{"id":4029,"date":"2026-03-02T20:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrenglishkj.com\/?p=4029"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:05:16","slug":"sat-test-3-reading-and-writing-module-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat-test-3-reading-and-writing-module-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"SAT Test 3 Free (Reading and Writing Module 2nd Hack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Try the SAT: Real Exam Question with Simple Detailed Solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you excited to take Module 2nd of the SAT Reading and Writing Test? I hope you are finishing the whole test. If yes, then you will start to see growth in you in no time. We have designed a format 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 keeps questions from easy to difficult but the second module only contains difficult questions. If you want to do some other SATs then 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> You will see a press button at the top right corner 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 3 Reading and Writing Module 2nd\" frameborder='0' width='1200' height='675' src='https:\/\/view.genially.com\/6725d9e472f852199cf6c705#?secret=922TdGGcGE' data-secret='922TdGGcGE' 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>The following text is adapted from Jerome K. Jerome\u2019s 1889 novel <em>Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)<\/em>. The narrator is traveling by boat with Harris and another friend.<br>[Harris] told us anecdotes of how he had gone across the [English] Channel when it was so rough that the passengers had to be tied into their [beds], and he and the captain were the only two living souls on board who were not ill. Sometimes it was he and the second mate who were not ill; but it was generally he and one other man. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">If not he and another man, then it was by himself.<\/span><br>Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?<br>A) It indicates the reason for Harris\u2019s eagerness to resume traveling.<br>B) It hints at Harris\u2019s feeling that during an earlier boat trip, others didn\u2019t include him in activities.<br>C) It emphasizes that Harris always boasts about his own constitution when speaking of a previous boat trip.<br>D) It reveals that although Harris claims to prefer solitary activities when traveling, he actually enjoys having company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice C<\/strong> is the best answer because it most accurately describes how the underlined sentence functions in the text as a whole. In the text, Harris tells stories about his previous boat trip across the English Channel, when conditions were so rough that others onboard became seasick. According to the text, Harris\u2019s accounts vary somewhat but generally involve him and only one other man not growing ill. The underlined sentence then adds that if it was \u201cnot [Harris] and another man\u201d who didn\u2019t develop seasickness, \u201cthen it was [Harris] by himself.\u201d That is, some versions of the story even involve Harris being the only person onboard who resisted seasickness. Therefore, the underlined sentence emphasizes that Harris always boasts about his own constitution, or physical well-being, when speaking of a previous boat trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because the text doesn\u2019t portray Harris as being eager to resume traveling; instead, it shows Harris boasting about how he didn\u2019t become seasick on a previous boat trip when most or all of the other people onboard did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because there\u2019s nothing in the text to suggest that Harris felt excluded from activities during an earlier boat trip. The text suggests that Harris experienced isolation during that trip because others onboard had grown ill, not because Harris had wanted to join certain activities but felt left out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because the text doesn\u2019t portray Harris as either enjoying company or claiming to prefer solitude. The text suggests that Harris experienced some degree of isolation during a previous boat trip, but the reason provided by the text has nothing to do with a preference for either solitude or the opposite; rather, the reason, according to Harris, is that most or all of the other people onboard were sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">You have to read the whole paragraph to understand it, cause it asks for a summary 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>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><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Several studies have found negligible electoral consequences for governments that impose fiscal austerity measures, yet some European recently suffered electorally due to their programs.<\/span> Evelyne Huebscher and colleagues attribute this incongruity to governments\u2019 tendency\u2014not followed in the recent European cases\u2014to implement austerity programs strategically to avoid electoral costs (e.g., setting spending cuts to take effect only after the next election), which has obscured the inherent political risks of austerity measures in the election data scholars have examined.<br>Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?<br>A) It explains a discrepancy between what has been observed in study settings and what has been observed in real-world settings that the text goes on to assert is attributable to the studies not using real-world data.<br>B) It identifies a conflict between research findings and recent events that the text goes on to suggest is a consequence of a complicating factor in the data used to generate those findings.<br>C) It presents a long-standing divergence in research findings that the text goes on to say is due to different groups of researchers using data that derive from different electoral circumstances.<br>D) It describes a recent exception to a general pattern in research findings that the text goes on to explain is a result of researchers underestimating the significance of inconsistencies in the data they\u2019ve analyzed.<\/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 best describes how the underlined sentence functions in the text as a whole. The underlined sentence explains that contrary to what several studies would suggest, recent European governments suffered electorally after the launch of fiscal austerity programs. The text goes on to indicate that the researchers generated their findings from data that didn\u2019t reveal the true political risk of austerity measures because the data were based on cases in which governments had set austerity programs to take effect after the next election, a practice the European governments that recently suffered electorally didn\u2019t adhere to, thus introducing a complicating factor resulting in a conflict between the research findings and recent events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because the underlined sentence doesn\u2019t indicate that the discrepancy described in the text is between observations made in a study setting and observations made in real-world settings. Rather, the underlined sentence indicates that the outcome of recent events is contrary to what would be expected based on the findings of several studies. Additionally, there is nothing in the text to suggest that the studies mentioned did not use real-world data; instead, the text indicates that the data used was generated under potentially different circumstances than the recent events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because the underlined sentence doesn\u2019t present a long-standing divergence in research findings but rather a discrepancy between past research findings and recent events that the text goes on to attribute to researchers\u2019 use of data that didn\u2019t reveal the true political risk of austerity measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because while the underlined sentence notes that there have been some recent exceptions to a general pattern observed in several research studies, it does not go on to attribute this exception to the researchers&#8217; underestimating inconsistencies in the data. Rather, the text goes on to attribute this to a circumstance (fiscal austerity measures being implemented before an election rather than after) which adds a complicating factor to the data not accounted<br>for in past studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Don&#8217;t just read the underlined part, skim through the whole paragraph.<\/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><br><strong>Text 1<\/strong><br>Graphic novels are increasingly popular in bookstores and libraries, but they shouldn\u2019t be classified as literature. By definition, literature tells a story or conveys meaning through language only; graphic novels tell stories through illustrations and use language only sparingly, in captions and dialogue. Graphic novels are experienced as series of images and not as language, making them more similar to film than to literature.<br><strong>Text 2<\/strong><br>Graphic novels present their stories through both language and images. Without captions and dialogue, readers would be unable to understand what is depicted in the illustrations: the story results from the interaction of text and image. Moreover, Alison Bechdel\u2019s Fun Home and many other graphic novels feature text that is as beautifully written as the prose found in many standard novels. Therefore, graphic novels qualify as literary texts.<br>Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the overall argument presented in Text 1?