Z! Prep SAT Critical Reading And Writing Only Quiz For Tutors
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This quiz is designed to measure a tutor's knowledge and familiarity with the Critical Reading and Writing content areas on the SAT. In order to be eligible to tutor SAT critical reading or writing students for Club Z!, prospective tutors must be able to successfully answer the following sample questions from the Z! Prep SAT Diagnostic test. Your local Area Director will determine the minimum threshold for correct answers. Good luck!
Questions and Answers
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CRITICAL READING SECTION DIRECTIONS: Each Sentence below has one or two blanks. Each blank indicates that a word has been omitted from the sentence. Beneath each sentence are five answer choices lettered A through E. The correct answer is the word or pair of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the overall meaning of the sentence.
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WRITING TEST DIRECTIONS:
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The author of Passage 2 would most likely agree with which of the following statements?
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Music programs help students enjoy music but not learn to play an instrument
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Exposure to a variety of musical influences is the best way to inspire a love of music in children
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Small groups are more effective and enjoyable for children than individual lessons
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Learning to read music is not an important skill
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Children should not be introduced to formal music programs until later in life
Correct Answer
B. Exposure to a variety of musical influences is the best way to inspire a love of music in childrenExplanation
Medium Difficulty, Long Passage
Question 19 Strategy: Read the passage in context.
Correct Answer: B. “exposure to a variety of musical influences is the best way to inspire a love of music in children.” Reference the immediately previous sentences that list myriad musical instruments and methods. Also relate Wil Fior's quote on “enjoy the process” to “inspire the love of music.”
Incorrect Answer: A. “music programs help students enjoy music but not learn to play an instrument.” If students incorporate music into their lives, it is logical that most would play a musical instrument as well as enjoy listening to one.
Incorrect Answer: C. “small groups are more effective and enjoyable for children than individual lessons.” This is incorrect, because Wil Fior never mentions the size of the educational group.
Incorrect Answer: D. “learning to read music is not an important skill.” This is illogical, because the entire theme of the passage is that Secondo values all aspects of musical education.
Incorrect Answer: E. “children should not be introduced to formal music programs until later in life.” This answer is directly contradictory to the presented information. Wil Fior is the executive director of Secondo, not an opponent of it.Rate this question:
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In her__________presentation, the speaker left no aspect of the topic unaddressed.
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Fruitful
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Polemical
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Expansive
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Beneficial
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Intense
Correct Answer
C. ExpansiveExplanation
Easy Difficulty, Sentence Fill-Ins
Question 1 Strategy: Identify the definition in the question, relate to an answer.
Correct Answer: C. “expansive” correctly relates to 'leaving no topic unaddressed'.
Incorrect Answer: A. “fruitful” does not make sense.
Incorrect Answer: B. “polemical” means controversial.
Incorrect Answer: D. “beneficial” does not make sense.
Incorrect Answer: E. “intense” does not make sense.Rate this question:
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The Sherpas, acclimated to scaling the Himalayas in perilous conditions, were rightfully_________ when the expedition_________ them for their indispensable service.
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Fearful.. hailed
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Exhausted.. promoted
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Exuberant.. sanctified
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Prideful.. lauded
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Irritated.. derided
Correct Answer
D. Prideful.. laudedExplanation
Medium Difficulty , Sentence Fill-Ins
Question 2 Strategy: Identify positive and negative vocabulary connotation.
Correct Answer: D. “prideful.. lauded” correctly uses a double positive connotation, matching with 'rightfully' and 'indispensable'.
Incorrect Answer: A. “fearful.. hailed” involves a negative then a positive connotation.
Incorrect Answer: B. “exhausted.. promoted” involves a negative then a positive connotation.
Incorrect Answer: C. “exuberant.. sanctified” does not make sense because sanctify has a religious connotation.
Incorrect Answer: E. “irritated.. derided” involves two negative connotations.Rate this question:
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The Commonwealth's repeal of the historically staid Blue Laws___________ the state's commitment to___________.
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Aided.. philanthropy
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Abrogated.. piety
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Subjugated.. mercantilism
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Heralded.. legality
Correct Answer
B. Abrogated.. pietyExplanation
Hard Difficulty, Sentence Fill-Ins
Question 3 Strategy: Match both vocabulary terms, identifying the synonym and antonym relationship.
Correct Answer: B. “abrogated.. piety” correctly relates abrogate to its synonym repeal.
Incorrect Answer: A. “aided.. philanthropy” does not make sense, because to aid is not to repeal.
Incorrect Answer: C. “subjugated.. mercantilism” does not make sense, because to subjugate is not to repeal.
