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580 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT 1 A B C D E 2 A B C D E 3 A B C D E 4 A B C D E 5 A B C D E 6 A B C D E 7 A B C D E 8 A B C D E 9 A B C D E 10 A B C D E 11 A B C D E 12 A B C D E 13 A B C D E 14 A B C D E 15 A B C D E 16 A B C D E 17 A B C D E 18 A B C D E 19 A B C D E 20 A B C D E 21 A B C D E 22 A B C D E 23 A B C D E 24 A B C D E 25 A B C D E 26 A B C D E 27 A B C D E 28 A B C D E 29 A B C D E 30 A B C D E 31 A B C D E 32 A B C D E 33 A B C D E 34 A B C D E 35 A B C D E 36 A B C D E 37 A B C D E 38 A B C D E 39 A B C D E 40 A B C D E SECTION 8 Start with number 1 for each new section. If a section has fewer questions than answer spaces, leave the extra answer spaces blank. Be sure to erase any errors or stray marks completely. 1 A B C D E 2 A B C D E 3 A B C D E 4 A B C D E 5 A B C D E 6 A B C D E 7 A B C D E 8 A B C D E 9 A B C D E 10 A B C D E 11 A B C D E 12 A B C D E 13 A B C D E 14 A B C D E 15 A B C D E 16 A B C D E 17 A B C D E 18 A B C D E 19 A B C D E 20 A B C D E 21 A B C D E 22 A B C D E 23 A B C D E 24 A B C D E 25 A B C D E 26 A B C D E 27 A B C D E 28 A B C D E 29 A B C D E 30 A B C D E 31 A B C D E 32 A B C D E 33 A B C D E 34 A B C D E 35 A B C D E 36 A B C D E 37 A B C D E 38 A B C D E 39 A B C D E 40 A B C D E SECTION 9 Practice makes perfect—for more opportunities to take full-length SAT practice tests, visit our Online Practice Plus, on the Web at www.MHPracticePlus/SATpractice. CHAPTER 16 / PRACTICE TEST I 581 1 ESSAY ESSAY 1 ESSAY Time—25 minutes Write your essay on separate sheets of standard lined paper. The essay gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can develop and express ideas. You should therefore take care to develop your point of view, present your ideas logically and clearly, and use language precisely. Your essay must be written on the lines provided on your answer sheet—you will receive no other paper on which to write. You will have enough space if you write on every line, avoid wide margins, and keep your handwriting to a reasonable size. Remember that people who are not familiar with your handwrit- ing will read what you write. Try to write or print so that what you are writing is legible to those readers. Important reminders: • A pencil is required for the essay. An essay written in ink will receive a score of zero. • Do not write your essay in your test book. You will receive credit only for what you write on your answer sheet. • An off-topic essay will receive a score of zero. You have twenty-five minutes to write an essay on the topic assigned below. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. An entertainment-driven culture runs the risk of encouraging passivity among its citi- zens. If they can experience something vicariously through a movie, television show, or video game, why should they get involved with the activity itself? It’s safer, after all, to watch someone scale a mountain than to do it yourself. The effect of this passivity, of course, is an apathetic frame of mind. We cease to care deeply about so many things because they are experienced, at best, second-hand. Assignment: Is apathy a problem in today’s society? Write an essay in which you answer this ques- tion and discuss your point of view on this issue. Support your position logically with examples from literature, the arts, history, politics, science and technology, current events, or your experience or observation. If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only. Do not turn to any other section in the test. 582 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT 1. If x = 3 and 5x = 3x + y, then y = (A) 1.5 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 6 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 2 2 222 2 SECTION 2 Time—25 minutes 20 questions Turn to Section 2 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section. Directions: For this section, solve each problem and decide which is the best of the choices given. Fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet. You may use any available space for scratchwork. 1. The use of a calculator is permitted. 2. All numbers used are real numbers. 