<br>A) By asserting that language plays a more important role in graphic novels than the author of Text 1 recognizes<br>B) By acknowledging that the author of Text 1 has identified a flaw that is common to all graphic novels<br>C) By suggesting that the story lines of certain graphic novels are more difficult to understand than the author of Text 1 claims<br>D) By agreeing with the author of Text 1 that most graphic novels aren\u2019t as well crafted as most literary works are<\/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 accurately states how the author of Text 2 would most likely respond to the argument presented in Text 1. In arguing that graphic novels shouldn\u2019t be classified as literature and are more comparable to film, Text 1 claims that language plays a relatively limited role in graphic novels: images, not language, are the primary means by which graphic novels tell their stories, and language is used \u201conly sparingly\u201d\u2014that is, comparatively very little\u2014in the form of captions and dialogue. However, the author of Text 2 asserts that language in graphic novels is as equally vital for conveying meaning as images are, since without captions and dialogue, readers wouldn\u2019t be able to make sense of the narrative. Moreover, the author of Text 2 argues that there are many graphic novels that are \u201cbeautifully written\u201d and whose use of language is as accomplished as any standard novel. Because Text 1 argues that language is subordinate to images in graphic novels, whereas Text 2 highlights how language is an essential component of a graphic novel\u2019s storytelling, it can reasonably be inferred that the author of Text 2 would say that language plays a more important role in graphic novels than the author of Text 1 recognizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect. Although Text 1 indicates that graphic novels shouldn\u2019t be classified as literature based on their limited use of language, there\u2019s no indication that the author of Text 1 considers this limited use of language as a flaw, just that it doesn\u2019t fit the particular definition of \u201cliterature\u201d proposed in the text. Even if Text 1 suggested that their use of language was a common flaw in graphic novels, the author of Text 2 emphasizes how many graphic novels are \u201cbeautifully written,\u201d and would therefore say that their use of language is exemplary, not that it is flawed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because Text 1 doesn\u2019t claim that the story lines of graphic novels are generally relatively easy to understand; in addition, Text 2 argues that given their dependence on the interaction of image and text, the stories of graphic novels would be incomprehensible if their captions and dialogue was removed, not that the storylines of some graphic novels are more difficult to understand than Text 1 acknowledges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because the author of Text 1 doesn\u2019t imply that graphic novels aren\u2019t well crafted, only that they use language too sparingly to fit the definition of \u201cliterature,\u201d and their use of images to convey stories makes them more comparable to film than to literature. Even if the author of Text 1 had implied that most graphic novels aren\u2019t well crafted, Text 2 refers to the fact that many graphic novels are as beautifully written\u2014that is, well crafted\u2014as many standard novels; thus, it wouldn\u2019t be accurate to say that the author of Text 2 would agree with the author of Text 1 that most graphic novels aren\u2019t well crafted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">This is a time-consuming question, guess the answer if you don&#8217;t have skimming 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>The following text is adapted from Ann Petry\u2019s 1946 novel <em>The Street<\/em>. Lutie lives in an apartment in Harlem, New York.<br>The glow from the sunset was making the street radiant. The street is nice in this light, [Lutie] thought. It was swarming with children who were playing ball and darting back and forth across the sidewalk in complicated games of tag. Girls were skipping double dutch rope, going tirelessly through the exact center of a pair of ropes, jumping first on one foot and then the other. <sub>\u00a91946 by Ann Petry<\/sub><br>Which choice best describes what is happening in the text?<br>A) Lutie is observing the appearance of the street at a particular time of day and the events occurring on it.<br>B) Lutie is annoyed by the noise of children playing games on her street.<br>C) Lutie is puzzled by the rules of certain children\u2019s games.<br>D) Lutie is spending time alone in her apartment because she doesn\u2019t want to interact with her neighbors.<\/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 accurately states what is happening in the text. The narrator notes that Lutie thinks the street looks nice in the light of the sunset. The narrator goes on to describe what Lutie can see in the street: children playing ball or tag and girls skipping rope. Thus, what is happening in the text is that Lutie is observing the appearance of the street at a particular time of day and the events occurring on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect. Although Lutie is observing children playing games on her street, the text doesn\u2019t suggest that she is annoyed by the noise of the games. Instead, the text says that Lutie thinks the street looks nice in the light of the sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect. Although Lutie is observing children playing games on her street, the text doesn\u2019t suggest that she is puzzled by the rules of the games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because there is no evidence in the text that Lutie doesn\u2019t want to interact with her neighbors or that she is in her apartment alone. All the text indicates about Lutie is that she is watching the events on the street and thinks the street looks nice in the light of the sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Take a look at the options, they are talking about Lutie, so focus on sentences where it is about Lutie.<\/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>Since its completion in 2014, Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest)\u2014a pair of residential towers in Milan, Italy, covered by vegetation\u2014has become a striking symbol of environmental sustainability in architecture. Stefano Boeri intended his design, which features balconies that are home to hundreds of trees, to serve as a model for promoting urban biodiversity. However, the concept has faced skepticism: critics note that although the trees used in Bosco Verticale were specifically cultivated for the project, it\u2019s too early to tell if they can thrive in this unusual setting.<br>According to the text, why are some critics skeptical of the concept behind Bosco Verticale?<br>A) Some essential aspects of Bosco Verticale\u2019s design are difficult to adapt to locations other than Milan.<br>B) The plant life on Bosco Verticale ended up being less varied than Boeri had envisioned it would be.<br>C) The construction of Bosco Verticale was no less environmentally damaging than the construction of more conventional buildings is.<br>D) It is unclear whether Bosco Verticale can support the plant life included in its design.<\/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 presents a statement about critics\u2019 skepticism of Bosco Verticale that is supported by the text. The text states that Boeri\u2019s design for Bosco Verticale features hundreds of trees on balconies and is intended to serve as a model for promoting urban biodiversity. However the text goes on to state that some critics believe that it is too early to determine if the trees planted on Bosco Verticale can thrive there. Therefore, according to the text, critics are skeptical of the concept behind Bosco Verticale because it is unclear whether Bosco Verticale can support the plant life included in its design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect. Although the text states that one of Boeri\u2019s goals was for Bosco Verticale to serve as a model for promoting biodiversity in architecture, which suggests that Boeri would likely support the idea of reproducing the same concept in other locations, the text does not discuss whether it is feasible to adapt the design to locations other than Milan. Instead, the text describes critics\u2019 concerns that the plant life that currently exists on Bosco Verticale might not thrive in its current setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect. Although the text states that one of Boeri\u2019s goals in creating Bosco Verticale was to promote biodiversity, which implies a goal of including varied plant life in the design, it does not mention whether the hundreds of trees that were planted on its balconies failed to meet this goal. Rather, the text states that some critics are concerned that the trees on Bosco Verticale\u2019s balconies may not thrive in this setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because the text does not mention how Bosco Verticale was constructed, let alone how environmentally destructive its construction may have been relative to the construction of more conventional buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Focus on the tone of skepticism or the word skepticism.<\/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>In studying the use of external stimuli to reduce the itching sensation caused by an allergic histamine response, Louise Ward and colleagues found that while harmless applications of vibration or warming can provide a temporary distraction, such ____________ stimuli actually offer less relief than a stimulus that seems less benign, like a mild electric shock.