12 - ] Model SAT Tests
Test Twelve
Select the best answer to each of the following questions ; then blacken the appropriate space on your answer sheet .
The sentences in this section may contain errors in grammar , usage , choice of words , or idioms . Either there is just one error in a sentence or the sentence is correct . Some words or phrases are underlined and lettered ; if the sentence is correct , select No error . Then blacken the appropriate space on your answer sheet .
Example
The region
has a climate so severe that plants growing there rarely had
been more
A
B C
than twelve
inches high . No error
D E
(A) (B) (C)
(D) (E)
1
. I can hardly believe your tale of military intrigue :the sophisticated
secret weapons and
A
the
increasing violent actions that were exhibited by just one man seem
incredible .No
B C
D E
error
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
2
. The animals who were chosen to represent the Democratic and
Republican parties , the
A B
donkey and the elephant , were created by
the renowned cartoonist Thomas Nast. No error
C D
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
3
. I should like you and he to supply the necessary data for
the annual statement that must
A B C
be prepared in advance of the spring meeting . No error
D
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
4
. In the aftermath of the space shuttle Challenger explosion , where seven
crew members
A
B
were
killed , the NASA program underwent a massive examination
. No error
C
D E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
5
. Twenty -five restless five-year-olds were throwing paper clips
, were drawing on the
A B
blackboard
, and called to one another while their teacher went searching
for milk and
C D
cookies
. No error
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
6.
Recent medical breakthroughs , including the discovery of a vaccine to
slow the AIDS
A
virus ,
have encouraged researchers ; and a cure is still eluding
them . No error
B C D E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
7
. Before the producer took the
musical to Broadway , he tried to get the show with all
A
B
their actors and actresses booked in
summer stock theaters for last-minute revisions .
C
D
No
error
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
8
. Neither the middle career change applicant nor the young ,
inexperienced applicant are
A
finding
it easy to begin a career in data processing because
of a shortage of job openings .
B C
D
No
error
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
9
. Even after you have endured a cold winter in subzero weather , one
finds it possible to
A
B C
become
acclimated to tropical temperatures in the summer . No error
D E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
10
. When you buy a condominium , you will have less work than owning a house entails ,
A
B
but you have not had the intrinsic rewards
. No error
C D E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
11
. We have come to the conclusion that we can end hostilities in that
area of the world by
A
B
providing food to both sides , bringing the
opposing forces to the negotiation table , and to
C
guarantee financial aid to both sides once peace is established . No
error
D
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
12
. Numerous collections of short
stories include works by Isaac Bashevis Singer who ,
A
despite living in the United States for
more than fifty years , continued to write primarily
B
C D
in Yiddish . No error
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
13
. Public television has succeeded admirably in raising money for its
future programs
A B C
through marathon fund raising projects .
No error
D E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
14
. By the time the bank guard closed the doors , a riot had erupted due to the long lines
A
B C
and shortage of tellers . No error
D E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
15
. The ancient concept that states that the sun revolves around
Earth is questioned by
A B C D
Copernicus
in the sixteenth century . No error
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
16
. If the bystander had not been familiar with first-aid techniques , the young diver
A
B
which had the bad fall might have
been paralyzed . No error
C
D
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
17
. The opera company members , which ranged from Joseph Volpe to conductor James
A B
Levine , joined forces to pay tribute to
retiring tenor Luciano Pavarotti . No error
C D
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
18
. Both major high school debate teams - each eager to dominate this year’s National
A B
Forensics League competition - intends to
review thoroughly the videos of
last year’s
C D
tournament
. No error
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
19
. Improvements in the global positioning system (GPS) will allow pilots
using the system
A
to guide aircraft right down to the runway even when severe
weather creates conditions of
B C
D
zero
visibility . No error
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
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