6 - ] Model SAT Tests - Test Six

6 - ] Model SAT Tests

 

Test Six

1 . Select the answer that produces the most effective sentence , one that is clear and exact , and blacken the appropriate space on your answer sheet .

1 . In the tennis match Don was paired with Bill : Ed , with Al

 ( A) was paired with Bill : Ed , with Al

(B) was paired with Bill : but Ed was paired with Al

(C) w as paired with Bill , and it was Ed with Al

(D) pairing with Bill : Ed being with Al

( E) pairing with Bill : Ed was with Al

2 . In the Middle Ages , a lord’s intricate wall hangings were more than mere tapestries they were a measure of his consequence and wealth .

( A) mere tapestries they were a measure

(B) merely tapestries they were a measure

(C) mere tapestries and were a measure

(D) mere tapestries ; they were a measure

( E) mere tapestries , while they were a measure

3 . With the exception of Frank and I , everyone in the class finished the assignment before the bell rang .  

( A) Frank and I , everyone in the class finished

(B) Frank and me , everyone in the class finished

(C) Frank and me , everyone in the class had finished

(D)Frank and I , everyone in the class had finished

( E) Frank and me everyone in the class finished

4 . The automated teller machine is an efficient device for handling financial transactions ; it is sure to be superseded in time , however , when the growth of electronic banking will make it obsolete .

( A) transactions ; it is sure to be superseded in time however ,

(B) transactions , for it is sure to be superseded in time , however ,

(C) transactions , however , surely being superseded in time

(D) transactions , being sure to be superseded in time

( E) transactions ; but will be sure to be superseded in time

5 . I is possible for a student to do well in class at semester and then you fail because of a poor performance on the final examination .

( A) then you fail

(B) then one fails

(C) then you get a failing grade

(D) later he fails

( E) then to fail

6. Having an exceptionally hardy and well-preserved physique , NASA officials chose 77-year-old John Glenn to participate in a study of the effects of space weightlessness on the human body .

( A) Having an exceptionally hardy and well-preserved physique , NASA officials chose 77-year-old John Glenn

(B) NASA officials who chose 77-year-old John Glenn for his exceptionally hardy ane well-preserved physique

(C) Based on his exceptionally hardy and well-preserved physique , 77-year-old John Glenn was chosen by NASA officials

(D) Because og his physique was exceptionally hardy and well-preserved , NASA officials chose 77-year-old John Glenn

( E) Having an exceptionally hardy and well-preserved , NASA officials therefore chose 77-year-old John Glenn

7 . In addition to being vital to the formation and maintenance of strong bones and teeth , calcium is used by the body in transmitting nerve impulses , binding together cells , and producing enzymes and hormones .

( A) calcium is used by the body in transmitting nerve impulses , binding together cells , and producing enzymes and hormones

(B) the body uses calcium in transmitting nerve impulses , binding together cells , and producing enzymes and hormones

(C) calcium’s uses include transmitting nerve impulses , binding together cells , and the production enzymes and hormones

(D) transmitting nerve impulses , binding together cells , and producing enzymes and hormones ways in which the body is using calcium

( E) in the body calcium being used for transmitting nerve impulses , binding together cells , and producing enzymes and hormones

8 . As the protest mounted , small skirmishes between students and police that broke out everywhere ,flaring up like sudden brush fires on all sides .

( A) skirmishes between students and police that broke

(B) skirmishes between students and police which broke

(C) skirmishes between students and police broke

(D) skirmishes between students and police which were breaking

( E) skirmishes between students and police breaking

9 . Great plans for the future were made by Huck and Tom that depended on their finding the gold hidden in the cave  

( A) Great plans for the future were made by Huck and Tom that

(B) Great plans for the future were made by Huck and Tom which

(C) Huck and Tom , who made great plans for the future that

(D) Huck and Tom made great plans for the future that

( E) Great plans for the future were being made by Huck and Tom that

10 . Many classic recordings have been reissued in compact disc format , some perennial favorites have not .

( A) Many classic recordings have been reissued

(B) Many classic recordings have reissued

(C) Many a classic recording have been reissued

 (D) Despite many classic recordings which have been reissued

( E) Although many classic recordings have been reissued

11 . Although now engaged in writing background music for television shows , his next musical project will be to compose a symphony in memory of the Challenger crew .