Incorrect Answer: D. “heralded.. legality” does not make sense, because to herald is not to repeal, but instead means “to announce or proclaim”.Rate this question:
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The encounter between Bush and the scientists (lines 4-8) suggests that:
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Bush's inventions were not particularly valued by scientists
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The scientific community's demand upon Bush were too high
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Bush could not generate multiple solutions to a problem
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Bush’s ingenuity with science and inventing was not evident in his daily interactions
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Scientists who worked with Bush found his research lacking
Correct Answer
D. Bush’s ingenuity with science and inventing was not evident in his daily interactionsExplanation
Hard Difficulty, Short Passage
Question 4 Strategy: Look for key words in the passage.
Correct Answer: D. “Bush's ingenuity with science and inventing was not evident in his daily interactions.” This choice accurately references 'solitude,' 'alone,' and 'unyielding and dogmatic.' All of these key words describe poor social skills.
Incorrect Answer: A. “Bush's inventions were not particularly valued by scientists.” It was his social abilities that were lacking, not his technical acuity.
Incorrect Answer: B. “The scientific community's demand upon Bush were too high.” No mention of demand or expectations is ever made.
Incorrect Answer: C. “Bush could not generate multiple solutions to a problem.” This is directly refuted in the text, as a “multitude of solutions” is referenced.
Incorrect Answer: E. “Scientists who worked with Bush found his research lacking.” It was his social abilities that were lacking, not his research skills.
NOTE: Key words are a critical component of “Active Reading,” a crucial SAT study technique.Rate this question:
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The author describes Bush's solitary childhood primarily in order to
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Rationalize why Bush could not make his inventions profitable
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Explain the foundation of Bush's inventiveness and versatility
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Exemplify Bush’s lugubrious experimental practices
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Suggest that Bush was a misanthrope
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Mention the importance of Bush’s childhood laboratory
Correct Answer
B. Explain the foundation of Bush's inventiveness and versatilityExplanation
Medium Difficulty, Short Passage
Question 5 Strategy: Infer meaning.
Correct Answer: B. “explain the foundation of Bush's inventiveness and versatility.” Solutions to problems came from his “long hours experimenting alone”.
Incorrect Answer: A. “rationalize why Bush could not make his inventions profitable.” His lack of profitability was an issue during his adulthood, not his childhood.
Incorrect Answer: C. “exemplify Bush's lugubrious experimental practices.” Lugubrious means “dismal” or “gloomy,” which does not relate to Bush's experiments.
Incorrect Answer: D. “suggest that Bush was a misanthrope.” While he might indeed have been a misanthrope, the passage does not take quite such a negative tone throughout.
Incorrect Answer: E. “mention the importance of Bush's childhood laboratory.” The laboratory is incidental, not critical to the main idea of the passage, which is Bush's personality and life.Rate this question:
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Passage 1 and Passage 2 differ in their investigation of preschool intervention in that Passage 1
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Discusses programs that choose not to include music while Passage 2 is dismissive of those that do not
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Contends that there are some unanswered questions about preschool intervention while Passage 2 indicates that "best practices" are well documented
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Is based on research data whereas Passage 2 utilizes only interview and anecdotal analysis
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Gives an overview of the recent research relating to preschool programs, whereas Passage 2 describes a specific instance
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Concentrates on one specific type of intervention while Passage 2 gives an overall impression
Correct Answer
D. Gives an overview of the recent research relating to preschool programs, whereas Passage 2 describes a specific instanceExplanation
Medium Difficulty, Dual Passage
Question 7 Strategy: Compare emotional and logical arguments.
Correct Answer: D. “gives an overview of the recent research relating to preschool programs, whereas Passage 2 describes a specific instance.” Passage 1 is analytical, appealing to logic, while Passage 2 is more intuitive and appeals emotionally to the reader.
Incorrect Answer: A. “discusses programs that choose not to include music while Passage 2 is dismissive of those that do not.” Passage 2 is not directly dismissive, and hardly discusses programs other than Secondo.
Incorrect Answer: B. “contends that there are some unanswered questions about preschool intervention while Passage 2 indicates that “best practices” are well documented.” While Passage 1 does contend that there are some unanswered questions, Passage 2 never concerns itself with documentation, instead literally stating an objection to being “achievement oriented”.
Incorrect Answer: C. “is based on research data whereas Passage 2 utilizes only interview and anecdotal analysis.” Passage 2 does indeed use interviews, but also mentions “early childhood literature,” which is research data.
Incorrect Answer: E. “concentrates on one specific type of intervention while Passage 2 gives an overall impression.” This is incorrect, because Passage 1 discusses many types of interventions.Rate this question:
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American Poet Nathalia Crane, who as a child attracted attention in the 1920s for her lyric poetry, first published The Janitor's Boy in 1924, and she was not yet eleven then.
