24- ] Model SAT Tests - Test Twenty Four

24 - ] Model SAT Tests

Test Twenty Four

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

1 . Although in his seventies at the time of the interview , Picasso proved alert and insightful , his faculties ----------- despite the inevitable toll of the years .

(A) atrophied (B) diminished  (C) intact (D) useless (E) impaired

2 .While the 1940s are most noted for the development of black modern dance , they are also ------ because they were the last gasp for tap dancing .

(A) irrelevant (B) unfounded (C) significant (D) speculative (E) contemporary

3 . People who take megadoses of vitamins and minerals should take care : though beneficial in small quantities , in large amounts these substances may have ---------effects .

(A) admirable (B) redundant (C) intangible (D) toxic (E) minor

4 . The number of black hawks has -----------because the encroachments of humans on their territory have caused them to --------- their customary breeding places .

(A) multiplied ------endure

(B) extrapolated ------alter

(C) increased ----- locate

(D) diminished ---------accept

(E) dwindled ------- shun

5 . Although Britain’s film makers often produce fine films , they are studiously --------and rarely aim at a mass market .

(A) commercial (B) viable  (C) derivative (D) elitist (E) collaborative

6 . MacDougall’s former editors remember him as a -------- man whose ------and exhaustive

reporting was worth the trouble .

(A) domineering…. wearisome

(B) congenial …. pretentious

(C) popular …. supercilious

(D) fastidious …. garbled

(E) cantankerous …. meticulous

7 . The opossum is …. the venom of snakes in the rattlesnake subfamily and thus views the reptiles not as …. enemies but as a food source .

(A) vulnerable to …. natural

(B) conscious of …. mortal

(C) impervious to …. lethal

(D) sensitive to …. deadly

(E) defenseless against …. potential

8. Breaking with established musical conventions , Stravinsky was …. composer whose heterodox works infuriated the traditionalists of his day .  

(A) a derivative (B) an iconoclastic (C) an controversial (D) a venerated (E) a trite

9 . A code of ethics governing the behavior of physicians during epidemics did not exist until 1846 when it was …. by the American Medical Association .

(A) rescinded (B) promulgated (C) presupposed (D) depreciated (E) implied

10 . Unlike the highly …. Romantic poets of the previous century , Arnold and his fellow Victorian poets were ….  and interested in moralizing .

(A) rhapsodic …. lyrical

(B) frenetic …. distraught

(C) emotional …. didactic

(D) sensitive …. strange

(E) dramatic …. warped

11 . The critics were distressed that an essayist of such glowing ….. could descend to writing such dull , uninteresting prose .

(A) obscurity (B) ill-repute (C) shallowness (D) promise (E) amiability

12 . Famous in her time and then forgotten , the seventeenth century Dutch painter Judith Leyster was …. obscurity when , in 1993 , the Worcester Art Museum organized the first retrospective exhibition of her work .

(A) resigned to (B) rewarded with (C) rescued from (D) indifferent to (E) worthy of

13 . The testimony of eyewitnesses is notoriously …. emotion and excitement all too often cause our minds to distort what we see .

(A) judicious (B) interdependent (C) credible (D) unreliable (E) gratifying

14 . Although Henry was not in general a sentimental man , occasionally he would feel a touch of …. for the old days and would contemplate making a brief excursion to Boston to revisit his childhood friends .

(A) exasperation (B) chagrin (C) nostalgia (D) lethargy (E) anxiety

15 . We had not realized how much people …. the library’s old borrowing policy until we received complaints once it had been ….

(A) enjoyed …. continued

(B) disliked …. administrated

(C) respected …. imitated

(D) ignored …. lauded

(E) appreciated …. superseded

16 . During the Dark Ages , hermits and other religious ….. fled the world to devote themselves to silent contemplation .

(A) renegades  (B) skeptics (C) altruists (D) recluses (E) convictions

17 . No real-life hero of ancient or modern days can surpass James Bond with his nonchalant …. of death and the …. with which he bears torture .

(A) contempt …. distress

(B) disregard …. fortitude

(C) veneration …. guile

(D) concept …. terror

(E) ignorance …. fickleness

18 . Even though the basic organization of the brain does not change after birth , details of its structure and function remain …. for some time , particularly in the cerebral cortex .

(A) plastic (B) immutable (C) essential (D) unavoidable (E) static

19 . Lavish in visual beauty , the film Lawrence of Arabia also boasts …. of style : it knows how much can be shown in a shot , how can be said in a few words .

