenges this view: her work can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and purchased through her online boutique.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?<br>A) prevail<br>B) succumb<br>C) diverge<br>D) intersect<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D<\/strong> is the best answer because it most logically completes the text\u2019s discussion about the relationship between fine art and fashion. As used in this context, \u201cintersect\u201d means to connect or overlap. The text indicates that Jamie Okuma challenges the position held by critics because her work can be seen at an art museum and can be bought by the public from her online boutique. The text also presents the critics\u2019 view as being influenced by a perception that fine artists create works that are \u201ctimeless\u201d and meant for exhibition, whereas fashion designers periodically produce new styles that are meant for purchase. This context suggests that the critics believe that fine art and fashion tend not to overlap\u2014in other words, that they rarely intersect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because it wouldn\u2019t make sense in context to say that critics contend that fine art and fashion rarely \u201cprevail,\u201d or prove to be triumphant or widespread. The text indicates that Okuma is an example of an artist who demonstrates that it\u2019s possible to make fine art that is also available to the public as fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because it wouldn\u2019t make sense in context to say that fine art and fashion rarely \u201csuccumb,\u201d or surrender. The text establishes that unlike what critics believe, Okuma creates works that are in art museums and available for the public to purchase, suggesting that critics believe fine art and fashion rarely overlap, not that they rarely succumb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because saying that critics believe that fine art and fashion rarely \u201cdiverge,\u201d or disagree or move in different directions, wouldn\u2019t make sense in context. The text presents Okuma\u2019s work as both fine art and fashion, thereby undermining what the critics assert. This suggests that the critics believe that fine art and fashion rarely intersect rather than that the two rarely diverge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Skim the paragraph to find the most suitable word, and also work on your vocabulary skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>5th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question:<\/strong> Scholarly discussions of gender in Shakespeare\u2019s comedies often celebrate the rebellion of the playwright\u2019s characters against the rigid expectations ____________ by Elizabethan society. Most of the comedies end in marriage, with characters returning to their socially dictated gender roles after previously defying them, but there are some notable exceptions.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?<br>A) interjected<br>B) committed<br>C) illustrated<br>D) prescribed<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D<\/strong> is the best answer because it most logically completes the text\u2019s discussion of gender roles in Shakespeare\u2019s comedies. As used in this context, \u201cprescribed\u201d would mean laid down as rules. The text indicates that the characters in the comedies often defy gender roles that are \u201csocially dictated\u201d (even if most characters do return to those roles eventually) and that scholars have been very interested in these acts of defiance. This context indicates that what the characters are rebelling against are standards of behavior prescribed by the society of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because saying that expectations about gender were \u201cinterjected,\u201d or suddenly inserted between other things, wouldn\u2019t make sense in context. There\u2019s no suggestion in the text that the issue of gender roles was inserted between other things or was an interruption in a larger discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because the text indicates that Shakespeare depicts characters rebelling against expectations about gender that have been \u201csocially dictated,\u201d not expectations that society has \u201ccommitted,\u201d or carried out, entrusted, or promised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because the text indicates that Shakespeare depicts characters rebelling against expectations about gender that have been \u201csocially dictated,\u201d not expectations that have been \u201cillustrated,\u201d or clarified with examples. Although it\u2019s possible for expectations about gender roles to be illustrated, there\u2019s nothing in the text to indicate that characters in Shakespeare\u2019s comedies rebel against illustrations of gender expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Skim the paragraph to find the most suitable word, and also work on your vocabulary skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>6th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>The fashion resale market, in which consumers purchase secondhand clothing from stores and online sellers, generated nearly dollar sign 30 billion globally in 2019. Expecting to see continued growth, some analysts _________ that revenues will more than double by 2028.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?<br>A) produced<br>B) denied<br>C) worried<br>D) predicted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D<\/strong> is the best answer because it most logically completes the text\u2019s discussion of the fashion resale market\u2019s continued growth. As used in this context, \u201cpredicted\u201d means forecast, or indicated that something would happen in the future. The text indicates that the fashion resale market made a lot of money in 2019 and that some analysts expected the market to continue to grow. This context suggests that the analysts believed that the fashion resale market was going to make more money than it had already made, with the analysts indicating that revenues would more than double by 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because it wouldn\u2019t make sense in context to say that some analysts \u201cproduced,\u201d or manufactured or brought about, the increase in future revenues of the fashion resale market. The analysts themselves couldn\u2019t have brought about the future revenue growth, since, as the text suggests, they were merely in the position of drawing conclusions about future fashion resale market revenue based on 2019 revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because