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?<br>A) deceptive<br>B) innocuous<br>C) novel<br>D) impractical<\/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 Ward and colleagues\u2019 findings. As used in this context, \u201cinnocuous\u201d means mild or unharmful. The text describes the vibration and warming that Ward and colleagues used to alleviate itching as \u201charmless applications\u201d and goes on to contrast these applications with another stimulus that actually offers more relief even though it seems to be stronger and \u201cless benign.\u201d This context conveys the idea that vibration and warming were innocuous stimuli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because the text focuses on a distinction between harmless stimuli and those that seem to be less benign. Nothing in the text suggests that any of the treatments are \u201cdeceptive,\u201d or misleading; indeed, even the less effective ones are described as offering some relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because the text focuses on the amount of relief from itching offered by harmless stimuli and those that seem to be less benign. The text doesn\u2019t suggest that any of these stimuli are \u201cnovel,\u201d or original and new; heat, vibration, and electricity aren\u2019t new inventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because it wouldn\u2019t make sense to describe an application of vibration or warming as \u201cimpractical,\u201d or not suitable for use. The text indicates that these harmless applications are useful in that they offer at least some temporary relief.<\/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>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>The province of Xoconochco was situated on the Pacific coast, hundreds of kilometers southeast of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire. Because Xoconochco\u2019s location within the empire was so ____________, cacao and other trade goods produced there could reach the capital only after a long overland journey.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?<br>A) unobtrusive<br>B) concealed<br>C) approximate<br>D) peripheral<\/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 location of the province of Xoconochco within the Aztec Empire. As used in this context, \u201cperipheral\u201d means situated toward the outer bounds rather than the center. The text indicates that Xoconochco was located on a coast, hundreds of kilometers away from the capital of the Aztec Empire. The text also states that trade between the province and the capital required \u201ca long overland journey.\u201d This context suggests that Xoconochco was situated toward an edge of the empire\u2019s territory rather than near its center.<\/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 refer to Xoconochco\u2019s location within the Aztec Empire as \u201cunobtrusive,\u201d or not blatant or undesirably prominent; it\u2019s not clear how a province\u2019s physical location would or wouldn\u2019t be blatant. Instead of focusing on how noticeable Xoconochco\u2019s location was, the text emphasizes the province\u2019s distance from the capital of the empire, pointing out that because of this distance trade between the two required \u201ca long overland journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because the text indicates that the province of Xoconochco was located on a coast far from the capital of the Aztec Empire, not that it was \u201cconcealed,\u201d or kept out of sight or hidden from view. Nothing in the text suggests that Xoconochco was actually hidden such that people couldn\u2019t see it, and being hidden wouldn\u2019t necessarily result in trade between the province and the capital requiring \u201ca long overland journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because to say that Xoconochco\u2019s location within the Aztec Empire was \u201capproximate\u201d would mean that the location either wasn\u2019t precisely correct or was close to some other location. Neither of these meanings would make sense in context because the text indicates that Xoconochco\u2019s location is known and that it was far from the empire\u2019s capital, so there\u2019s no reason to characterize the location as either not precisely correct or close to another location.<\/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>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>The following text is from Charlotte Bront\u00eb\u2019s 1847 novel <em>Jane Eyre<\/em>. Jane works as a governess at Thornfield Hall.<br>I went on with my day\u2019s business tranquilly; but ever and anon vague suggestions kept wandering across my brain of reasons why I should quit Thornfield; and I kept involuntarily framing advertisements and pondering conjectures about new situations: these thoughts I did not think to check; they might germinate and bear fruit if they could.<br>Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?<br>A) To convey a contrast between Jane\u2019s outward calmness and internal restlessness<br>B) To emphasize Jane\u2019s loyalty to the people she works for at Thornfield Hall<br>C) To demonstrate that Jane finds her situation both challenging and deeply fulfilling<br>D) To describe Jane\u2019s determination to secure employment outside of Thornfield Hall<\/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 accurately describes the main purpose of the text, which is to show that while Jane calmly goes about her daily tasks, she is experiencing internal agitation about possibly seeking a new job. At the start of the text, Jane says, \u201cI went on with my day\u2019s business tranquilly,\u201d indicating that she is outwardly calm. This outward calmness is then contrasted with her intense internal restlessness, as Jane says that thoughts of leaving her job keep running through her mind, that she is \u201cinvoluntarily framing advertisements\u201d (meaning that she can\u2019t stop herself from thinking up potential listings for jobs), and that she often wonders what new \u201csituations\u201d (or jobs) would be like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because the text gives no indication of Jane\u2019s feelings, either positive or negative, about the people she works for at Thornfield Hall. And rather than emphasizing that Jane feels particularly loyal to her employers, the text focuses on her constant consideration of leaving her job.<\/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 Jane finds her current situation fulfilling, or satisfying. Given that much of the text is focused on Jane\u2019s thoughts about possibly leaving her job for a new one, it might be the case that she finds her situation challenging, but there is no evidence in the text that Jane also finds that situation satisfying\u2014she says nothing positive about her current job at all, in fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because the text describes Jane as wondering about getting a new job, not as determined to definitely do so. Jane keeps thinking about reasons why she \u201cshould\u201d quit her current job (indicating that she hasn\u2019t yet decided to) and imagining possible new situations she could find, but she says at the end of the text that these thoughts \u201cmight germinate and bear fruit if they could,\u201d meaning that the thoughts haven\u2019t yet led to a decision\u2014that Jane isn\u2019t yet determined to get a new job somewhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Asking for the main idea of the text, skim and understand. Attempt more questions like this to become a master at 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>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><br><strong>Text 1<\/strong><br>Most animals can regenerate some parts of their bodies, such as skin. But when a three-banded panther worm is cut into three pieces, each piece grows into a new worm. Researchers are investigating this feat partly to learn more about humans\u2019 comparatively limited abilities to regenerate, and they\u2019re making exciting progress. An especially promising discovery is that both humans and panther worms have a gene for early growth response (EGR) linked to regeneration.<br><strong>Text 2<\/strong><br>When Mansi Srivastava and her team reported that panther worms, like humans, possess a gene for EGR, it caused excitement. However, as the team pointed out, the gene likely functions very differently in humans than it does in panther worms. Srivastava has likened EGR to a switch that activates other genes involved in regeneration in panther worms, but how this switch operates in humans remains unclear.<br>Based on the texts, what would the author of Text 2 most likely say about Text 1\u2019s characterization of the discovery involving EGR?<br>A) It is reasonable given that Srivastava and her team have identified how EGR functions in both humans and panther worms.<br>B) It is overly optimistic given additional observations from Srivastava and her team.<br>C) It is unexpected given that Srivastava and her team\u2019s findings were generally met with enthusiasm.<br>D) It is unfairly dismissive given the progress that Srivastava and her team have reported.