( A) his next musical project will be to compose a symphony

(B) the next musical project he will undertake will be the composition of a symphony

(C) he will next compose a symphony

(D) therefore he will next compose a symphony

( E) his next musical project will be the composition of a symphony

12 . Freud’s principal method of investigation was not controlled experimentation but he simply observed patients in clinical settings .

( A) experimentation but he simply observed patients in clinical settings

(B) experimentation but he was simply observing patients in clinical settings

(C) experimentation but simple observations of patients in clinical settings

(D) experiments although he simply observed patients in clinical settings

( E) experimentation except for whenever he made simple observations of patients in clinical settings

13 . The best known Iban textiles , large ceremonial cloths called pua kumbu , whose designs depict the flora and fauna of Borneo as well as figures from the spirit realm .

(A) textiles , large ceremonial cloths called pua kumbu whose designs depict

(B ) textiles , large ceremonial cloths called pua kumbu , in whose designs depicted

(C) textiles are large ceremonial cloths called pua kumbu , whose designs depict

(D) textiles are large ceremonial cloths called pua kumbu their designs depict

(E) textiles , large ceremonial cloths are called pua kumbu in their designs are depicted

14 . This comprehensive history of cartography traces the discoveries and feats of technical ingenuity by which men have , over the centuries , succeeded in mapping first the surface of the globe , then Earth’s interior , and finally they explored the moon and planets .

(A) first the surface of the globe , then Earth’s interior , and finally they explored the moon and planets

(B ) firstly the surface of the globe , then Earth’s interior , and finally they explored the moon and planets

(C) first the surface of the globe , then Earth’s interior , and finally they explored the moon and planets

(D) first the surface of the globe , then Earth’s interior , and finally were explored the moon and planets

(E) first the surface of the globe , then Earth’s interior , and finally the moon and planets

2 . Select the best answer to each of then following questions ; then blacken the appropriate space on your answer sheet .

1 . It was reported that the identities of them to be called as witnesses would be released on

             A                                                    B                           C   

Tuesday by the district attorney . No error  

                D                                         E

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

2 . The as stated that a piano was needed for the school play in good condition . No error

                   A                                     B                              C                        D                    E

 ( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

3 . The fishing fleet left the harbor when the fishermen heard that a school of bluefish were

                              A B                                                                                                                 C 

near the wreck . No error

  D                             E

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

4 . In consideration about his long service to the theater , the Tony Awards committee

                                     A

 made a special presentation honoring producer George Abbott , who had recently

                                                       B                                                                      C

celebrated his hundredth birthday . No error

      C                        D                               E 

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

5 . A minority group comprising 30 % of the community and represented by only one

                                            A                                                    B                                C

member out of 25 on the City Council . No error

                     D                                                 E

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

6 . In spite of a superficial simplicity , there are many aspects of the prose style of Ernest

                                                                            A                  B

Hemingway that would be profitable subjects for further study . No error

                        C                                                              D                          E

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

7 . Among George , Henry , and I , there can be no secrets . No error

        A                                        B         C                 D                     E

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

8 . Neither the reporters nor the editor were satisfied with the salary offer made by the

          A                               B                       C                                                                  D

publisher . No error  

                         E

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

9 . The workers who I see in the subway every afternoon seem tired and dejected . No error

                              A                                        B                              C                    D             E

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

10 The article was rejected because of its length , verbosity , and it presented only one point

                                 A                                                      B                            C           D 

of view .No error

                     E

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

11. Mr. Jones’s decision to retire came as a shock to all who respected his ability . No error

                                 A                         B           C                    D                                              E    

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

12 . When she spoke with the police , she reported her loss : she stated that a large quantity

                                                                                                              A                         B                 

of clothing and of valuable jewelry were missing . No error

                                      C                             D                  E

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

13 . Between the small shops and boutiques of Greenwich Village and the giant department

          A                                                                                                                    B

stores of midtown Manhattan lie the ethnically varied residential neighborhood of Chelsea .