the text indicates that some analysts expected the fashion resale market to continue to grow in the future, not that they \u201cdenied,\u201d or rejected, this notion. Nothing in the text supports the idea that these analysts thought the revenues wouldn\u2019t grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because the text indicates that some analysts expected the fashion resale market to continue to grow in the future, not that they \u201cworried,\u201d or felt concerned, that revenue would significantly increase by 2028. Nothing in the text suggests that the analysts felt concerned about the increase; rather, the text suggests that the increase would represent a favorable outcome since it would mean that the fashion resale market grew to generate even more revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Improve skimming and vocabulary skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>7th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>Artificially delivering biomolecules to plant cells is an important component of protecting plants from pathogens, but it is difficult to transmit biomolecules through the layers of the plant cell wall. Markita del Carpio Landry and her colleagues have shown that it may be possible to _____________ this problem by transmitting molecules through carbon nanotubes, which can cross cell walls.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?<br>A) conceptualize<br>B) neglect<br>C) illustrate<br>D) overcome<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D<\/strong> is the best answer because it most logically completes the text\u2019s discussion of delivering biomolecules to plant cells. In this context, \u201covercome\u201d means to succeed in dealing with an obstacle. The text suggests that although it\u2019s difficult to move biomolecules through plant cell walls, Landry and her colleagues have shown that carbon nanotubes may be useful since they can cross cell walls. This context conveys that Landry and her colleagues think it\u2019s possible, using carbon nanotubes, to succeed in dealing with the obstacle of transmitting biomolecules to plant cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because it wouldn\u2019t make sense in context to say that Landry and her colleagues have shown that it may be possible to \u201cconceptualize,\u201d or form an idea of, the difficulty of transmitting biomolecules through the walls of plant cells. The text presents this difficulty as a known problem that Landry and her colleagues think they may have solved, not as a mysterious occurrence that they<br>have yet to form ideas about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because the text suggests that Landry and her colleagues think it may be possible to successfully deal with the problem of transmitting biomolecules through the walls of plant cells, not that Landry and her colleagues think it may be possible to \u201cneglect,\u201d or simply to disregard and ignore the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because it wouldn\u2019t make sense in context to say that Landry and her colleagues have shown that it may be possible to \u201cillustrate,\u201d or demonstrate, the difficulty of transmitting biomolecules through the walls of plant cells by using carbon nanotubes. According to the text, carbon nanotubes allow molecules to be transmitted to plant cells\u2014something that is otherwise difficult to do. The text therefore presents carbon nanotubes as a way of possibly solving a problem, not as a means of demonstrating the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Improve skimming and vocabulary skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>8th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>Particle physicists like Ayana Holloway Arce and Aida El-Khadra spend much of their time __________ what is invisible to the naked eye: using sophisticated technology, they closely examine the behavior of subatomic particles, the smallest detectable parts of matter.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?<br>A) selecting<br>B) inspecting<br>C) creating<br>D) deciding<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice B<\/strong> is the best answer because it most logically completes the text\u2019s discussion of the work of particle physicists. In this context, \u201cinspecting\u201d means viewing closely in order to examine. The text indicates that as particle physicists, Arce and El-Khadra\u2019s work involves using advanced technology to \u201cclosely examine\u201d subatomic particles. In other words, they use technology to inspect small parts of matter that can\u2019t be seen by the naked eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because nothing in the text suggests that Arce and El-Khadra spend time \u201cselecting,\u201d or choosing, subatomic particles for some purpose; the text simply states that the particle physicists use advanced technology to see and study the behavior of those tiny parts of matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because nothing in the text suggests that Arce and El-Khadra spend time \u201ccreating\u201d subatomic particles, or bringing them into existence; the text simply states that the particle physicists use advanced technology to see and study the behavior of those tiny parts of matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect. In this context, \u201cdeciding\u201d would mean making a final choice or judgment about something. It wouldn\u2019t make sense to say that particle physicists get to choose what is and isn\u2019t visible to the naked eye, especially when the text presents it as fact that subatomic particles are \u201cthe smallest detectable parts of matter\u201d and would therefore be invisible. The text focuses on Arce and El-Khadra\u2019s close observation of those particles, not on any decisions they might make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Improve skimming and vocabulary skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>9th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>Anthropologist Kristian J. Carlson and colleagues examined the fossilized clavicle and shoulder bones of a 3.6-million-year-old early hominin known as \u201cLittle Foot.\u201d They found that these bones were ____________ the clavicle and shoulder bones of modern apes that are frequent climbers, such as gorillas and chimpanzees, suggesting that Little Foot had adapted to life in the trees.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?