(A) extravagance (B) economy (C) autonomy (D) frivolity (E) arrogance 

 

23 - ] Model SAT Tests - Test Twenty Three

23 - ] Model SAT Tests

Test Twenty Three

Some or all the parts of the following sentences are underlined . The first answer choice , (A) , simply repeats the underlined part of the sentence . The other four choices present four alternative ways to phrase the underlined part . Select the answer that produces the most effective sentence , one that is clear and exact , and blacken the appropriate space on your answer sheet . In selecting your choice , be sure that it is standard written English , and that it expresses the meaning of the original sentence .

Example

The first biography of author Eudora Welty came out in 1998 and she was 89 years old at the time .

 (A) and she was 89 years old at the time

(B) at the time when she was 89

(C) upon becoming an 89 year old

(D) when she was 89

(E) at the age of 89 years old

(A)  (B) (C) (D) (E)

1 . By the time we arrive in Italy , we have traveled through four countries .

(A) we have traveled through four countries

(B) we had traveled through four countries

(C) we will have traveled through four countries

(D) four countries will have been  traveled through

(E) we through four countries shall have traveled

2 . To say “My lunch was satisfactory” is complimentary , to say “My lunch was adequate” is not .  

(A) complimentary , to say

(B) complementary , to say

(C) complementary , however , to say

(D) complimentary , but to say

(E) complementary to saying

3.When one debates the merits of the proposed reduction in our tax base , you should take into consideration the effect  it will have on the schools and the other public services.

(A) you should consideration the effect

(B) you should consider the effect

(C) one should take the affect

(D) one takes into consideration the affect

(E) one should take into consideration the effect

4 . We were afraid of the teacher’s wrath , due to his statement that he would penalize anyone who failed to hand in his term paper on time .

(A) wrath , due to his statement that

(B) wrath  due to his statement that

(C) wrath inasmuch as his statement that

(D) wrath because of  his statement that

(E) wrath and his statement that

5 . Although the doctors had put the patient through a series of tests , including X-rays and cytoscopy , they have found no explanation of her mysterious ailment .

(A) they have found no explanation of her mysterious ailment

(B) no explanation of her mysterious ailment has been found

(C) no explanation was found of her mysterious ailment

(D) they did not explain her mysterious ailment

(E) they found no explanation of her mysterious ailment

6.  Originally referring to an excess of patriotic fervor , the term “chauvinism” has come to signify devotion to the theory of masculine superiority .

(A) Originally referring to an excess of patriotic fervor .

(B) In its original reference  to an excess of patriotic fervor .

(C) Originally it referred to an excess of patriotic fervor .

(D) Originally it was referring to an excessive patriotic fervor.

(E) An excess of patriotic fervor being originally referred to .

7 . Exercise offers both physical and emotional benefits : a sense of control over one’s body , a feeling of accomplishment and it is a release of pent-up frustrations .

(A) and it is a release of pent-up frustrations

(B) and it releases pent-up frustrations

(C) by releasing pent-up frustrations

(D) and a release of pent-up frustrations

(E) and a release from pent-up frustrations

8. Because the sports industry has become so popular is the reason that some universities have created new courses in sports marketing and event planning .

(A) popular is the reason that some universities have created new courses in sports marketing and event planning .

(B) popular , some universities have created new courses in sports marketing and event planning .

(C) popular , there have been new courses in sports marketing and event planning created by some universities.

(D) popular is the reason that new courses in sports marketing and event planning have been created by some universities

(E) popular they have created new courses in sports marketing and event planning at some universities

9 . I have discovered that the subways in New York are as clean as any other city I have visited .

(A) as clean as any other city I have visited

(B) as clean as those in any other city I have visited

(C) as clean as those in any other city I visited

(D) cleaner than any city I visited

(E) cleaner than any other city I have visited

10 . Inflation in the United States has not and , we hope , never will reach a rate of 20 percent a year .

(A) has not and , we hope , never will reach

(B) has not reached and , we hope , never will

(C) has not and hopefully never will reach

(D) has not reached and , we hope , never will

(E) has not reached  and hopefully never will

11 . Godard is part biography , part cultural analysis , and it partly pays tribute to an artist who , the author believes , is one of the most influential of his time .

(A) analysis , and it partly pays tribute to an artist

(B) analysis , and part tribute to an artist

(C) analysis , and partly a payment of tribute to an artist

(D) analysis , also it partly pays tribute to an artist

(E) analysis , but there is a part that is a tribute to an artist

12 . Embarrassment over the discovery of element 118 . announced with great fanfare and then retracted amid accusations of scientific fraud , has left the nuclear physics community feeling bruised .