                                                     C                                                                                  D

No error 

       E   

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

14 . Bailing vigorously , we managed to remain afloat until we were rescued by the Coast

            A            B                                        C           D

Guard . No error  

                   E

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

15 . We had ought to finish out trip before dark because it gets very cold after the sun goes

                     A                                                                B       C                                                 D

down . No error

                  E     

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

16 . Does  that remark infer that you are displeased with the way I am managing the

           A                            B                                 C                                            D

business ? No error

                         E

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

17 . The success of recent Victorian art exhibitions in London , Paris , and New York

    

                                A                                  

 illustrate a shift in   both scholarly assessment and public taste . No error

     B                  C          D                                                                           E                            

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

18 . Just as  some teenagers adore video games , so others condemn it as an utter waste of

            A                                                                             B                     C            D              

time . No error

                 E                     

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

19 . A work of singular beauty Stanhope’s painting Love and the Maiden captivates the

                                                                                                                                     A

longings and aspirations of an artistic generation that sought relief from the grim realities

                               B                                                     C                        D

of urban life created by the Industrial Revolution . No error

                                                                                             E

( A) (B) (C) (D) ( E)

5- ] Model SAT Tests - Test Five

5 - ] Model SAT Tests

 

Test 5

1 . Read each of the passages below , and then answer the questions that follow the passage , the correct response may be stated outright or merely suggested in the passage .

            Thomas Hobbes , who lived during the English Civil War ( 1642 - 1646 ) believed that a world without government would inevitably be a war of every man against every man . His view of human nature was so bleak that he could not imagine people living in peace without an all-powerful government to constrain their actions . John Locke , writing nearly forty years later , had a more optimistic impression of human nature . While he , like Hobbes , envisioned that a world without government would suffer disorder , he described this disorder as merely an “inconvenience” .

1 . The first two sentences of the passage serve primarily to

(A) illustrate the physical damage done to Thomas Hobbes by the English Civil War

(B) demonstrate the need for government to function as a restraining influence

(C)  present the thinking of a political theorist

(D) argue in favor of the world view held by John Locke

(E) emphasize the author’s pacifist beliefs

2 . The author does all of the following EXCEPT

(A) establish a time frame

(B) contrast two differing viewpoints

(C) make an assertion

(D) refute an argument

(E) quote a source

3 . The passage would most likely be of interest primarily to a student of

(A) anthropology  (B) behavioral psychology  (C) economic theory  (D) military history

(E) political philosophy

The questions that follow the next two passages relate to the content of both , and to their relationship . The correct response may be stated outright in the passage or merely suggested .

 The following passages are excerpted from recent works that discuss the survival of the city in our time . Passage I was written by a literary critic and scholar : Passage 2 , by an urban planner and sociologist .

Passage 1

            When musing on cities over time and in our time , from the first ( whenever it was ) to today , we must always remember that cities are artifacts . Forests , jungles , deserts , plains ,oceans - the organic environment is born and dies and is reborn endlessly , beautifully , and completely without moral constraint or ethical control . But cities - despite the metaphors that we apply to them from biology or nature ( “The city dies when industry flees” : “The neighborhoods are the vital cells of the urban organism” ) , despite the sentimental or anthropomorphic devices we use to describe cities - are artificial . Nature has never made a city , and what Nature makes that may seem like a city - an anthill , for instance - only seems like one . It is not a city .

            Human beings made and make cities , and only human beings kill cities , or let them die . And human beings do both - make cities and unmake them - by the same means : by acts of choice . We enjoy deluding ourselves in this as in other things . We enjoy believing that there are forces out there completely determining our fate , natural forces or forces so strong and overwhelming as to be like natural forces - that send cities through organic or biological phases of birth , growth , and decay . We avoid the knowledge that cities are at best works of art , and at worst ungainly artifacts - but never flowers or even weeds - and that we , not some mysterious force or cosmic biological system , control the creation and life of a city .

            We control the creation and life of a city by the choices and agreements we make - the basic choice being , for instance , not to live alone , the basic agreement being to live together .When people choose to settle ,like the stars , not wander like the moon , they create cities as sites and symbols of their choice to stop and their agreement not to separate . Now stasis and proximity , not movement and distance , define human relationships . Mutual defense , control of a river or harbor , shelter from natural forces - all these and other reasons may lead people to aggregate , but once congregated , they then live differently and become different .