<br>A) surpassed by<br>B) comparable to<br>C) independent of<br>D) obtained from<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice B<\/strong> is the best answer because it most logically completes the text\u2019s discussion of the fossilized bones of the hominin known as Little Foot. As used in this context, \u201ccomparable to\u201d would mean similar to. The text indicates that the relationship between the fossilized clavicle and shoulder bones of Little Foot and the clavicle and shoulder bones of \u201cfrequent climbers,\u201d such as chimpanzees and gorillas, suggests that Little Foot had adapted to moving around in trees. This context suggests that the relationship between the fossilized bones of Little Foot and the bones of chimpanzees and gorillas is one of similarity\u2014the Little Foot fossils are likely comparable to the modern ape bones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because if the fossilized bones of Little Foot were \u201csurpassed by,\u201d or exceeded by or made inferior to, the bones of modern apes that are frequent climbers, it wouldn\u2019t suggest, as the text says, that Little Foot was adapted to moving around in trees. If anything, learning that Little Foot\u2019s clavicle and shoulder bones were surpassed by those of chimpanzees and gorillas would suggest that Little Foot was poorly adapted to climbing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because if Little Foot\u2019s fossilized clavicle and shoulder bones were \u201cindependent of,\u201d or not influenced by or affiliated with, the bones of modern apes that climb often, it wouldn\u2019t suggest, as the text says, that Little Foot was adapted to moving around in trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because the text indicates that Little Foot\u2019s fossilized bones date to 3.6 million years ago, so they couldn\u2019t have been \u201cobtained from,\u201d or acquired from, the bones of modern apes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Improve skimming and vocabulary skills and <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/preposition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Preposition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>10th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>Rydra Wong, the protagonist of Samuel R. Delany\u2019s 1966 novel <em>Babel-17<\/em>, is a poet, an occupation which, in Delany\u2019s work, is not _____________: nearly a dozen of the characters that populate his novels are poets or writers.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?<br>A) infallible<br>B) atypical<br>C) lucrative<br>D) tedious<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice B<\/strong> is the best answer because it most logically completes the text\u2019s discussion of Samuel R. Delany\u2019s character Rydra Wong. As used in this context, \u201catypical\u201d would mean unrepresentative or not common. The text indicates that Wong is one of \u201cnearly a dozen\u201d characters in Delany\u2019s novels who are poets or writers. This context conveys that being a poet isn\u2019t an atypical occupation for a character in one of Delany\u2019s works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because \u201cinfallible\u201d means to be accurate or without fault, which wouldn\u2019t make sense in context. The text focuses on the fact that Delany has written many characters who are poets and writers. This context suggests that the occupation isn\u2019t atypical for Delany, not that the occupation isn\u2019t infallible, or problematic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because \u201clucrative\u201d means to be profitable, which wouldn\u2019t make sense in context. If writing poet characters weren\u2019t profitable, it wouldn\u2019t be logical to explain this by citing that Delany gave many of his characters the same occupation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because \u201ctedious\u201d means to be boring, which wouldn\u2019t make sense in context. The text focuses on the fact that Delany has written many characters who are poets and writers.<br>This context suggests that the occupation isn\u2019t atypical for Delany, not that the occupation isn\u2019t tedious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Improve skimming and vocabulary skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>11th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>In winter, the diets of Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, are influenced more by food availability than by food preference. Although the monkeys prefer to eat vegetation and land-dwelling invertebrates, those food sources may become unavailable because of extensive snow and ice cover, __________ the monkeys to hunt for marine animals in any streams that have not frozen over.<br>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?<br>A) forces<br>B) to force<br>C) forcing<br>D) forced<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice C<\/strong> is the best answer. The convention being tested is the use of finite and nonfinite verb forms within a sentence. The nonfinite present participle \u201cforcing\u201d is correctly used to form a participial phrase that supplements the main clause \u201cthose\u2026cover,\u201d describing the effects on monkeys of the lack of food sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because the finite present tense verb \u201cforces\u201d can\u2019t be used in this way to supplement the main clause (\u201cthose\u2026cover\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect. While the nonfinite to-infinitive \u201cto force\u201d could be used to form a subordinate clause that supplements the main clause (\u201cthose\u2026cover\u201d), to-infinitives conventionally express purpose, and nothing in the sentence suggests that the food sources become unavailable to force monkeys to hunt marine animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because the finite past tense verb \u201cforced\u201d can\u2019t be used in this way to supplement the main clause (\u201cthose\u2026cover\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">You should know Gerund, Participles (Tenses, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/present-simple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Simple Present<\/a>), and Infinitve. Learn <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/category\/grammar\/tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tenses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>12th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>Luc\u00eda Michel of the University of Chile observed that alkaline soils contain an insoluble form of iron that blueberry plants cannot absorb, thus inhibiting blueberry growth. If these plants were grown in alkaline soil alongside grasses that aid in iron solubilization, _____________ Michel was determined to find out.