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And she was not yet eleven then
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Having not reached the age of eleven then
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When she was not yet eleven
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And not yet eleven then
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Not yet eleven at the time
Correct Answer
C. When she was not yet elevenExplanation
Easy Difficulty, Improving Sentences, Logic and Order
Question 15 Strategy: Watch out for run-on sentences!
Correct Answer: C. “when she was not yet eleven” immediately follows the declaration of a date “1924.” The inclusion of “when” correctly coordinates with the time, giving a logical reference point for the information regarding her age. The underlined clause is associated with the date 1924, not directly with Nathalia Crane, so it makes sense for a specific year to lead into a clause beginning with “when.”
Incorrect Answer: A. “and she was not eleven then” creates a run-on sentence.
Incorrect Answer: B. “having not reached the age of eleven then” is unnecessarily wordy.
Incorrect Answer: D. “and not yet eleven then” creates a run-on sentence.
Incorrect Answer: E. “not yet eleven at the time” is confusing because the clause needs to be associated with the year 1924 (which cannot have an age, as it is a year not a person), and this option associates with Nathalia Crane.Rate this question:
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When planning to start a running regimen, one should first consult a doctor, coach, or team member, and the choice of a running shoe should be carefully considered.
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And the choice of a running shoe should be carefully considered
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Yet one needs to carefully choose one's shoes
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And choose a running shoe carefully
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And one should choose a careful running shoe
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Because one's shoes need to be considered carefully
Correct Answer
C. And choose a running shoe carefullyExplanation
Medium Difficulty, Improving Sentences, Agreement
Question 16 Strategy: Look for parallel parts of speech in a list or comparison.
Correct Answer: C. “and choose a running shoe carefully” keeps the ordered list in agreement. Listing actions, items, or characteristics should follow in a parallel pattern maintaining the same part of speech. A noun, noun, and noun should order in a single list. In this case, “choose” agrees with “consult” because both are verbs. One should consult and choose.
Incorrect Answer: A. “and the choice of a running shoe should be carefully considered” compares / lists “consult” and “the choice,” incorrectly pairing a verb with a noun.
Incorrect Answer: B. “yet one needs to carefully chose one's shoes” adds a contrast between consult and choose that should not exist due to the inclusion of “yet.”
Incorrect Answer: D. “and one should choose a careful running shoe” makes no sense. A shoe cannot be careful.
Incorrect Answer: E. “because one's shoes need to be considered carefully” changes the subject from “one” to “one's shoes.”Rate this question:
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
Correct Answer
D. DExplanation
Hard Difficulty, Finding Errors, Comparisons
Question 17 Strategy: Look for comparisons between “like” terms.
Correct Answer: D. “than Carmen” needs to be “than Carmen's role” to correctly compare a role to a role.
Incorrect Answer: A. “Few” is the subject of this clause, referring to a small number of people. It is acceptable to use “few” in this way, much as using “one” or “many” is acceptable.
Incorrect Answer: B. “would dispute” is a correct use of the conditional tense.
Incorrect Answer: C. “is” refers to “the leading role” and is correctly singular.
Incorrect Answer: E. “No error”Rate this question:
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
Correct Answer
D. DExplanation
Hard Difficulty, Finding Errors, Logic and Order
Question 18 Strategy: Recognize “Standard Grammar.”
Correct Answer: D. “or” should actually be “and.” [between … and] [either … or] and [neither … nor] are the three most common in a list of phrases that always match parts.
Incorrect Answer: A. “Nowadays” is an odd expression, surely, but a correct one.
Incorrect Answer: B. “make a decision” is singular, referring to the subject “an exceptional athlete,” which is also singular.
Incorrect Answer: C. “becoming a” parallels “going to” and is appropriately used.
Incorrect Answer: E. “No error”
TIP: The Z! Prep SAT Course covers the full range of “Standard Grammar” expressions and phrases that prove difficult for so many students to master on their own.Rate this question:
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What should be done with Sentence 6?
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Replace "likewise" with "for example"
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Replace "likewise" with "on the other hand"
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Delete "likewise"
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Replace "likewise" with "while sometimes useful,"
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Delete the whole sentence
Correct Answer
D. Replace "likewise" with "while sometimes useful,"Explanation
Hard Difficulty, Draft Revising, Logic and Order
Question 20 Strategy: Correctly identify contrasting and comparing coordinating conjunctions.
Correct Answer: D. Replace “likewise” with “while sometimes useful,” correctly contrasts information regarding usefulness and issues in advertising.