<\/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 reflects how the author of Text 2 would most likely respond to Text 1 based on the information provided. Text 1 discusses the discovery of a regeneration-linked gene, EGR, in both three-banded panther worms (which are capable of full regeneration) and humans (who have relatively limited regeneration abilities). Text 1 characterizes this discovery as \u201cespecially promising\u201d and a sign of \u201cexciting progress\u201d in understanding human regeneration. The author of Text 2, on the other hand, focuses on the fact that the team that reported the EGR finding pointed out that while EGR\u2019s function in humans isn\u2019t yet known, it\u2019s likely very different from its function in panther worms. Therefore, the author of Text 2 would most likely say that Text 1\u2019s enthusiasm about the EGR discovery is overly optimistic given Srivastava\u2019s team\u2019s observations about EGR in humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because the author of Text 2 explains that Srivastava and her team explicitly reported that they haven\u2019t yet identified how EGR functions in humans; therefore, the author of Text 2 wouldn\u2019t say that Text 1\u2019s excitement is reasonable for the stated reason. Instead, the author of Text 2 would likely characterize Text 1\u2019s excitement as premature and overly optimistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because Text 1 does treat Srivastava\u2019s team\u2019s findings with enthusiasm; it describes the discovery of EGR in both three-banded panther worms and humans as promising and exciting. It would be illogical for the author of Text 2 to say that because most others treat the discovery with enthusiasm, Text 1\u2019s enthusiastic characterization of the discovery is unexpected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because Text 1 isn\u2019t at all dismissive of Srivastava\u2019s team\u2019s findings; instead, Text 1 is optimistic about the EGR discovery, characterizing it as promising and exciting. There\u2019s nothing in Text 2 to suggest that the author of Text 2 would say that Text 1\u2019s praise for the discovery is dismissive, or disdainful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">A time-consuming question, don&#8217;t attempt it if you take time to resolve it. You can always guess the answer. Practice more questions like this to become a master at 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>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>The following text is adapted from William Shakespeare\u2019s 1609 poem \u201cSonnet 27.\u201d The poem is addressed to a close friend as if he were physically present.<br>Weary with toil, I [hurry] to my bed, The dear repose for limbs with travel tired; But then begins a journey in my head To work my mind, when body\u2019s work\u2019s expired: For then my thoughts\u2014from far where I abide\u2014 [Begin] a zealous pilgrimage to thee, And keep my drooping eyelids open wide,<br>What is the main idea of the text?<br>A) The speaker is asleep and dreaming about traveling to see the friend.<br>B) The speaker is planning an upcoming trip to the friend\u2019s house.<br>C) The speaker is too fatigued to continue a discussion with the friend.<br>D) The speaker is thinking about the friend instead of immediately falling asleep.<\/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 accurately states the main idea of the text. The speaker describes the experience of being \u201cweary\u201d and \u201ctired\u201d and going to bed to seek \u201cdear repose\u201d (that is, sleep), but instead of sleeping, the speaker is kept awake (\u201ckeep my drooping eyelids open wide\u201d) by thoughts of a friend (\u201cmy thoughts\u2026 [Begin] a zealous pilgrimage to thee\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because the text makes it clear that the speaker isn\u2019t asleep; thoughts about the friend are keeping the speaker awake (\u201ckeep my drooping eyelids open wide\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because the speaker isn\u2019t talking about taking a literal trip when referring to \u201ca zealous pilgrimage.\u201d Rather, the speaker is referring to the experience of thinking about the friend, of taking \u201ca journey in my head.\u201d<\/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 speaker and the friends aren\u2019t in the same place and having a conversation. Rather, the speaker is at home and thinking of the friend, who is somewhere else (\u201cfrom far where I abide\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Asking for the main idea of the text, skim and understand. Attempt more questions like this to become a master at 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>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>To understand how temperature change affects microorganism-mediated cycling of soil nutrients in alpine ecosystems, Eva Ka\u0161tovsk\u00e1 et al. collected plant-soil cores in the Tatra Mountains at elevations around 2,100 meters and transplanted them to elevations of 1,700\u20131,800 meters, where the mean air temperature was warmer by 2\u00b0C. Microorganism-mediated nutrient cycling was accelerated in the transplanted cores; crucially, microorganism community composition was unchanged, allowing Ka\u0161tovsk\u00e1 et al. to attribute the acceleration to temperature-induced increases in microorganism activity.<br>It can most reasonably be inferred from the text that the finding about the microorganism community composition was important for which reason?<br>A) It provided preliminary evidence that microorganism-mediated nutrient cycling was accelerated in the transplanted cores.<br>B) It suggested that temperature-induced changes in microorganism activity may be occurring at increasingly high elevations.<br>C) It ruled out a potential alternative explanation for the acceleration in microorganism-mediated nutrient cycling.<br>D) It clarified that microorganism activity levels in the plant-soil cores varied depending on which microorganisms comprised the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice C<\/strong> is the best answer because it accurately describes why the finding about the microorganism community composition was important. The text describes an experiment by Eva Ka\u0161tovsk\u00e1 and her team in which they collected plant-soil cores at one elevation and transplanted them to sites at a lower elevation, where the mean air temperature was warmer. Ka\u0161tovsk\u00e1 and her team observed that microorganism-mediated nutrient cycling was accelerated in the transplanted cores and that \u201ccrucially, microorganism community composition was unchanged,\u201d which allowed the team to attribute the acceleration to changes in microorganism activity brought about by the difference in temperature. This strongly implies that the team wouldn\u2019t have been able to make that attribution otherwise, meaning that a change in microorganism composition represented another possible explanation for the acceleration that had to be ruled out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect. Although the text says microorganism-mediated cycling of soil nutrients increased in the transplanted cores, this is unrelated to what\u2019s important about the finding that the microorganism composition didn\u2019t change\u2014that it allowed the team to attribute the change in activity solely to the change in temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect. Although the text compares the activity in one core at two different elevations, the text doesn\u2019t address changes in activity at various elevations over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect. Although different microorganisms likely exhibit different levels of activity, the text indicates that there was no change in microorganism composition, and there is nothing in the text about different microorganisms having different activity levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">This is time-consuming, you can guess if you take time to read. Practice more to improve your speed.<\/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>Some astronomers searching for extraterrestrial life have proposed that atmospheric NH<sub>3<\/sub> (ammonia) can serve as a biosignature gas\u2014an indication that a planet harbors life. Jingcheng Huang, Sara Seager, and colleagues evaluated this possibility, finding that on rocky planets, atmospheric NH<sub>3<\/sub> likely couldn\u2019t reach detectably high levels in the absence of biological activity. But the team also found that on so-called mini-Neptunes\u2014gas planets smaller than Neptune but with atmospheres similar to Neptune\u2019s\u2014atmospheric pressure and temperature can be high enough to produce atmospheric NH<sub>3<\/sub>.<br>Based on the text, Huang, Seager, and colleagues would most likely agree with which statement about atmospheric NH<sub>3<\/sub>?<br>A) Its presence is more likely to indicate that a planet is a mini-Neptune than that the planet is a rocky planet that could support life.<br>B) Its absence from a planet that\u2019s not a mini-Neptune indicates that the planet probably doesn\u2019t have life.<br>C) It should be treated as a biosignature gas if detected in the atmosphere of a rocky planet but not if detected in the atmosphere of a mini-Neptune.<br>D) It doesn\u2019t reliably reach high enough concentrations in the atmospheres of rocky planets or mini-Neptunes to be treated as a biosignature gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice C <\/strong>is the best answer because it states a conclusion the researchers likely agree with, given the details in the text. The text explains that a biosignature gas is a gas that can be used as an indicator that a planet harbors some form of life and some astronomers have proposed that NH\u2083 could serve as a biosignature gas. The researchers evaluating this claim found that the atmosphere of rocky planets would be unlikely to reach \u201cdetectably high levels\u201d of NH\u2083 without biological activity, which would support the proposal of NH\u2083 serving as a biosignature gas. However, the text also states that mini-Neptune planets can produce NH\u2083 in the absence of biological activity. Thus, the text is structured to lead to the conclusion that detectable levels of NH\u2083 in the atmospheres of rocky planets could constitute a biosignature, but that is not the case for detectable levels of the gas in the atmospheres of mini-Neptune planets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because the text indicates that biological activity likely accounts for detectable levels of NH\u2083 in the atmospheres of rocky planets but mini-Neptune planets can have detectable levels of NH\u2083 in their atmospheres in the absence of biological activity. Therefore, both rocky planets and mini-Neptune planets can have detectable levels of atmospheric NH\u2083.