57- ] Model SAT Tests
Test Fifty Seven
The following sentences test your ability to
recognize grammar and usage error . Each
sentence contains either a single error or no error at all . No sentence
contains more than one error . The error , if there is one , is underlined and
lettered . If the sentence contains an error , select the one underlined part
that must be changed to make the sentence correct . If the sentence is correct
, select choice (E) . In choosing answers , follow the requirements of standard
written English .
1 . Whenever one is driving late at night , you must take extra precautions against falling
(A)
(B)
(C)
asleep at the wheel . No error
(D) (E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
2 . Over the last two weeks , I learn
that all of the family stories I heard throughout my
(A)
(B)
childhood were fiction -- fairy takes invented to
hide the past I was not allowed to know .
(C)
(D)
No error
(E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
3 . The sickening odor emanating from
the bottles make anyone in the general vicinity feel queasy . No
error
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
4 . New Jersey is now the most dense populated
state , while Alaska remains the most
(A)
(B) (C) (D)
sparsely populated . No error
(E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
5 . Like other archipelagos , French
Polynesia’s culture has been profoundly shaped by its
(A)
(B) (C) (D)
geographic isolation . No error
(E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
6 . In airplanes as to boats , some
people experience the feeling of nausea known as ,
(A) (B) (C) (D)
motion sickness . No error
(E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
7 . With the introduction of
inexpensive , high-quality audio equipment , recording by
(A) (B)
amateurs and hobbyists are becoming more common . No error
(C)
(D) (E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
8 . When one reads Shakespeare , we can
easily see how dramatically the
English language
(A)
(B)
(C)
has changed
in the last 400 years . No error
(D)
(E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
9 . Three of Jim’s classmates who were going
on the class trip been nervous about being
away from home for a whole week . No error
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
10 . The professor , in his flawed interpretation
of the revolutionary movement , stated that
(A)
, intense moved , the revolutionaries forgot to
be practical and made a plan only feasible in
(B)
(C) (D)
a different era . No error
(E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
11 . Since the Kennedy Administration , fitness standards
for a child of eleven has greatly
(A)
(B)
(C)
increased throughout the American public
school system . No error
(D) (E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
12 . Due to strict confidentially rules ,
which have been in effect for years , only recently has
(A)
(B)
(C)
the courtroom statements of that witness become
known to the public . No error
(D) (E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
13 . On the whole , Steven preferred
driving on small , rural roads , which he found more
(A) (B)
(C)
scenic than the big city where he lived . No
error
(D)
(E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
14 . The soprano who led the opera production
to its first place finishes in national and
(A) (B)
international competitions have more than five
costume changes , which occur in the
(C)
(D)
opera’s first act . No error
(E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
15 . No matter where Gwen traveled or what
her experiences is in the country , she was
(A)
(B) (C)
always thankful for a kind word in her native language . No
error
( D)
(E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
16 . Jill and Casey were convinced to become a
member of the Peace Corps after seeing
(A)
(B)
(C)
a video clip about the rewards of volunteer
service . No error
(D)
(E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
17 . Baseball was a typical American pastime before
either basketball and football
, its play
(A)
(B)
quickly moving from New York
and Boston to Pittsburgh , St. Louis , Cincinnati , and then
(C)
(D)
across the country to
California . No error
(E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
18 . Heated debates between members of different
political parties have recently arose ,
(A)
causing teachers to reassess lessons that encourage students to
express their opinions in the
(B)
(C)
classroom . No error
(D) (E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
19 . The Russian language teachers are convinced
that their students’ progress , coming
(A)
just weeks
after the beginning of the term , were caused by extra efforts to discourage
(B)
(C)
students from speaking English . No error
(D) (E)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
Answer Key
1 . B 2 . 2. B 3 . D 4 . A 5 . A 6 . A 7 . D 8 . B 9 . B 10 . B 11 . C 12 . C 13 . D 14 . C 15 . C 16 . B 17 . B 18 . A 19 . C
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