            A city is not an extended family . That is a tribe or clan . A city is a collection of disparate families who agree to a fiction . They agree to live as if they were as close in blood or ties of kinship as in fact they are in physical proximity . Choosing life in an artifact , people agree to live in a state of similitude . A city is a place where ties of proximity , activity ,and self-interest assume the role of family ties .It is a considerable pact , a city . If a family is an expression of continuity through biology , a city is an expression of continuity through will and imagination - through mental choices making artifice , not through physical reproduction .  

Passage 2

          It is because of this centrality [ of the city ] that of financial markets have stayed put . It had been widely forecast that they would move out en masse , financial work being among the most quantitative and computerized of functions .A lot of the back-office work has been relocated . The main business , however , is not record keeping and support services ; it is people sizing up other people , and the center is the place for that .

           The problems ,of course , are immense . To be an optimist about the city , one must believe that it will lurch from crisis to crisis but somehow survive . Utopia is nowhere in sight and probably never will be . The city is too mixed up for that . Its strengths and its ills are inextricably bound together . The same concentration that makes the center efficient is the cause of its crowding and the destruction of its sun and its light and its scale . Many of the city’s problems , furthermore , are external in origin - for example , the cruel demographics of peripheral growth , which are difficult enough to forecast ,let alone do anything about .

           What had been taking place is a broad simplification > The city has been losing those fractions for which it is no longer competitive . Manufacturing has moved toward the periphery : the back offices are on the way . The computers are already there . But as the city has been losing functions it has been reasserting its most ancient one : a place where people come together , face-to-face .

           More than ever , the center is the place for news and gossip , for the creation of ideas , for marketing them and swiping them , for hatching deals , for starting parades . This is the stuff of the public life of the city - by no means wholly admirable , often abrasive , noisy , contentious , without apparent purpose .

           But this human congress it the genius of the place ,its reason for being , its great marginal edge . This is the engine , the city’s true export . Whatever makes this congress easier , more spontaneous , more enjoyable is not at all a frill It is the heart of the center of the city .   

4 . The author’s purpose in Passage I is primarily to      

(A) identify the sources of popular discontent with cities

(B) define the city as growing out of a social contract

(C) illustrate the difference between cities and villages

(D) compare cities with blood families

(E) persuade the reader to change his or her behavior

5 . The author cites the underlined  sentence “The neighborhoods are the vital cells of the urban organism” as 

(A) an instance of prevarication

(B) a simple statement of scientific fact

(C) a momentary digression from his central thesis

(D) an example of one type of figurative language  

(E) a paradox with ironic implications

6 . The author’s attitude toward the statements quoted in ( lines 5 - 6 ) is   

(A) respectful  (B) ambivalent  (C) pragmatic  (D) skeptical (E) approving

7 . According to the author of Passage 1 , why is an anthill by definition unlike a city ? 

(A) It can be casually destroyed by human beings .

(B) Its inhabitants outnumber the inhabitants of even the largest city

(C) It is the figurative equivalent of a municipality

(D) It is a work of instinct rather than of imagination .

(E) It exists on a far smaller scale than any city does .

8 . Mutual defense , control of waterways , and shelter from forces of nature ( paragraph three ) are presented primarily as examples of motives for people to    

(A) move away from their enemies

(B) build up their supplies of armament

(C) gather together in settlements

(D) welcome help from their kinfolk

(E) redefine their family relationships

9 . We can infer from paragraph three - lines 2 - 4 that moving tribes differ from city dwellers in that these nomads    

(A) have not chosen to settle in one spot

(B) lack ties of activity and self-interest

(C) are willing to let the cities die

(D) have no need for mutual defense

(E)define their relationships by proximity

10 . By saying a city “is a considerable pact “ in paragraph four” the author stresses primarily   

(A) a city ‘s essential significance

(B) a city’s speculative nature

(C) a city’s inevitable agreement

(D) a city’s moral constraints

(E) a city’s surprising growth

11 . To the author of Passage 1 , to live in a city is  

(A) an unexpected outcome

(B) an opportunity for profit

(C) an act of volition

(D) a pragmatic solution

(E) an inevitable fate

12. In passage 2 , underlying the forecast mentioned in the first paragraph is the assumption that  

(A) the financial markets are similar to the city in their need for quantitative data

(B) computerized tasks such as record keeping can easily be performed at remote sites