(A) element 118 , announced with great fanfare and then retracted amid accusations of scientific fraud , has left

(B) element 118 , which was announced with great fanfare and afterwards which was retracted amid accusations of scientific fraud , has left

(C) element 118 . announced with great fanfare and then retracted amid accusations of scientific fraud, have left

(D) element 118 was announced with great fanfare and then was retracted amid accusations of scientific fraud , it has left

(E) element 118 . it having been announced with great fanfare and then retracted amidst accusations of scientific fraud , has left

13 . Life on Earth has taken a tremendous range of forms , but all species arise from the same molecular ingredients , these ingredients limit the chemical reactions that can occur within cells and so constrain what life can do . 

(A) ingredients , these ingredients limit the chemical reactions that can occur within cells (B) ingredients , these are ingredients that limit the chemical reactions that can occur within cells

(C) ingredients , these ingredients limit the chemical reactions that  could occur within cells

 (D) ingredients which limit the chemical reactions that can occur within cells

E) ingredients ; but these ingredients limit the chemical reactions that can occur within cells 

22 - ] Model SAT Tests - Test Twenty Two

22 - ] Model SAT Tests

Test Twenty Two

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 .
The lieutenant reminded his men that the only information to be given to the captors

                                      A                                                                          B

was each individual’s name , rank , and what his serial number  was  . No error

           C                                                                          D                                   E

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

2 . When the teacher ordered the student to go to the dean’s office as a result of the class

          A                                                               B                                           C      

disruption , she surprised us because she usually will handle her own discipline problems .

                                                                                             D

No error

      E

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

3 . He was the author whom I believed was most likely to receive the coveted award .

                                         A           B                       C                                     D

No error

      E

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

4 . Please give this scholarship to whoever in the graduating class has done the most to

                                                              A                                                 B

promote  goodwill in the community . No error

     C             D                                               E

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

5 . The two lawyers interpreted the statute differently , and they needed a judge to settle its

                                          A                                     B           C                                                     D

 dispute . No error 

                      E

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

6 . All of the team members , except him , has anticipated interest from the national leagues

                                                                A      B                                C    

 , and now practice twice as long . No error

                                                D            E

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

7 . Everybody but him has paid their dues ; we must seek ways to make him understand the

                           A                           B                            C

 need for prompt payment . No error

      D                                             E

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

8 . In order to be sure that the mattress was firm before placing an order , the man gingerly

             A                         B

sat down and laid back . No error

       C                     D               E

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

9. Since she found the climate of Arizona very healthy , she decided to move to Phoenix as

       A                                                                       B                                       C

soon as  possible . No error

      D                           E

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

10 . The data that  he presented was not pertinent to the matter under discussion . No error

                           A                            B               C                                          D                        E

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

11 . In order for she and I to be able to attend , we will need to receive tickets within the

               A              B                                   C                      D

week . No error

              E

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

12 . I feel badly  about the present conflict because I do not know how to resolve it without

                A                                                          B

hurting  either you or him . No error

      C                                D          E

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

13 . A new production of the opera Aida has just been announced ; it will be sung on an

                                                                              A                                 B           C

outdoor stage with live animals . No error

                           D                                 E

 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

14 . Unless two or more members object to him joining the club , we shall have to accept his

            A                                                                    B                                                        C

 application for membership . No error

                       D                               E

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

15 . Thurgood Marshall made history by becoming the first black Supreme Court Justice

                                                      A                    B

when he was appointed of this position by President Lyndon Johnson . No error

    C                           D                                                                                          E

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

16 . When she spoke with the police , she reported her loss , stating that a large quantity of

          A                                                                                                                                B

 clothing and of valuable jewelry were missing . No error

                                C                             D                 E

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

17 . When Freud introduced the notion that most mental possesses that  determine our

                                                                                                                     A 

everyday thoughts , feelings , and what we wish  occur unconsciously , his contemporaries

                                                                    B                                 C

rejected it as impossible . No error 

                D                                E            

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

18 . Artesian water comes from an artesian well , a well that taps  a water-bearing layer of

                                           A                                                        B

rock or sand , in which the water level stands above  the top of the aquifer . No error

                                 C                                        D                                                          E

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

19 During the Cultural Revolution in China , Li Huayi has labored as a “worker-artist” .

           A                                                                                         B

painting government propaganda posters , while in private he developed his own  artistic

                                                                              C                                                 D            

style . No error

                 E

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