<br>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?<br>A) could the blueberries thrive.<br>B) the blueberries could thrive.<br>C) the blueberries could thrive?<br>D) could the blueberries thrive?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D<\/strong> is the best answer. The convention being tested is end-of-sentence punctuation. This choice correctly uses a question mark to punctuate the interrogative clause \u201ccould the blueberries thrive,\u201d which asks a direct question at the end of the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because a period can\u2019t be used in this way to punctuate an interrogative clause, such as \u201ccould the blueberries thrive,\u201d at the end of a sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because the context requires an interrogative clause. The declarative clause \u201cthe blueberries could thrive\u201d incorrectly indicates that it was known that the blueberries could thrive in alkaline soil, whereas Michel had yet to find this out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because a question mark can\u2019t be used in this way to punctuate a declarative clause, such as \u201cthe blueberries could thrive,\u201d at the end of a sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Learn <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/category\/grammar\/modals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Modals<\/a>, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/could\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Could<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/types-of-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sentence Structure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>13th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>In his 1963 exhibition <em>Exposition of Music\u2014Electronic Television<\/em>, Korean American artist Nam June Paik showed how television images could be manipulated to express an artist\u2019s perspective. Today, Paik ___________ considered the first video artist.<br>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?<br>A) will be<br>B) had been<br>C) was<br>D) is<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D<\/strong> is the best answer. The convention being tested is the use of verbs to express tense. In this choice, the present tense verb \u201cis,\u201d used in conjunction with the word \u201ctoday,\u201d correctly indicates that Paik is currently considered the first video artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because the future-indicating verb \u201cwill be\u201d doesn\u2019t indicate that Paik is currently considered the first video artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because the past perfect tense verb \u201chad been\u201d doesn\u2019t indicate that Paik is currently considered the first video artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because the past tense verb \u201cwas\u201d doesn\u2019t indicate that Paik is currently considered the first video artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Learn <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/category\/grammar\/tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tenses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>14th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>The first computerized spreadsheet, Dan Bricklin\u2019s <em>VisiCalc<\/em>, improved financial record keeping not only by providing users with an easy means of adjusting data in spreadsheets but also by automatically updating all calculations that were dependent on these ___________ to VisiCalc\u2019s release, changing a paper spreadsheet often required redoing the entire sheet by hand, a process that could take days.<br>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?<br>A) adjustments prior<br>B) adjustments, prior<br>C) adjustments. Prior<br>D) adjustments and prior<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice C<\/strong> is the best answer. The convention being tested is punctuation use between sentences. In this choice, the period is used correctly to mark the boundary between the first sentence (\u201cThe\u2026adjustments\u201d) and the second sentence (\u201cPrior\u2026days\u201d). Because the adverbial phrase beginning with \u201cprior\u201d indicates when changing a spreadsheet requires redoing the sheet by hand, that phrase belongs with the second sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because it results in a run-on sentence. Two sentences are fused without punctuation and\/or a conjunction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because it results in a comma splice. A comma can\u2019t be used in this way to mark the boundary between sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect. Without a comma preceding it, the conjunction \u201cand\u201d can\u2019t be used in this way to join the sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Learn Punctuation and Conjunction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>15th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>In order to prevent nonnative fish species from moving freely between the Mediterranean and Red Seas, marine biologist Bella Galil has proposed that a saline lock system be installed along the Suez Canal in Egypt\u2019s Great Bitter Lakes. The lock would increase the salinity of the lakes and ___________ a natural barrier of water most marine creatures would be unable to cross.<br>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?<br>A) creates<br>B) create<br>C) creating<br>D) created<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice B<\/strong> is the best answer. The convention being tested is the use of finite and nonfinite verb forms within a sentence. The modal \u201cwould,\u201d which indicates the future from a perspective in the past, should be accompanied by a nonfinite base form verb. In this choice, the nonfinite base form verb \u201ccreate\u201d is used correctly in conjunction with the nonfinite base form verb \u201cincrease\u201d to describe what the lock<br>would do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because the finite present tense verb \u201ccreates\u201d can\u2019t be used in this way with the modal \u201cwould\u201d to describe what the lock would do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because the present participle \u201ccreating\u201d can\u2019t be used in this way with the modal \u201cwould\u201d to describe what the lock would do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because the finite past tense verb \u201ccreated\u201d