(C) computerized functions are not the main activity of financial markets

(D) the urban environment is inappropriate for the proper performance of financial calculations

(E) either the markets would all move or none of them would relocate

13 . The underlined word “scale” in Passage 2  paragraph two means

(A) series of musical tones

(B) measuring instrument  

(C) relative dimensions

(D) thin outer layer

(E) means of ascent

14 . The “congress” referred to in Passage 2 , the last paragraph is

(A) a city council

(B) the supreme legislative body

(C) a gathering of individuals

(D) an enjoyable luxury

(E) an intellectual giant

15 . the author of Passage 2 differs from the author of Passage 1 in that he  

(A) argues in favor of choosing to live alone

(B) disapproves of relocating support services to the outskirts of the city

(C) has no patience with the harshness inherent in public life

(D) believes that in the long run the city as we know it will not survive

(E) is more outspoken about the city’s difficulties

16 . Compared to Passage 1 , Passage 2 is

(A) more lyrical and less pragmatic

(B) more impersonal and less colloquial

(C) more sentimental and less definitive

(D) more practical and less detached

(E) more objective and less philosophical  

4 - ] Model SAT Tests - Test Four

4 - ] Model SAT Tests

 

Test 4

1 . Read each of the passages below , and then answer the questions that follow the passage , the correct response may be stated outright or merely suggested in the passage .

Questions 1 - 2 are based on the following passage .

            The Rosetta Stone ! What a providential find that was . And what a remarkable set of circumstances it took for people to be able to read Egyptian hieroglyphics after a hiatus of some 1400 years . It even took a military campaign . In 1798 , Napoleon Bonaparte’s army attacked British-held Egypt , seeking to cut off England from the riches of the Middle East . Rebuilding a fortress , a French soldier uncovered a block of basalt inscribed with writing in three distinct scripts ; Greek , demotic script ( an everyday cursive form of Egyptian ) , and Egyptian hieroglyphs . At that moment , modern Egyptology began .

1 . The primary purpose of lines 1 - 3 is to

(A) describe the physical attributes of an artifact

(B) underscore the difficulty of translating ancient texts

(C) indicate a new direction for linguistic research

(D) qualify an excessively sweeping generalization

(E) emphasize the unusual background of a discovery

2 .The author’s tone in writing of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone can best be characterized as

(A) ironic  (B) enthusiastic  (C) condescending  (D) nostalgic (E) objective

Questions 3 - 4 are based on the following passage .

            A portrait of the Artist as a Young Man recounts the tale of Stephen Dedalus , a sensitive young Dubliner . As a child , he suffers because of his classmates’ cruelty , his Jesuit teachers’ authoritarianism , and his country’s political turmoil . Growing older , Stephen becomes increasingly isolated from his friends , his church , and his country , viewing them all as heartless and hypocritical . Intent on becoming a writer , he eventually concludes he must sever all ties - family , friends , church , and country - to achieve fulfillment as an artist . The hero must leave Ireland ,leave the Church  , to set off alone “to forge in the sanity of [ his ] soul the uncreated conscience of [ his ] race .”

3 . The passage as a whole suggests that achieving ‘fulfillment as an artist” (  lines 6 - 7 ) might best be characterized as

(A) a modest accomplishment

(B) a worthwhile endeavor

(C) an unrealistic goal

(D)  a painful process

(E) a passing phase

4 . As used in the passage , the word “forge” most nearly means

(A) counterfeit (B) fashion  (C) duplicate  (D) alter  (E)  melt

Questions 5 - 12 are based on the following passage .

In this excerpt from a novel , Catherine’s Aunt Lavinia comes to make her home with Catherine and her father and becomes involved in Catherine’s upbringing