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because the text states that for NH\u2083 to reach detectable levels in the atmospheres of rocky planets likely means they harbor biological activity, meaning that rocky planets with detectable NH\u2083 usually harbor biological activity. However, that does not entail that every rocky planet with biological activity will have detectable levels of NH\u2083 in their atmospheres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because the text claims only that some astronomers have proposed using NH\u2083 as a biosignature gas without mentioning a minimum concentration of atmospheric NH\u2083 that must be met for it to function as a biosignature gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">This is time-consuming, you can guess if you take time to read. Practice more to improve your speed.<\/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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/image-99.png\" alt=\"Prepare for the SAT Math Test for free and take free English Lessons\" class=\"wp-image-6385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/image-99.png 273w, https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/image-99-196x300.png 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>In 2021, four of the United States national parks that were among the most visited were Grand Canyon National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Zion National Park. The graph shows the number of visits for recreation to each of these parks during the three-month period with the highest number of visitors. A student notes that among the parks shown in the graph, the park with the highest monthly recreation visits in all three<br>months was <strong><em>_____________<\/em><\/strong>.<br>Which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the text?<br>A) Zion National Park.<br>B) Rocky Mountain National Park.<br>C) Yellowstone National Park.<br>D) Grand Canyon National Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice C<\/strong> is the best answer because it most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the statement about the US national park with the highest number of recreation visits during a three-month period. The line graph shows the number of recreation visits to four US national parks for the months of June, July, and August 2021. According to the graph, the number of recreation visits to<br>Yellowstone National Park in June was approximately 940,000; in July, the number of visits was approximately 1,080,000; and in August, the number of visits was approximately 920,000. In all three months, the number of visits to Yellowstone was higher than the number of visits to any other park in each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect. According to the graph, the number of recreation visits to Zion National Park was approximately 680,000 in June, about 580,000 in July, and about 470,000 in August, each of which is lower than the number of visits to Yellowstone in the same months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect. According to the graph, the number of recreation visits to Rocky Mountain National Park was approximately 670,000 in June, about 900,000 in July, and about 750,000 in<br>August, each of which is lower than the number of visits to Yellowstone in the same month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect. According to the graph, the number of recreation visits to Grand Canyon National Park was approximately 540,000 in June, about 560,000 in July, and about 430,000 in August, each of which is lower than the total visits to Yellowstone in the same months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">You should focus on the signs to better understand it. It looks difficult but it is not. The only thing that will be tough for you to solve it on time. Keep practicing more.<\/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>\u201cLines Written in Early Spring\u201d is a 1798 poem by William Wordsworth. In the poem, the speaker describes having contradictory feelings while experiencing the sights and sounds of a spring<br>day: <strong><em>_______________<\/em><\/strong><br>Which quotation from \u201cLines Written in Early Spring\u201d most effectively illustrates the claim?<br>A) \u201cThrough primrose-tufts, in that sweet bower, \/ The periwinkle trail\u2019d its wreathes; \/ And \u2019tis my faith that every flower \/ Enjoys the air it breathes.\u201d<br>B) \u201cThe budding twigs spread out their fan, \/ To catch the breezy air; \/ And I must think, do all I can, \/ That there was pleasure there.\u201d<br>C) \u201cThe birds around me hopp\u2019d and play\u2019d: \/ Their thoughts I cannot measure, \/ But the least motion which they made, \/ It seem\u2019d a thrill of<br>pleasure.\u201d<br>D) \u201cI heard a thousand blended notes, \/ While in a grove I [sat] reclined, \/ In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts \/ Bring sad thoughts to the mind.\u201d<\/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 effectively illustrates the claim that the speaker has contradictory feelings while experiencing the sights and sounds of spring. This quotation indicates that the speaker is reclined in a grove listening to a thousand sounds. Even though the speaker is in a \u201csweet mood\u201d and thinking \u201cpleasant thoughts,\u201d those pleasant thoughts also bring to mind \u201csad thoughts.\u201d In other words, these lines illustrate the claim that the speaker is having contradictory thoughts while immersed in the sights and sounds of spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect. Although this quotation refers to several flowers (primroses and periwinkles) and indicates that the speaker is in a \u201cbower,\u201d or shady spot among the trees\u2014details which suggest that the speaker is experiencing the sights of spring\u2014it doesn\u2019t suggest that the speaker is having contradictory feelings, only that the speaker believes that the flowers are experiencing enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect. Although this quotation focuses on the sights of spring\u2014namely, new leaves on nearby trees appear to be opening up (\u201cThe budding twigs spread out their fan\u201d) to feel the breeze\u2014the quotation doesn\u2019t suggest that the speaker feels conflicted about this: the statement \u201cAnd I must think, do all I can\u201d suggests the speaker\u2019s determination to attribute feelings of pleasure to the trees, not that the speaker is experiencing contradictory feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect. Although this quotation indicates that the speaker isn\u2019t certain what the birds are thinking (\u201cTheir thoughts I cannot measure\u201d), there\u2019s nothing to suggest that the speaker is experiencing contradictory feelings. Rather, the quotation suggests that although the speaker is uncertain about the birds\u2019 feelings, the speaker believes that the birds\u2019 movements likely suggest their<br>pleasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">For this, you should know the poem. It is from your school curriculum.<\/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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"515\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/image-100.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/image-100.png 515w, https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/image-100-300x67.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>To test whether a medication is effective, scientists compare outcomes for patients taking it and patients taking a placebo (a medically inactive substance). Patients normally aren\u2019t told they\u2019re receiving a placebo, but a research team conducted a study to see if there might be a medical benefit to telling them. The team used various measures to evaluate participants, with higher ratings indicating greater well-being in each measure. Compared to the mean ratings after 21 days for participants in the control group, the mean ratings for participants who were aware of taking a placebo __________.<br>Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?<br>A) ranged from 5.0 to 92.00, indicating that well-being varied widely from participant to participant.<br>B) were lower for two measures, with the rating for only one measure indicating greater well-being for these participants.<br>C) ranged from 3.9 to 46.00, with no rating indicating greater well-being in any measure for these participants.<br>D) were higher for all three measures, indicating greater overall well-being for these participants.