can\u2019t be used in this way with the modal \u201cwould\u201d to describe what the lock would do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Learn <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/present-simple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Simple Present<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/past-simple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Simple Past<\/a>, Participles (Tenses), or better learn all <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/category\/grammar\/tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tenses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>16th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>Both Sona Charaipotra, an Indian American, and Dhonielle Clayton, an African American, grew up frustrated by the lack of diverse characters in books for young people. In 2011, these two writers joined forces to found CAKE Literary, a book packaging ______________ specializes in the creation and promotion of stories told from diverse perspectives for children and young adults.<br>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?<br>A) company,<br>B) company that<br>C) company<br>D) company, that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice B<\/strong> is the best answer. The convention being tested is the use and punctuation of an integrated relative clause. This choice correctly uses the relative pronoun \u201cthat\u201d and no punctuation to create an integrated relative clause that provides essential information about the noun phrase (\u201ca book packaging company\u201d) that it modifies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because it doesn\u2019t use a relative pronoun to link the verb phrase beginning with \u201cspecializes\u201d to the noun phrase that it modifies (\u201ca book packaging company\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because it doesn\u2019t use a relative pronoun to link the verb phrase beginning with \u201cspecializes\u201d to the noun phrase that it modifies (\u201ca book packaging company\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the integrated relative clause beginning with \u201cthat specializes\u201d and the noun phrase that it modifies (\u201ca book packaging company\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Learn Punctuation and Conjunction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>17th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>A study led by scientist Rebecca Kirby at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison found that black bears that eat human food before hibernation have increased levels of a rare carbon isotope, _____________ due to the higher <sup>13<\/sup>C levels in corn and cane sugar. Bears with these elevated levels were also found to have much shorter hibernation periods on average.<br>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?<br>A) carbon-13, (<sup>13<\/sup>C)<br>B) carbon-13 (<sup>13<\/sup>C)<br>C) carbon-13, (<sup>13<\/sup>C),<br>D) carbon-13 (<sup>13<\/sup>C),<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D<\/strong> is the best answer. The convention being tested is the punctuation of a supplementary element within a sentence. The comma after \u201c(<sup>13<\/sup>C)\u201d pairs with the comma after \u201cisotope\u201d to separate the supplementary element \u201ccarbon-13 (<sup>13<\/sup>C)\u201d from the rest of the sentence. This supplementary element defines the \u201crare carbon isotope,\u201d and the pair of commas indicates that this element could be removed without affecting the grammatical coherence of the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because it fails to use appropriate punctuation to separate the supplementary element \u201ccarbon-13 (<sup>13<\/sup>C)\u201d from the rest of the sentence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because it fails to use appropriate punctuation to separate the supplementary element \u201ccarbon-13 (<sup>13<\/sup>C)\u201d from the rest of the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because it fails to use appropriate punctuation to separate the supplementary element \u201ccarbon-13 (<sup>13<\/sup>C)\u201d from the rest of the sentence. The comma after \u201ccarbon-13\u201d isn\u2019t necessary because the parentheses around \u201c<sup>13<\/sup>C\u201d already separate this element from the rest of the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Learn Punctuation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>18th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>In 2010, archaeologist Noel Hidalgo Tan was visiting the twelfth-century temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia when he noticed markings of red paint on the temple __________ the help of digital imaging techniques, he discovered the markings to be part of an elaborate mural containing over 200 paintings.<br>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?<br>A) walls, with<br>B) walls with<br>C) walls so with<br>D) walls. With<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D<\/strong> is the best answer. The convention being tested is punctuation use between sentences. In this choice, the period after \u201cwalls\u201d is used correctly to mark the boundary between the first sentence (\u201cIn\u2026walls\u201d) and the second sentence (\u201cWith\u2026techniques\u201d), which starts with a supplementary phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because it results in a comma splice. A comma can\u2019t be used in this way to mark the boundary between sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because it results in a run-on sentence. The sentences (\u201cIn\u2026walls\u201d and \u201cwith\u2026paintings\u201d) are fused without punctuation and\/or a conjunction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect. Without a comma preceding it, the conjunction \u201cso\u201d can\u2019t be used in this way to join sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Learn Punctuation and Conjunction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>19th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>Working from an earlier discovery of Charpentier\u2019s, chemists Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna\u2014winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry\u2014re-created and then reprogrammed the so-called \u201cgenetic scissors\u201d of a species of DNA-cleaving bacteria ___________ a tool that is revolutionizing the field of gene technology.<br>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?