            When the child was about ten years old , he invited his sister , Mrs. Penniman , to come and stay with him . His sister Lavinia had married a poor clergyman , of a sickly constitution and a flowery style of eloquence , and then , at the age of thirty-three , had been left a widow - without children , without fortune - with nothing but the memory of Mr. Penniman’s flowers of speech , a certain vague aroma of which hovered about her own conversation . Nevertheless , he had offered her a home under his own roof , which Lavinia accepted with the alacrity of a woman who had spent the ten years of her married life in the town of Poughkeepsie . The Doctor had not proposed to Mrs. Penniman to come and live with him indefinitely ; he had suggested that she should make an asylum of his house while she looked about for unfurnished lodings . It is uncertain whether Mrs. Penniman ever instituted a search for unfurnished lodgings , but it is beyond dispute that she never found them . She settled herself with her brother and never went away , and , when Catherine was twenty years old , her Aunt Lavinia was still one of the most striking features of her immediate entourage . Mrs. Penniman’s own account of the matter was that she had remained to take charge of her niece’s education . She had given this account , at least , to everyone but the Doctor , who never asked for explanations which he could entertain himself any day with inventing . Mrs. Penniman , moreover , though she had a good deal of a certain sort of artificial assurance , shrunk , for indefinable reasons , from presenting herself to her brother as a fountain of instruction . She had not a high sense of humor , but she had enough to prevent her from making this mistake , and her brother , on his side , had enough to excuse her , in her situation , for laying him under contribution during a considerable part of a lifetime . He therefore assented tacitly to the proposition which Mrs. Penniman had tacitly laid down , that it was of importance that the poor motherless girl should have a brilliant woman near her . His assent could only be tacit , for he had never been dazzled by his sister’s intellectual luster . Save when he fell in love with Catherine Harrington , he had never been dazzled , indeed , by any feminine characteristics whatever , and though he was to a certain extent what nis called a ladies’ doctor , his private opinion of the more complicated sex was not exalted . He nevertheless , at the end of six months , accepted his sister’s permanent presence as an accomplished fact , and as Catherine grew older ,perceived that there were in effect good reasons why she should have a companion of her own imperfect sex . He was extremely polite to Lavinia , scrupulously , formally polite ; and she had never seen him in anger but once in her life , when he lost his temper in a theological discussion with her late husband . With herhe never discussed theology , nor , indeed , discussed anything ;he contented himself wjth making known , very distinctly in the form of a lucid ultimatum his wishes with regard to Catherine .

            Once , when the girl was about twelve years old , he had said to her -------

“Try and make a clever woman of her , Lavinia :I should like her to be a clever woman .” Mrs. Penniman , at this ,looked thoughtful a moment . “My dear Austin ,” she then inquired , “do you think it is better to be clever than to be good ?”

               From this assertion Mrs. Penniman saw no reason to dissent ; she possibly reflected that her own great use in the world was owing to her aptitude for many things .

               “Of course I wish Catherine to be good ,” the Doctor said next day : “but she won’t be any the less virtuous for not being a fool . I am not afraid of her being wicked ; she will never have the salt of malice in her character . She is ‘as good as good bread,’ as the French say ; but six years hence I don’t want to have to compare her to good bread- and-butter .”

            “Are you afraid she will be insipid ? My dear brother , it is I who supply the butter ; so you need not fear !” said Mrs. Penniman , who had taken in hand the child’s accomplishments,” overlooking her at the piano , where Catherine displayed a certain talent , and going with her to the dancing-class , where it must be confessed that she made but a modest figure .

5 . The word “ constitution” in line 3 means

(A) establishment  (B) charter  (C) ambience  (D) physique  (E) wit

6 . From the description of how Mrs. Penniman came to live in her brother’s home ( lines 1 - 8 ) we may infer all of the following EXCEPT that       

(A) she readily became dependent on her brother  

(B) she was married at the age of twenty-three

(C) she was physically delicate and in ill health  

(D) she had not found living in Poughkeepsie particularly gratifying

(E) she occasionally echoed an ornate manner of speech

7 .  The word “asylum” in line 9 means        

(A) institution (B) sanitarium  (C) refuge  (D) sanction  (E) shambles

8 . In the passage the Doctor is portrayed most specially as      

(A) benevolent and retiring

(B) casual and easy-going

(C) sadly ineffectual

(D) civil but imperious

(E) habitually irate

9 . Lines 17 - 19 introduce which aspect of the Doctor’s and Mrs. Penniman’s relationship ?    