3. Figures that accompany problems in this test are intended to provide information useful in solv- ing the problems. They are drawn as accurately as possible EXCEPT when it is stated in a spe- cific problem that the figure is not drawn to scale. All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated. 4. Unless otherwise specified, the domain of any function f is assumed to be the set of all real num- bers x for which f(x) is a real number. The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360. The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180. Notes Reference Information r A = πr 2 C=2πr ᐉ w A = ᐉw V = ᐉwh V = πr 2 h Special right triangles c 2 = a 2 + b 2 A = 1 / 2 bh h b ᐉ w h r h b c a 2x x x s s s 3 2 30° 60° 45° 45° 2. A store sells a package of 6 batteries for $4 and a package of 24 of the same batteries for $12. If you need to buy 48 of these batteries, how much money will you save by buying them in packages of 24 rather than packages of 6? (A) $4 (B) $8 (C) $12 (D) $16 (E) $20 CHAPTER 16 / PRACTICE TEST I 583 2 2 222 2 3. Which of the following points does NOT lie in the shaded region above? (A) (1, 1) (B) (1, 4) (C) (2, 3) (D) (4, 1) (E) (5, 5) 4. If of 2x is 5, what is of 4x? (A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 15 (D) 20 (E) 25 5. If n is a positive integer that is divisible by 12 and 16, then n must also be divisible by (A) 28 (B) 32 (C) 48 (D) 96 (E) 192 2 3 1 3 O x y 6 6 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Note: Figure not drawn to scale. 6. In the figure above, if a − b = 10, then a = (A) 60 (B) 65 (C) 70 (D) 75 (E) 80 7. If n is an integer, which of the following must be an even integer? (A) (B) n + 2 (C) 2n + 1 (D) n 2 (E) n 2 + n 8. Mike sold a total of 48 sodas at a snack stand. The stand sells only cola and root beer. If he sold twice as many colas as root beers, how many root beers did he sell? (A) 32 (B) 24 (C) 18 (D) 16 (E) 8 9. If m and n are both squares of integers, which of the following is NOT necessarily the square of an integer? (A) 9m (B) mn (C) m 2 (D) 9mn (E) 9m − 9n n 2 a° b° 40° 584 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT 2 2 222 2 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 13. If a, b, and c are positive even integers such that a < b < c and a + b + c = 60, then the greatest possible value of c is (A) 36 (B) 40 (C) 42 (D) 54 (E) 57 14. The population of Bumpton increased by 10% from 1980 to 1990 and decreased by 10% from 1990 to 2000. What is the net percent change in the population of Bumpton from 1980 to 2000? (A) −9% (B) −1% (C) +0% (D) +1% (E) +9% 10. If a + b = 9, a − c = 14, and a = 10, then c − b = (A) −5 (B) −3 (C) 3 (D) 5 (E) 23 11. If the average (arithmetic mean) of a, b, 4, and 10 is 8, what is the value of a + b? (A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 15 (E) 18 12. With the exception of the shaded squares, every square in the figure above contains the sum of the number in the square directly above it and the number in the square directly to its left. For example, the number 4 in the unshaded square above is the sum of the 2 in the square above it and the 2 in the square directly to its left. What is the value of x? (A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 15 (E) 30 12345 0 1 2 3 4 5 2 4 x 15. Several values of the function f are shown above. The function g is defined by g(x) = 2f(x) − 1. What is the value of g(3)? (A) −21 (B) −13 (C) 3 (D) 11 (E) 21 x –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 –29 –21 –13 –5 3 11 19 f (x) CHAPTER 16 / PRACTICE TEST I 585 2 2 222 2 16. If x > 0 and x = 5y, then (A) 2y (B) (C) 4y (D) 16y (E) 24y 17. If x > x 2 , which of the following must be true? I. x < 1 II. x > 0 III. x 2 > 1 (A) I only (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) I and III only (E) I, II, and III 18. Which of the following represents the distance from the midpoint of AB –– to the midpoint of BC –– on the number line above? (A) (B) 2x − 1 (C) 2x + 3 (D) 3x + 1 (E) 4x 32 2 x + 0 x 3x+2–x – 4 ABC y 6 xxyy 22 2−+= 19. P is the center of the circle above and PQ = QR. If ΔPQR has an area of , what is the area of the shaded region? (A) 36π− (B) (C) (D) (E) 20. In a class of 160 seniors, the ratio of boys to girls is 3 to 5. In the junior class, the ratio of boys to girls is 3 to 2. When the two classes are combined, the ratio of boys to girls is 1 to 1. How many students are in the junior class? (A) 400 (B) 360 (C) 200 (D) 180 (E) 160 693 π − 993 π − 18 9 3 π − 24 9 3 π − 93 93 Q R P STOP If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only. Do not turn to any other section of the test. 586 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT 3 3 333 3 1. Julia feared that her 6-month hiatus from playing the piano would cause her musical skills to (A) atrophy (B) align (C) develop (D) reconcile (E) disseminate 2. Senator Harris is widely viewed as a orator; his speeches are full of commen- tary and domineering opinions. (A) vindictive . . pedantic (B) conciliatory . . treacherous (C) didactic . . moralizing (D) dogmatic . . meek (E) simplistic . . prosaic 3. Walter’s was beginning to annoy his co- workers; although they appreciated the thought he gave to his decisions, his inability to make up his mind was growing tiresome. (A) vacillation (B) solicitation (C) rejuvenation (D) admonishment (E) professionalism 4. To succeed as a writer, one needs a great deal of ; successful writers are even in the face of countless rejections. (A) affluence . . haughty (B) pertinacity . . apologetic (C) intimidation . . resilient (D) tenacity . . relentless (E) stoutness . . craven GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE SECTION 3 Time—25 minutes 24 questions Turn to Section 3 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section. Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet. Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. EXAMPLE: Rather than accepting the theory unquestion- ingly, Deborah regarded it with . (A) mirth (B) sadness (C) responsibility (D) ignorance (E) skepticism A C D E B CHAPTER 16 / PRACTICE TEST I 587 3 3 333 3 5. Although direct, forceful stances usually ap- peal to voters on the campaign trail, candidates usually resort to during debates to avoid alienating any potential supporters. (A) pontification (B) circumlocution (C) logic (D) exaggeration (E) brevity 6. Counselors in the prison rehabilitation pro- gram must have faith in the of those who have committed felonies, yet be wary of ; they must believe that criminals can change, but know that they can often return to their old habits. (A) mutability . . astuteness (B) variability . . consistency (C) coarseness . . responsibility (D) persuasion . . transcendence (E) malleability . . relapse 7. Marullus’ reference to “chimney-tops” during his monologue in Julius Caesar is considered by some historians , since such things are unlikely to have existed in Rome in the first century B.C. (A) a miscalculation (B) an anachronism (C) an idiom (D) an interlocutor (E) a mirage 8. The letter “h” at the end of Pittsburgh is of American sentiments soon after World War I; it was added as part of a movement during that time to make the names of American cities sound less German. (A) an inference (B) an analogy (C) a vestige (D) an anomaly (E) a quandary Questions 9–10 are based on the following passage. Although countries can construct redoubtable stone barriers to separate “us” from “others,” no barrier is stronger than language. We infer volumes from the language of another, whether he is erudite or philistine, whether she is noble or mean. Our labels, too, can be impenetrable walls: we are “freedom fighters,” they are “terrorists”; we are the “faithful,” they are the “infidels.” Those people who use such wall-language are the Manichaeans, 1 those who refuse to see, or cannot see, shades of gray, the subtle truths of humanity. Their “truths” are the most dangerous weapons, wielded by the blind and the ignorant. 9. In this paragraph, language is characterized primarily as (A) biased (B) enlightening (C) difficult to understand (D) unifying (E) changeable 10. In line 4, the word “volumes” most nearly means (A) spaces (B) editions (C) measurements (D) an abundance (E) capacities GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE The passages below are followed by questions based on their content. Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage and in any introductory material that may be provided. Line 5 10 1 Those who believe in absolute good and evil 588 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT 3 3 333 3 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Questions 11 and 12 are based on the following passage. It may be difficult for adults to learn not to in- terfere but rather to support the child’s desire for freedom and autonomy. For example, if you watch a boy of three trying to tie his shoes, you may see him work with extraordi- nary motivation even though the loops aren’t matched, and well over half the time as he tries for the final knot, he ends up with two separate laces, one in each hand. Then watch his parents as they watch their children at- tempt a task like this. Too often the parent will step in and take over, tie the shoes the “right way” and defeat the child’s growing attempt at self-mastery. The same goes for putting on boots, coats, and even playing with toys. It is exceedingly easy to fall into the trap of almost always responding negatively to a child at this age. Commonly, a parent might say no up to 200 times a day at this stage. Such nagging not only is aversive in the extreme, but also a constant reminder to the child of his or her lack of self-control. 