<br>A) to forge<br>B) forging<br>C) forged<br>D) and forging<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice A<\/strong> is the best answer. The convention being tested is the use of finite and nonfinite verb forms within a sentence. The nonfinite to-infinitive \u201cto forge\u201d is correctly used to form a nonfinite (infinitive) clause that explains why the chemists re-created and reprogrammed the DNA-cleaving bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect. Without a comma separating the main clause (\u201cchemists\u2026bacteria\u201d) from the participle \u201cforging,\u201d this choice illogically suggests that the bacteria are forging a tool, which doesn\u2019t make sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect. Without a coordinating conjunction such as \u201cand\u201d placed before it, the finite past tense verb \u201cforged\u201d can\u2019t be used in this way to describe the chemists\u2019 actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect. If read as a finite verb, the present progressive verb \u201cforging\u201d isn\u2019t consistent with the past tense verbs used in this sentence to describe the actions of the chemists. If read as a nonfinite verb, the participle \u201cforging\u201d can\u2019t be used in this way because there is no following main clause for it to modify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Learn Gerund, Participles (<a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/category\/grammar\/tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tenses<\/a>), and Infinitive.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>20th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>In 2016, engineer Vanessa Galvez oversaw the installation of 164 bioswales, vegetated channels designed to absorb and divert stormwater, along the streets of Queens, New York. By reducing the runoff flowing into city sewers, ___________.<br>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?<br>A) the mitigation of both street flooding and the resulting pollution of nearby waterways has been achieved by bioswales.<br>B) the bioswales have mitigated both street flooding and the resulting pollution of nearby waterways.<br>C) the bioswales\u2019 mitigation of both street flooding and the resulting pollution of nearby waterways has been achieved.<br>D) both street flooding and the resulting pollution of nearby waterways have been mitigated by bioswales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice B<\/strong> is the best answer. The convention being tested is subject-modifier placement. This choice makes the noun phrase \u201cthe bioswales\u201d the subject of the sentence and places it immediately after the modifying phrase \u201cBy reducing\u2026sewers.\u201d In doing so, this choice clearly establishes that the bioswales\u2014and not another noun in the sentence\u2014are reducing runoff flowing into city sewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because it results in a dangling modifier. The placement of the noun phrase \u201cthe mitigation\u2026waterways\u201d immediately after the modifying phrase results in unclear modification. The resulting sentence makes it hard to determine what is responsible for \u201creducing the runoff\u201d: the bioswales or some other noun in the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because it results in a dangling modifier. The placement of the noun phrase \u201cthe bioswales\u2019 mitigation\u2026waterways\u201d immediately after the modifying phrase results in unclear modification. The resulting sentence makes it hard to determine what is responsible for \u201creducing the runoff\u201d: the bioswales or some other noun in the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because it results in a dangling modifier. The placement of the noun phrase \u201cstreet flooding and the resulting pollution\u201d immediately after the modifying phrase illogically suggests that the \u201cflooding and pollution\u201d are reducing runoff flowing into city sewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Work on your skimming and summarising skills to blend sentences into one.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>21st Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>In 1949, Frank Zamboni developed an ice rink resurfacing machine. As Zamboni\u2019s machine moved along the rink\u2019s surface, it first scraped off the top layer of ice. ____________ it sprayed water into the deep grooves left behind by customers\u2019 skates. Lastly, it smoothed over the newly formed ice.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?<br>A) For example,<br>B) Next,<br>C) Similarly,<br>D) In contrast,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice B<\/strong> is the best answer. \u201cNext\u201d logically signals that the action in this sentence\u2014the water spraying\u2014is the next step in the resurfacing process, following the ice scraping mentioned in the previous sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because \u201cfor example\u201d illogically signals that the action in this sentence is an example of the action in the previous sentence. Instead, the water spraying is the next step in a process that begins with the ice scraping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because \u201csimilarly\u201d illogically signals that the action in this sentence is similar to the action in the previous sentence. Instead, the water spraying is the next step in a process that begins with the ice scraping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because \u201cin contrast\u201d illogically signals that the action in this sentence contrasts with the action in the previous sentence. Instead, the water spraying is the next step in a process that begins with the ice scraping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Read and understand the paragraph then find the most suitable word. You must possess a deep understanding of words.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>22nd Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>In 2014, Nestor Gomez won his first-ever storytelling competition, relating a tale about his life as a Guatemalan immigrant living in Chicago. ____________ in 2017, Gomez created the show <em>80 Minutes Around the World<\/em> as a platform for others to share stories about their immigration experiences.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?