(A) Their mutual admiration

(B) The guilt bMrs. Penniman feels about imposing on him

(C) The Doctor’s burdensome sense or responsibility

(D) His inability to excuse her shortcomings

(E) Her relative lack of confidence in dealing with him

10 . The reason the Doctor gives only tacit assent to Mrs. Penniman’s excuse for living with him is that he       

(A) actually regrets ever having allowed her to move in

(B) does not believe in his sister’s purported brilliance

(C) objects to her taking part in his daughter’s education

(D) is unable to reveal the depth of his respect for her

(E) does not wish to embarrass his sister with his praise

11 . It can be inferred that the Doctor views children primarily as       

(A) a source of joy and comfort in old age

(B) innocent sufferers for the sins of their fathers

(C) clay to be molded into an acceptable image

(D) the chief objective of the married state

(E) their parents’ sole chance for immortality

12 . The underlined word ‘reflected’ means       

(A) mirrored  (B) glittered  (C) considered  (D) indicated  (E) reproduced

13 .  The Underlined Doctor’s analogy to “good bread-and-butter” is used to emphasize     

(A) the wholesomeness of Catherine’s character

(B) his fear that his daughter may prove virtuous but uninteresting

(C) the discrepancy between Catherine’s nature and her education

(D) his hostility toward his sister’s notions of proper diet

(E) his appreciation of the simple things in life

14 . The underlined word “overlooking” means       

(A) ignoring  (B) slighting  (C) forgiving  (D) watching over  (E) towering above

15 . Mrs. Penniman’s opinion of her ability to mold Catherine successfully (  in the last paragraph ) can best be described as      

(A)  characteristically modest

(B) moderately ambivalent

(C) atypically judicious

(D) unrealistically optimistic

(E) cynically dispassionate

16 . The remarks about Catherine in the last paragraph reveal her      

(A) limited skill as a dancer

(B) virtuosity as a pianist

(C) shyness with her dancing partners

(D) indifference to cleverness

(E) reluctance to practice

3 - ] Model SAT Tests - Test Three

3- ] Model SAT Tests

 

Test 3

Select the best answer to each of the following questions ; then blacken the appropriate space on your answer sheet .

1 . Like foolish people who continue to live near an active volcano , many of us are ----------

about the -----------of atomic warfare .

(A) worried ----possibility

(B) unconcerned --- threat

(C) excited --- power

(D) cheered --- possession

(E) irritated --- news

2 . By communicating through pointing and making gestures , Charles was able to overcame any ---------- difficulties that arose during his recent trip to Japan .

(A) peripatetic (B) linguistic (C) plausible  (D) monetary (E) territorial

3 . In order that future generations may ------------ the great diversity of animal life , it is the task of the International Wildlife Preservation Commission to prevent endangered species from becoming ----------------- .

(A) recollect --- tamed

(B) value --- evolved

(C) enjoy --- extinct

(D) anticipate --- specialized

(E) appreciate --- widespread

4 . We find it difficult to translate a foreign text literally because we cannot capture the -----

of the original passage exactly .

(A) novelty (B) succinctness (C) connotations (D) ambivalence (E) alienation

5 . It is remarkable that a man so in the public eye , so highly praised and imitated , can retain his ------------ .

(A) magniloquence (B) dogmas (C) bravado (D) idiosyncracies (E) humility

6 . For all the ---------- involved in the study of seals , we Arctic researchers have occasional moments of pure --------------- over some new discovery .

(A) tribulations -----despair

(B) hardships --- exhilaration

(C) confusions ---bewilderment

(D) inconvenience --- panic

(E) thrills --- delight

7 . Despite the growing -------------of Hispanic actors in the American theater , many Hispanic experts feel that the Spanish-speaking population is ------------ on the stage .

(A) decrease --- inappropriate

(B) emergence --- visible

(C) prominence --- underrepresented

(D) skill --- alienated

(E) number --- misdirected

8 . As a sportscaster , Gaspar was apparently never-------------; he made -----------comments about every boxing match he covered .

(A) excited ---hysterical

(B) relevant---- pertinent

(C) satisfied --- disparaging

(D) amazed--- awe-struck

(E) impressed --- laudatory

9 . Even critics who do not ----------------Robin Williams’ interpretation of the part ---------him as an inventive comic actor who has made a serious attempt to come to terms with one of the most challenging roles of our time .

(A) dissent from --- dismiss

(B) cavil at --- welcome

(C) agree with ---- denounce

(D) recoil from --- deride

(E) concur with --- acknowledge