<\/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 effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement comparing the mean ratings for two different groups of participants in a study. The text explains that a research team evaluated the study\u2019s participants using various measures in order to learn whether there might be a medical benefit to telling patients they\u2019re receiving a placebo. The table shows the team\u2019s mean ratings for participants after 21 days for three of the measures: global improvement, symptom severity reduction, and quality of life improvement. According to the table, the mean ratings were higher for all three measures for participants aware of taking a placebo than for participants in the control group. Given that higher ratings indicate greater well-being, as the text states, the mean ratings in the table indicate greater overall well-being for participants aware of taking a placebo than for participants in the control group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because the table doesn\u2019t include data about individual participants; rather, it presents means, or mathematical averages, of ratings. For this reason, no conclusions can be drawn from the data in the table about the extent to which well-being may have varied from participant to participant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because according to the table, the mean ratings for participants aware of taking a placebo were higher for all three measures than for participants in the control group, not lower for two of the measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because it cites data from the table related to participants in the control group, not to participants aware of taking a placebo. Additionally, the mean ratings in the table for participants aware of taking a placebo are higher for all three measures than for participants in the control group. Given that higher ratings indicate greater well-being, as the text states, the ratings in the table for participants aware of taking a placebo indicate greater well-being for these participants in all three measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Attempt more tests to become proficient in 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>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>Many of William Shakespeare\u2019s tragedies address broad themes that still appeal to today\u2019s audiences. For instance, <em>Romeo and Juliet<\/em>, which is set in the Italy of Shakespeare\u2019s time, tackles the themes of parents versus children and love versus hate, and the play continues to be read and produced widely around the world. But understanding Shakespeare\u2019s so-called history plays can require a knowledge of several centuries of English history. Consequently, ________.<br>Which choice most logically completes the text?<br>A) many theatergoers and readers today are likely to find Shakespeare\u2019s history plays less engaging than the tragedies.<br>B) some of Shakespeare\u2019s tragedies are more relevant to today\u2019s audiences than twentieth-century plays.<br>C) Romeo and Juliet is the most thematically accessible of all Shakespeare\u2019s tragedies.<br>D) experts in English history tend to prefer Shakespeare\u2019s history plays to his other works.<\/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 the relative appeal of different kinds of plays by Shakespeare to today\u2019s audiences. According to the text, Shakespeare\u2019s tragedies address broad themes that continue to appeal to today\u2019s audiences. Indeed, the text suggests that these themes are timeless, as illustrated by the example of Romeo and Juliet, which the text states is still read and widely performed despite being set in the Italy of Shakespeare\u2019s time. In contrast, the text indicates that audiences and readers may need to be familiar with several centuries of English history in order to understand Shakespeare\u2019s history plays. Because many theatergoers and readers are unlikely to possess such extensive historical knowledge, it follows<br>that they are likely to find Shakespeare\u2019s history plays less engaging than his more accessible tragedies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because the text never introduces a comparison between Shakespeare\u2019s tragedies and twentieth-century plays, only between Shakespeare\u2019s tragedies and his history plays. Since twentieth-century plays aren\u2019t mentioned, there\u2019s no basis in the text for the idea that some of Shakespeare\u2019s tragedies are more relevant than twentieth-century plays to today\u2019s audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect. Although the text indicates that Romeo and Juliet is thematically accessible to today\u2019s audiences, it doesn\u2019t suggest that Romeo and Juliet is more accessible than Shakespeare\u2019s other tragedies. Rather, the text presents Romeo and Juliet as an example to support the idea that Shakespeare\u2019s tragedies hold continued appeal for today\u2019s readers and theatergoers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect. Although experts in English history would likely possess the knowledge needed to understand Shakespeare\u2019s history plays, the text never mentions such experts or suggests that they would enjoy the history plays more than Shakespeare\u2019s other works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">It is absolute that if the blank is at the end, it will ask for the conclusion. Work on your skimming speed to answer 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>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>Ancestral Puebloans, the civilization from which present-day Pueblo tribes descended, emerged as early as 1500 B.C.E. in an area of what is now the southwestern United States and dispersed suddenly in the late 1200s C.E., abandoning established villages with systems for farming crops and turkeys. Recent analysis comparing turkey remains at Mesa Verde, one such village in southern Colorado, to samples from modern turkey populations in the Rio Grande Valley of north central New Mexico determined that the latter birds descended in part from turkeys cultivated at Mesa Verde, with shared genetic markers appearing only after 1280. Thus, researchers concluded that ___________.<br>Which choice most logically completes the text?<br>A) conditions of the terrains in the Rio Grande Valley and Mesa Verde had greater similarities in the past than they do today.<br>B) some Ancestral Puebloans migrated to the Rio Grande Valley in the late 1200s and carried farming practices with them.<br>C) Indigenous peoples living in the Rio Grande Valley primarily planted crops and did not cultivate turkeys before 1280.<br>D) the Ancestral Puebloans of Mesa Verde likely adopted the farming practices of Indigenous peoples living in other regions.<\/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 presents the conclusion that most logically follows from the text\u2019s discussion of Ancestral Puebloans\u2019 migration to the Rio Grande Valley. The text states that in the late 1200s C.E., the Ancestral Puebloan civilization abandoned villages in its original homeland, which included the Mesa Verde site. The text goes on to say that recent genetic analysis has demonstrated<br>that the modern turkey population in the Rio Grande Valley descends partly from the ancient turkeys raised at Mesa Verde, and that the genetic markers shared by the two turkey populations first appeared at Mesa Verde only after 1280 C.E. Therefore, it can reasonably be concluded that some Ancestral Puebloans migrated to the Rio Grande Valley in the late 1200s and carried their agricultural practices\u2014including the farming of turkeys\u2014 to their new home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because the text never compares the condition of the Rio Grande Valley\u2019s terrain to that of Mesa Verde\u2019s terrain, either in the present or in the past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect. Although genetic analysis has demonstrated that the modern turkey population in the Rio Grande valley descended in part from the turkey population raised by the Ancestral Puebloans of Mesa Verde before their migration to the valley in 1280, this finding doesn\u2019t eliminate the possibility that Indigenous peoples living in the valley before 1280 might also have farmed turkeys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect. The text doesn\u2019t consider the possibility that before their migration to the Rio Grande Valley after 1280, the Ancestral Puebloans of Mesa Verde might have adopted turkey farming from an outside Indigenous civilization in another region; instead, the text provides evidence suggesting that the Ancestral Puebloans brought turkey farming to another region\u2014 the Rio Grande Valley\u2014after 1280.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Attempt questions like these to improve your accuracy and speed.<\/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>One challenge when researching whether holding elected office changes a person\u2019s behavior is the problem of ensuring that the experiment has an appropriate control group. To reveal the effect of holding office, researchers must compare people who hold elected office with people who do not hold office but who are otherwise similar to the office-holders. Since researchers are unable to control which politicians win elections, they therefore ____________.<br>Which choice most logically completes the text?<br>A) struggle to find valid data about the behavior of politicians who do not currently hold office.<br>B) can only conduct valid studies with people who have previously held office rather than people who presently hold office.<br>C) should select a control group of people who differ from office holders in several significant ways.<br>D) will find it difficult to identify a group of people who can function as an appropriate control group for their studies.