<br>A) Instead,<br>B) For example,<br>C) Later,<br>D) In other words,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice C<\/strong> is the best answer. \u201cLater\u201d logically signals that the information in the sentence\u2014that in 2017 Gomez created a platform for others to share stories about their immigration experiences\u2014occurs later in a chronological series of events than the previous information about Gomez winning his first storytelling competition in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because \u201cinstead\u201d illogically signals that Gomez created a platform for others to share stories about their immigration experiences as an alternative to winning his first storytelling competition. Rather, Gomez created the platform later\u2014in a chronological series of events\u2014than when he won the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because \u201cfor example\u201d illogically signals that the information about Gomez creating a platform for others to share stories exemplifies his winning his first storytelling competition. Rather, Gomez created the platform later\u2014in a chronological series of events\u2014than when he won the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because \u201cin other words\u201d illogically signals that the information about Gomez creating a platform for others to share stories is merely a paraphrase or restatement of the previous information about Gomez winning his first storytelling competition. Rather, Gomez created the platform later\u2014in a chronological series of events\u2014than when he won the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Read and understand the paragraph then find the most suitable word. You must possess a deep understanding of words.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>23rd Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>To guarantee the validity of experimental results, scientists rely on precise, unchanging standards of measurement. ____________ metrologists (scientists who study measurement) developed the SI, or International System of Units. The SI\u2019s units of measurement are based on unchanging values in nature, such as the mass of an electron or the speed of light.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?<br>A) In contrast,<br>B) Regardless,<br>C) In addition,<br>D) For this reason,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D<\/strong> is the best answer. \u201cFor this reason\u201d logically signals that the information that follows\u2014that metrologists developed the SI based on unchanging values in nature\u2014is a result of the previous claim that scientists rely on precise, unchanging standards of measurement to guarantee the validity of experimental results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because \u201cin contrast\u201d illogically signals that the information that follows contrasts with the previous claim that scientists rely on precise, unchanging standards of measurement. Instead, the information that metrologists developed the SI based on unchanging values in nature is a result of that claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because \u201cregardless\u201d illogically signals that the information that follows is true despite the previous claim that scientists rely on precise, unchanging standards of measure. Instead, the information that metrologists developed the SI based on unchanging values in nature is a result of that claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because \u201cin addition\u201d illogically signals that the information that follows is merely an additional fact related to the previous claim that scientists rely on precise, unchanging standards of measurement. Instead, the information that metrologists developed the SI based on unchanging values in nature is a result of that claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Read and understand the paragraph then find the most suitable word. You must possess a deep understanding of words.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>24th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>In retrospect, one of the lessons of the 2003 Human Genome Project is that a gene is affected by many factors, not the least of which is its interactions with the protein products of other genes. __________ rather than just focusing on the human genome, efforts to better understand gene mutations related to disease have begun to consider the human proteome, the complete set of proteins expressed by human genes.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?<br>A) In other words,<br>B) That said,<br>C) For example,<br>D) Accordingly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D <\/strong>is the best answer. \u201cAccordingly\u201d logically signals that this sentence states a result or consequence of the previous information about the 2003 Human Genome Project. Taking into account an important lesson of the 2003 project (that a gene is affected by interactions with the protein products of other genes), research has begun to consider the human proteome instead of just the genome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because \u201cin other words\u201d illogically signals that the information in this sentence is a paraphrase or restatement of the previous information about the 2003 Human Genome Project. Instead, this sentence states a result or consequence of that information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because \u201cthat said\u201d illogically signals that the information in this sentence qualifies or contrasts with the previous information about the 2003 Human Genome Project. Instead,<br>this sentence states a result or consequence of that information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because \u201cfor example\u201d illogically signals that this sentence provides an example supporting the previous information about the 2003 Human Genome Project. Instead, this sentence states a result or consequence of that information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Read and understand the paragraph then find the most suitable word. You must possess a deep understanding of words.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>25th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:<br>\u2022 Iranian scholar Abu Rayhan al-Biruni studied Earth\u2019s physical features.<br>\u2022 He theorized that a large landmass existed west of Europe and east of Asia.<br>\u2022 Al-Biruni published his landmass theory in 1037 CE.<br>The student wants to specify when al-Biruni published his landmass theory. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?<br>A) In 1037 CE, al-Biruni published his theory that a large landmass existed west of Europe and east of Asia.<br>B) Al-Biruni, who studied Earth\u2019s physical features, published a theory about a large landmass.<br>C) Al-Biruni was an Iranian scholar who studied Earth\u2019s physical features.