Incorrect Answer: A. Replace “likewise” with “for example.” Given the context of the previous sentence: “products that can really help,” having “many advertisements .. unsuitable for a given audience” is in no way an example of products that can help.
Incorrect Answer: B. Replace “likewise” with “on the other hand.” This option seeks to compare advertisements and products directly, but they are not comparable terms.
Incorrect Answer: C. Delete “likewise.” This incorrect edit again seeks to compare products and advertisements directly.
Incorrect Answer: E. Delete the whole sentence. If the sentence is deleted, the next sentence “This is especially true for children, a fast-growing market.” would not make sense.Rate this question:
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Which of the following combines sentences 11 & 12 (reproduced below) most effectively? Some viewers think there should be no ads. Others saying there are just enough.
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Some viewers think there should be no ads and others have said there are just enough.
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Some viewers think there should be no ads, others have said there are just enough.
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Some viewers think there should be no ads; others think there are just enough
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Some think there should be no ads, others have said just enough.
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Some think ads should be eliminated; others say there are enough.
Correct Answer
C. Some viewers think there should be no ads; others think there are just enoughExplanation
Medium Difficulty, Draft Revising, Sentences
Question 19 Strategy: Understand the use of semi-colons, commas, and coordinating conjunctions to combine two clauses.
Correct Answer: C. “Some viewers think there should be no ads; others think there are just enough.” The use of a semi-colon is appropriate because each clause could stand alone as a simple sentence and both clauses are conceptually related.
Incorrect Answer: A. “Some viewers think there should be no ads and others have said there are just enough.” This option would need a comma before “and” to be correct, as well as require a change of “and” to “but.”
Incorrect Answer: B. “Some viewers think there should be no ads, others have said there are just enough.” This option would need a “but” before “others” to properly display contrast.
Incorrect Answer: D. “Some think there should be no ads, others have said just enough.” Is unclear language, because “just enough” appears to refer to a spoken statement, not the amount of ads. Furthermore, the removal of “viewers” from the sentence deletes key information regarding the subject.
Incorrect Answer: E. “Some think ads should be eliminated; others say there are enough.” This option removes “viewers” from the sentence, and key information regarding the subject should not be removed.Rate this question:
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Which statement about preschool programs, if true would validate the author's claim, in passage 1, that "research suggests a cumulative effect" (line 14)?
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Children who attend preschool do better socially and academically and are more likely to be financially stable as adults
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Increased academic success is correlated with lower rates of welfare dependency
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Further studies of preschool programs indicate that they are designed to fit the needs of the children they serve
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Some impoverished children who attended preschools were also poor as adults
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In a few instances, participation in preschool programs was not shown to decrease the need for grade repetition and special education
Correct Answer
A. Children who attend preschool do better socially and academically and are more likely to be financially stable as adultsExplanation
Medium Difficulty, Long Passage
Question 6 Strategy: Notice the hidden vocabulary question: “cumulative”
Correct Answer: A. “children who attend preschool do better socially and academically and are more likely to be financially stable as adults.” A cumulative effect is one that adds onto itself, resulting in a greater product than the mere sum of its parts.
Incorrect Answer: B. “increased academic success is correlated with lower rates of welfare dependency.” This is but a single effect, not a multiplicative one.
Incorrect Answer: C. “further studies of preschool programs indicate that they are designed to fit the needs of the children they serve.” This option does not consider the effect of such programs.
Incorrect Answer: D. “some impoverished children who attended preschools were also poor as adults.” If true, this evidence would not support the claim.
Incorrect Answer: E. “in a few instances, participation in preschool programs was not shown to decrease the need for grade repetition and special education.” If true, this evidence would not support the claim.Rate this question:
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In passage 2, the word "catalyst" in line 2 most closely means
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Vehicle
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Supplementary material
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Chemical-like effect
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Program
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Change agent
Correct Answer
E. Change agentExplanation
Hard Difficulty , Long Passage
Question 16 Strategy: Choose the correct definition from primary, secondary, and tertiary meanings of the vocabulary term.
Correct Answer: E. “change agent” is correct, because catalysts force change and reactions to occur.
Incorrect Answer: A. “vehicle” is incorrect in this context, as development cannot be carried in a vehicle.
Incorrect Answer: B. “supplementary material” would assist after the initial reaction had occurred, but a catalyst begins the reaction itself.
Incorrect Answer: C. “chemical-like effect” You would be likely to choose this answer if you thought of this as a chemistry problem. The SAT does not have chemistry, so approach this question from an English-language perspective.
Incorrect Answer: D. “program” would be correct usage independently, but is not a meaning of catalyst.Rate this question:
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