<\/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 presents the conclusion that most logically follows from the text\u2019s discussion of the challenge researchers face when studying the effects of holding elected office on a person\u2019s behavior. The text explains that it\u2019s hard for researchers to test for the effects that elected office has on people because finding people to serve as a control group is difficult. The text indicates that a control group needs to be made up of people who share characteristics of the group being tested but don\u2019t have the variable being tested (in this case, holding elected office). Because researchers aren\u2019t able to influence who wins elections, they\u2019re also unable to determine who would serve as an appropriately similar member of a control group. Thus, it logically follows that researchers will find it difficult to identify a group of people who can function as an appropriate control group for their studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because the text focuses on the struggle to put together a control group for experiments; it doesn\u2019t suggest that finding information about politicians\u2019 behavior is difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because the experiments mentioned in the text are testing the effects of holding elected office on a person\u2019s behavior. Studying people who have already held elected office wouldn\u2019t provide an opportunity to note any behavioral changes that the position might cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because the text defines people in a control group as those \u201cwho are otherwise similar to the office-holders\u201d; selecting people who differ from the office-holders wouldn\u2019t fit the criteria for an appropriate control group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Attempt questions like these to improve your accuracy and speed.<\/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>In his groundbreaking book <em>Bengali Harlem and the Lost Histories of South Asian America<\/em>, Vivek Bald uses newspaper articles, census records, ships\u2019 logs, and memoirs to tell the ___________ who made New York City their home in the early twentieth century.<br>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?<br>A) story\u2019s of the South Asian immigrants<br>B) story\u2019s of the South Asian immigrants\u2019<br>C) stories of the South Asian immigrants<br>D) stories\u2019 of the South Asian immigrant\u2019s<\/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 plural and possessive nouns. The plural nouns \u201cstories\u201d and \u201cimmigrants\u201d correctly indicate that the memoir tells multiple stories of multiple immigrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because the context requires the plural noun \u201cstories,\u201d not the singular possessive noun \u201cstory\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because the context requires the plural nouns \u201cstories\u201d and \u201cimmigrants,\u201d not the singular possessive noun \u201cstory\u2019s\u201d and the plural possessive noun \u201cimmigrants\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because the context requires the plural nouns \u201cstories\u201d and \u201cimmigrants,\u201d not the plural possessive noun \u201cstories\u2019\u201d and the singular possessive noun \u201cimmigrant\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Learn <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/types-of-noun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Possessive Noun<\/a> to better understand 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>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 her two major series \u201cMemory Test\u201d and \u201cAutobiography,\u201d painter Howardena Pindell explored themes __________ healing, self-discovery, and memory by cutting and sewing back together pieces of canvas and inserting personal artifacts, such as postcards, into some of the paintings.<br>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?<br>A) of<br>B) of,<br>C) of\u2014<br>D) of:<\/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 punctuation between a preposition and its complement. No punctuation is needed between the preposition \u201cof\u201d and its complement, the noun phrase \u201chealing, self-discovery, and memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between a preposition and its complement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between a preposition and its complement.<\/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 a preposition and its complement.<\/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>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>Nigerian author Buchi Emecheta\u2019s celebrated literary<br>oeuvre includes <em>The Joys of Motherhood<\/em>, a novel about the changing roles of women in 1950s <strong>__<\/strong> a television play about the private struggles of a newlywed couple in Nigeria; and <em>Head Above Water<\/em>,<br>her autobiography.<br>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?<br>A) Lagos, A Kind of Marriage,<br>B) Lagos; A Kind of Marriage,<br>C) Lagos, A Kind of Marriage:<br>D) Lagos; A Kind of Marriage<\/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 punctuation of items in a complex series (a series including internal punctuation). In this choice, the semicolon after \u201cLagos\u201d is conventionally used to separate the first item (\u201cThe Joys\u2026Lagos\u201d) and the second item (\u201cA Kind\u2026Nigeria\u201d) in the series. Further, the comma after \u201cMarriage\u201d correctly separates the title \u201cA Kind of Marriage\u201d from the supplementary phrase (\u201ca television\u2026Nigeria\u201d) that describes it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because the comma after \u201cLagos\u201d doesn\u2019t match the semicolon used later in the series to separate the second item (\u201cA Kind\u2026Nigeria\u201d) from the third item (\u201cand\u2026autobiography\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because the comma after \u201cLagos\u201d doesn\u2019t match the semicolon used later in the series to separate the second item (\u201cA Kind\u2026Nigeria\u201d) from the third item (\u201cand\u2026autobiography\u201d). Additionally, a colon can\u2019t be used in this way to separate the title \u201cA Kind of Marriage\u201d from the supplementary phrase (\u201ca television\u2026 Nigeria\u201d) that describes it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because it fails to use appropriate punctuation to separate the title \u201cA Kind of Marriage\u201d from the supplementary phrase (\u201ca television\u2026Nigeria\u201d) that describes it.<\/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>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>Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u2019s 2013 novel <em>Americanah<\/em> chronicles the divergent experiences of Ifemelu and Obinze, a young Nigerian couple, after high school. Ifemelu moves to the United States to attend a prestigious university. <strong>_____________<\/strong> Obinze travels to London, hoping to start a career there. However, frustrated with the lack of opportunities, he soon returns to Nigeria. <br>Which choice completes the text with the most<br>logical transition?<br>A) Meanwhile,<br>B) Nevertheless,<br>C) Secondly,<br>D) In fact,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice A<\/strong> is the best answer. \u201cMeanwhile\u201d logically signals that the action described in this sentence (Obinze\u2019s move to London to pursue a career) is simultaneous with the action described in the previous sentence (Ifemelu\u2019s move to the United States). The first sentence establishes that the actions take place around the same time, referring to the characters\u2019 \u201cdivergent experiences\u201d following high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because \u201cnevertheless\u201d illogically signals that the information in this sentence about Obinze\u2019s move to London is true despite the previous information about Ifemelu\u2019s move to the United States. Instead, as the first sentence establishes, Obinze\u2019s move and Ifemelu\u2019s move are related, parallel experiences that occur around the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because \u201csecondly\u201d illogically signals that the information in this sentence is a second point or reason separate from the previous information about Ifemelu\u2019s move to the United States. Instead, as the first sentence establishes, Obinze\u2019s move and Ifemelu\u2019s moves are related, parallel experiences that occur around the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because \u201cin fact\u201d illogically signals that the information in this sentence emphasizes, modifies, or contradicts the previous information about Ifemelu\u2019s move to the United States. Instead, as the first sentence establishes, Obinze\u2019s move and Ifemelu\u2019s move are related, parallel experiences that occur around the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Learn Conjunction, <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/adverb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Adverb<\/a>, and Clause.<\/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>Organisms have evolved a number of surprising adaptations to ensure their survival in adverse conditions. Tadpole shrimp (<em>Triops longicaudatus<\/em>) embryos, <strong>__<\/strong> can pause development for over ten years during extended periods of drought.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most<br>logical transition?<br>A) in contrast,<br>B) for example,<br>C) meanwhile,<br>D) consequently,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice B<\/strong> is the best answer. \u201cFor example\u201d logically signals that the information in this sentence\u2014that tadpole shrimp embryos can pause development during extended periods of drought\u2014exemplifies the previous sentence\u2019s claim that organisms have evolved surprising adaptations to survive in adverse conditions.