<br>D) An Iranian scholar who studied Earth\u2019s physical features, al-Biruni theorized that a large landmass existed west of Europe and east of Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice A<\/strong> is the best answer. The sentence specifies when al-Biruni published his landmass theory, indicating that it was published in the year 1037 CE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect. While the sentence notes that al-Biruni published a landmass theory, it doesn\u2019t specify when the theory was published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect. The sentence identifies al-Biruni as a scholar of Earth\u2019s physical features; it doesn\u2019t specify when he published his landmass theory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect. The sentence describes al-Biruni\u2019s landmass theory; it doesn\u2019t specify when the theory was published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">You must have logical reasoning skills for this, keep attempting questions like these to become a master of it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>26th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:<br>\u2022 In astronomy, the mass of stars can be described in units called solar masses.<br>\u2022 One solar mass is roughly equal to the mass of the Sun.<br>\u2022 The mass of the star Proxima Centauri is 0.122 solar masses.<br>\u2022 The mass of the star Sirius A is 2.063 solar masses.<br>The student wants to emphasize the mass of Sirius A. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?<br>A) The mass of stars, like Proxima Centauri, can be described in units called solar masses.<br>B) In astronomy, the mass of stars can be described in units called solar masses, and one solar mass is roughly equal to the mass of the Sun.<br>C) The Sun is more massive than Proxima Centauri, which has a mass of 0.122 solar masses.<br>D) With a mass of 2.063 solar masses, Sirius A is more massive than the Sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D<\/strong> is the best answer. The sentence emphasizes the mass of Sirius A, noting that it has a mass of 2.063 solar masses and that it is larger than the Sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect. The sentence makes a generalization about how the mass of stars can be measured; it doesn\u2019t emphasize the mass of Sirius A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect. The sentence introduces solar masses as a unit of measurement; it doesn\u2019t emphasize the mass of Sirius A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect. The sentence emphasizes the mass of Proxima Centauri, not the mass of Sirius A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">You must have logical reasoning skills for this, keep attempting questions like these to become a master of it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>27th Question<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:<br>\u2022 A lever is a simple machine consisting of a rigid beam and a fulcrum.<br>\u2022 The fulcrum is the point about which the beam pivots.<br>\u2022 The input force (effort) is the force applied to the lever.<br>\u2022 The output force (load) is the force that the lever exerts on another object.<br>\u2022 In first-class levers, the fulcrum is located between the effort and the load.<br>\u2022 In second-class levers, the load is located between the effort and the fulcrum.<br>The student wants to contrast first-class levers and second-class levers. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?<br>A) In levers, the effort is the force applied to the lever; the load, in contrast, is the force that the lever exerts on another object.<br>B) In first-class and second-class levers, the fulcrum and the load are in different locations.<br>C) First-class levers are simple machines consisting of a rigid beam and a fulcrum, but then again, the same is true of second-class levers.<br>D) In first-class levers, the fulcrum is located between the effort and the load, but in second-class levers, the load is located between the effort and the fulcrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D<\/strong> is the best answer. The sentence contrasts first-class levers and second-class levers, explaining that the fulcrum in a first-class lever is between the effort and the load, whereas in a second-class lever the load is between the effort and the fulcrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect. The sentence defines two terms associated with levers; it doesn\u2019t contrast first-class levers and second-class levers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect. While the sentence seems to acknowledge a general difference in fulcrum and load locations between first-class and second-class levers, it does not specify what this difference is. Moreover, the sentence could be read as emphasizing a similarity\u2014that in both types of levers, the fulcrum and load are in different locations. The sentence thus fails to effectively contrast the two types of levers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect. The sentence describes a similarity between first-class and second-class levers; it doesn\u2019t contrast them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">You must have logical reasoning skills for this, keep attempting questions like these to become a master of it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You should complete the test within the time limit and practice more and more. That is how you will take the final SAT exam and be able to score 1400+ on the SAT. The explanation of answers makes it easy to learn and progress. You must try to work on your speed. <em>&#8220;The harder the question &#8211; the greater the score.&#8221;<\/em> This is the 6th Practice Test of SAT Reading and Writing Module 2nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Either you can take the 7th Practice Test of SAT Reading and Writing or the 6th Practice Test of SAT Math Module 1st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat-test-6-module-1st-math-problem-solution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SAT Test 6th (Math Module 1st)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat-reading-and-writing-module-2nd-test-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SAT Test 7th (Reading and Writing Module 2nd)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat-test-6-reading-and-writing-1st-module\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SAT Test 6th (Reading and Writing Module 1st)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep up the hard work. 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