SAT Preparation

1. SAT Preparation Improving Sentences and Identifying Sentence Errors 2007 SAT Practice Test 4

2. The requirements for raising a child according to a well-known psychologist is patience and loving discipline rather than uncontrolled anger and excessive punishment. A. The requirements for raising a child according to a well-known psychologist is B. To raise a child, according to a well-known psychologist, it requires C. According to a well-known psychologist, raising a child requires D. In raising a child is required, according to a well-known psychologist, E. As for raising a child according to a well- known psychologist,

3. Eighteen million courses or antibiotics are prescribed for the common cold in the U.S. per year; however, these prescriptions are unnecessary because colds are caused by viruses, which cannot be treated by antibiotics. A. however, these prescriptions are unnecessary because B. therefore, these prescriptions are unnecessary because C. these prescriptions are unnecessary although D. consequently, these prescriptions are not necessary although E. because these prescriptions are not necessary,

4. Known for such musicals as Sunday in the Park with George and A Little Night Music, more than twenty scores have been composed by Stephen Sondheim. A. more than twenty scores have been composed by Stephen Sondheim B. over twenty scores composed by Stephen Sondheim C. Stephen Sondheim has composed more than twenty scores D. compositions by Stephen Sondheim have been done over twenty scores E. Stephen Sondheim’s compositions have been in more than twenty scores

5. The rare-earth metal dysprosium, being a member of the lanthanide series, and is in group IIIb of the periodic table. A. dysprosium, being a member of the lanthanide series, and is in group IIIb of the periodic table B. dysprosium is a member of the lanthanide series, it is in group IIIb of the periodic table C. dysprosium, a member of the lanthanide series, is in group IIIb of the periodic table D. dysprosium is in group IIIb of the periodic table being a member of the lanthanide series E. dysprosium, to be a member of the lanthanide series, is in group IIIb of the periodic table

6. The Kiwi, which is the national bird of New Zealand, cannot fly, lives in a hole in the ground, is almost blind, lays only one egg each year, and yet it has survived for 70 million years. A. yet it has survived for 70 million years B. yet it survives for 70 million years C. yet, for 70 million years, they have survived D. it has been surviving for 70 million years E. they have survived for 70 million years

7. Like Kate Sheppard campaigned for women’s suffrage in New Zealand, so too did Elizabeth Cady Stanton fight for many years for women’s suffrage in the United States. A. Like Kate Sheppard campaigned B. Just as Kate Sheppard campaigned C. Just like Kate Sheppard, who campaigned D. As Kate Sheppard campaigned E. Just as the campaign of Kate Sheppard

8. No one reason given for the fall of Rome are adequate explanations on their own, but many reasons taken together provide a clear picture as to why the once might empire did not last. A. are adequate explanations all on their B. are an adequate explanation on its C. adequately explain on their D. offers an adequate explanation on their E. is an adequate explanation on its

9. The organic molecule known as cyclohexane can be oriented not only in the form of a chair but it has a less common shape of a boat. A. it has a B. as well in the much C. also in the D. also the E. in the way of having a much

10. In 1932, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, which was founded by Sir Thomas Beecham, debuted in Queen’s Hall, it was intended to be a counterpart to the orchestras of Vienna and Berlin. A. Hall, it was intended to be B. Hall with the intention of becoming C. Hall and it was intended to be D. Hall, but it was intended to be E. Hall; it was intended to be

11. At only four-feet-eight inches and ninety-four pounds, a small frame being necessary for a gymnast, Mary Lou Retton captured the hearts of the American people and won a gold medal in the 1984 Olympic Games. A. a small frame being necessary for a gymnast B. having a small frame necessary for a gymnast C. being small-framed necessarily for gymnasts D. a small frame necessary for gymnastics E. because her small frame is necessarily for gymnasts

12. Identify the Error Somebody, though I’m not sure who, (A) have been eating cookies I (B) spent all week (C) baking(D) for the school fund raiser. (E) No error.

13. Identify the Error (A) By order of the Board of Education, (B) the wearing of tank tops by (C) students in all city schools (D) have been completely banned. (E) No error.

14. Identify the Error (A) When he confronted the (B) teacher, as he did after almost every test, the student was (C) adamant that neither the questions nor the answer choices (D) was fair. (E) No error.

15. Identify the Error Only after he (A) had wrote the note (B) did Jason begin (C) to feel(D) remorse. (E) No error.

16. Identify the Error The old cliché, “Don’t’ put all your eggs in one basket,” which (A) makes little sense to people who (B) have never worked on a farm, might be restated in this way: those (C) wishing to maximize their business opportunities should take care to ensure that (D) he keeps several options open. (E) No error.

17. Identify the Error The members of the lacrosse team (A) took off their helmets and gloves and (B) sat down, (C) discouraged, to discuss the disappointing loss of (D) its archrival. (E) No error.

18. Identify the Error As the prime interest rate (A) offered by various banks (B) rises, the housing market (C) suffers, (D) despite some of the lowest housing prices in years. (E) No error.

19. Identify the Error The police officer (A) was unable to (B) have elicited information from the witnesses (C) regarding the fire, no matter how hard (D) he tried. (E) No error.

20. Identify the Error The goals of the scientists, (A) whose training(B) had afforded them extensive experience with cutting-edge methodologies, were to change the genetic components of the virus and (C) creating a new set of criteria (D) for analyzing the results. (E) No error.

21. Identify the Error (A) At large for (B) more than three weeks, the criminal (C) accused of armed robbery continues (D) to elude capture. (E) No error.

22. Identify the Error Despite recent (A) controversy over ballot-punching, which (B) has discovered some people (C) from voting in local elections, next year many U.S. citizens will attempt to elect a President who (D) will be representing their views on the issues. (E) No error.

23. Identify the Error (A) Afflicted from tuberculosis, the English poet John Keats (B) did not have long to live, so his doctors recommended that he (C) spend his last days in the more comfortable climate (D) of Rome. (E) No error.

24. Identify the Error Shawn prides himself (A) on his ability(B) to play the guitar, a (C) skill that he taught himself (D) while procrastinating. (E) No error.

25. Identify the Error (A) No matter how many times Julie hears her favorite song, whenever (B) it is played on the radio, she (C) will dance around the room (D) as if she has never heard the song before. (E) No error.

26. Identify the Error Although my grandmother (A) has spent much of the past five years (B) researching our family’s lineage, she simply cannot find any information about the Jebediah Putnam branch of our family tree; until she learns about (C) them, she (D) will not be able to make any further progress. (E) No error.

27. Identify the Error Because (A) it resolves many (B) apparent discrepancies in Darwin’s theory, some biologists now (C) consider genes the relevant (D) units of evolution. (E) No error.

28. Identify the Error (A) Some scholars argue (B) that Shakespeare’s collection of sonnets (C) were actually written for (D) his patron. (E) No errors.

29. Identify the Error (A) Often cited by the media (B) is the (C) right to freedom of speech and the claim that the public wants to know what celebrities do in (D) their off-time. (E) No error.

30. Bonus: SAT Essay Prompt • Everyone makes hundreds of simple, spontaneous decision daily. When the issues are not morally complex and the stakes are small, our normal instincts are sufficient. The problem comes when we don’t distinguish between minor and potentially major issues that demand a much more careful approach. But even with significant consideration, it can be very difficult to choose between two options that seem equally valuable.

31. Bonus: SAT Essay Prompt • What two options are the most difficult to choose between? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.