<\/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 in this sentence contrasts with the claim about organisms in the previous sentence. Instead, it exemplifies this claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because \u201cmeanwhile\u201d illogically signals that the information in this sentence is separate from (while occurring simultaneously with) the claim about organisms in the previous sentence. Instead, it exemplifies this claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect because \u201cconsequently\u201d illogically signals that the information in this sentence is a consequence, or result, of the claim about organisms in the previous sentence. Instead, it exemplifies this claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Learn Conjunction, <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/adverb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Adverb<\/a>, and Clause.<\/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 1933, the Twentieth Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified. The amendment mandates that presidential inaugurations be held on January 20, approximately ten weeks after the November election. <strong>____________<\/strong> this amendment requires newly elected US senators and representatives to be sworn into their respective offices on January 3.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most<br>logical transition?<br>A) Instead,<br>B) For instance,<br>C) Specifically,<br>D) In addition,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D<\/strong> is the best answer. \u201cIn addition\u201d logically signals that the information in this sentence\u2014that the Twentieth Amendment requires newly elected US senators and representatives to be sworn in on January 3 \u2014is separate from and additional to the amendment\u2019s mandate concerning presidential inaugurations.<\/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 the information in the sentence presents an alternative to or substitute for the Twentieth Amendment\u2019s mandate concerning presidential inaugurations. Rather, the sentence presents a separate requirement in addition to that one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because \u201cfor instance\u201d illogically signals that the information in the sentence exemplifies the Twentieth Amendment\u2019s mandate concerning presidential inaugurations. Instead, the sentence presents a separate requirement in addition to that one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because \u201cspecifically\u201d illogically signals that the sentence provides specific, precise details elaborating on the Twentieth Amendment\u2019s mandate concerning presidential inaugurations. Instead, the sentence presents a separate requirement in addition to that one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Learn Conjunction, <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/adverb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Adverb<\/a>, and Clause.<\/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>In her poetry collection <em>Thomas and Beulah<\/em>, Rita Dove interweaves the titular characters\u2019 personal stories with broader historical narratives. She places Thomas\u2019s journey from the American South to the Midwest in the early 1900s within the larger context<br>of the Great Migration. <strong>____________<\/strong> Dove sets events from Beulah\u2019s personal life against the backdrop of the US Civil Rights Movement.<br>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?<br>A) Specifically,<br>B) Thus,<br>C) Regardless,<br>D) Similarly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D<\/strong> is the best answer. \u201cSimilarly\u201d logically signals that the information in the sentence\u2014that Dove situates Beulah\u2019s life in the context of the US Civil Rights Movement\u2014is similar to the previous information about Thomas and the Great Migration. Both sentences support the first sentence\u2019s claim that Dove portrays her characters in the context of broader historical narratives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect because \u201cspecifically\u201d illogically signals that the information about Beulah in this sentence provides specific details elaborating on the previous information about Thomas. Instead, it\u2019s similar to the previous information about Thomas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect because \u201cthus\u201d illogically signals that the information about Beulah in this sentence is a result or consequence of the previous information about Thomas. Instead, it\u2019s similar to the previous information about Thomas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect because \u201cregardless\u201d illogically signals that the information about Beulah in this sentence is true despite the previous information about Thomas. Instead, it\u2019s similar to the previous<br>information about Thomas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Learn Conjunction, <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mrenglishkj.com\/sat\/sat\/adverb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Adverb<\/a>, and Clause.<\/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 Jon Ching is a Los Angeles-based painter.<br>\u2022 He uses the term \u201cflauna\u201d to describe the plant-animal hybrids that he depicts in his surreal paintings.<br>\u2022 \u201cFlauna\u201d is a combination of the words \u201cflora\u201d and \u201cfauna.\u201d<br>\u2022 His painting <em>Nectar<\/em> depicts a parrot with leaves for feathers.<br>\u2022 His painting <em>Primaveral <\/em>depicts a snow leopard whose fur sprouts flowers.<br>The student wants to provide an explanation and example of \u201cflauna.\u201d Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?<br>A) The term \u201cflauna,\u201d used by Los Angeles-based painter Jon Ching, is a combination of the words \u201cflora\u201d and \u201cfauna.\u201d<br>B) Jon Ching uses the term \u201cflauna,\u201d a combination of the words \u201cflora\u201d and \u201cfauna,\u201d to describe the subjects of his surreal paintings: plant-animal hybrids such as a parrot with leaves for feathers.<br>C) Jon Ching, who created Nectar, refers to the subjects of his paintings as \u201cflauna.\u201d<br>D) The subjects of Nectar and Primaveral are types of \u201cflauna,\u201d a term that the paintings\u2019 creator, Jon Ching, uses when describing his surreal artworks.<\/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 provides both an explanation and an example of \u201cflauna.\u201d The sentence explains that flauna, a combination of the words \u201cflora\u201d and \u201cfauna,\u201d is a term used by Jon Ching to describe the plant-animal hybrids in his paintings. The sentence also mentions an example of Ching\u2019s flauna: a parrot with leaves for feathers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect. While the sentence partially explains what \u201cflauna\u201d is, it doesn\u2019t provide a full explanation or specific example of Ching\u2019s flauna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect. While the sentence partially explains what \u201cflauna\u201d is and includes a title of a Ching painting, it doesn\u2019t provide a full explanation or specific example of Ching\u2019s flauna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice D is incorrect. While the sentence partially explains what \u201cflauna\u201d is and includes the titles of two Ching paintings, it doesn\u2019t provide a full explanation of Ching\u2019s flauna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Keep practicing questions like these to become a master of it. Work on your summarizing 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>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 In the midst of the US Civil War, Susie Taylor escaped slavery and fled to Union-army-occupied St. Simons Island off the Georgia coast.<br>\u2022 She began working for an all-Black army regiment as a nurse and teacher.<br>\u2022 In 1902, she published a book about the time she spent with the regiment.<br>\u2022 Her book was the only Civil War memoir to be published by a Black woman.<br>\u2022 It is still available to readers in print and online.<br>The student wants to emphasize the uniqueness of Taylor\u2019s accomplishment. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?<br>A) Taylor fled to St. Simons Island, which was then occupied by the Union army, for whom she began working.<br>B) After escaping slavery, Taylor began working for an all-Black army regiment as a nurse and teacher.<br>C) The book Taylor wrote about the time she spent with the regiment is still available to readers in print and online.<br>D) Taylor was the only Black woman to publish a Civil War memoir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-success\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\"><strong>Choice D <\/strong>is the best answer. By indicating that Taylor\u2019s book was the only Civil War memoir published by a Black woman, this sentence emphasizes the uniqueness, or one-of-a-kind nature, of Taylor\u2019s accomplishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice A is incorrect. While the sentence describes some of Taylor\u2019s accomplishments, it doesn\u2019t emphasize the uniqueness of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice B is incorrect. While the sentence describes some of Taylor\u2019s accomplishments, it doesn\u2019t emphasize that they were unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-error\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Choice C is incorrect. While the sentence provides information about Taylor\u2019s book, it doesn\u2019t emphasize what made the book unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\" style=\"font-size:0.9em\">Keep practicing questions like these to become a master of it. Work on your summarizing skills.<\/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. 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