11. The passage suggests that helping a boy to tie his shoes the “right way” (line 13) can be (A) necessary to his self-esteem (B) important to his personal hygiene (C) appropriate only if the boy has the neces- sary fine motor skills (D) essential to teaching him patience (E) harmful to his autonomous development 12. The passage indicates that negative responses to a child can lead to the child’s (A) rebellion (B) feeling of helplessness (C) persistence in the task (D) mimicking of the negative behavior (E) anger Questions 13–18 are based on the following passage. The following is an essay about T. S. Eliot, an American poet of the early 20th century, and the Modernist movement, of which he was a part. Modernism is the most peculiar of all artistic movements of the twentieth century and the most difficult to pin down since people started coming up with “movements” in the first place. Modernism is the only thing that strikes more fear into the heart of an English under- graduate than the idea of going to a lecture. Critics and academics, not unwisely, prefer their artistic movements to be readily compre- hensible and clearly enough defined to make some logical sense. Modernism, however, will not be tamed. It is straggly, begins nowhere and with no one in particular, and ends only when its writers have started to baffle even themselves. One treads carefully through its key texts: James Joyce’s Ulysses, T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land (both 1922), and Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway (1925). The authors of these aberrations, these posturing, egotistical, lunatic, kaleidoscopic works of blatant and self-conscious genius, have laid literary land- mines throughout their works. Joyce said of Ulysses that “I’ve put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that’s the only way of insuring one’s immortal- ity.” This statement sums up the enigma of modernism (if one can be said to sum up an enigma) in that it contains arrogance min- gling with modesty, cleverness tied up in self- effacing humour, and above all absurdity with a purpose. Plots, such as they exist at all in modernist writing, are submerged beneath wave upon wave of classical allusions, archaisms, neologisms, foreign languages, quotations, swear words and other hyper- literary and meta-literary indulgences. If I haven’t made it clear already, it is hard not to love modernism. It is hard to work out what exactly it is. Line 5 10 15 20 Line 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Second passage: Educational Psychology: A Developmental Approach, Norman A. Sprinthall et al., McGraw-Hill, 1994, p. 149 CHAPTER 16 / PRACTICE TEST I 589 3 3 333 3 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 14. The passage suggests that critics and acade- mics dislike artistic movements that are (A) enigmatic (B) comprehensible (C) wide-ranging (D) inventive (E) socially conscious 15. The “landmines” in lines 21–22 are (A) episodes in novels that refer to violence (B) criticisms of the works of other novelists (C) new methods of analyzing literature (D) literary devices intended to baffle academics (E) limitations that publishers place on an author’s work 16. The reference to “wave upon wave” (line 34) suggests that, in Modernist fiction, plot is (A) a powerfully moving element (B) secondary to other considerations (C) dominant over diction (D) characterized by redundancy (E) dangerous 17. The author’s overall attitude toward Modernism can best be described as (A) ambivalent (B) reverential (C) cynical (D) indignant (E) jocular 18. The final sentence of the passage employs each of the following EXCEPT (A) simile (B) juxtaposition (C) personification (D) contrast (E) metaphor Recently, while browsing in an Oxford bookshop, a friend of mine picked up a copy of Finnegans Wake—James Joyce’s final book—and read the first page. Between tears of laughter, he managed to indicate to me that he couldn’t understand a word of it. It is hard not to sympathise with the outsider’s at- titude so amply demonstrated by my friend’s outburst of shock and wonder. To find one of our most famous authors writing gibberish is rather heartening. Yet we remain outsiders to the work. Finnegans Wake, you see, is em- blematic of all that is right and wrong with modernism. It took a spectacularly long time to write and was finally published in 1939, seventeen years after its predecessor, Ulysses. That probably had something to do with the fact that over 40 different languages crept into its catalogue of portmanteau words (ersatz words consisting of two or more real words or word elements, like those of Lewis Carroll in his poem “Jabberwocky”). The re- sulting book is uniquely inventive and at the same time uniquely confusing. In that sense, it is the perfect example of a modernist text. It alienates its readers just as it tries to mimic how they think. The English mod- ernist novel is a sociopath and a cad: danger- ous and reprehensive but somehow roguishly likeable. 13. In the first paragraph, the author character- izes Modernism as which of the following? I. self-centered II. ill-defined III. politically oriented (A) I only (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) II and III only (E) I, II, and III 45 50 55 60 65 70 Excerpted from T. S. Eliot and the Elitism of Modernism, by David Pinching, on http://www.bibliomania.com . 9m − 9n n 2 a° b° 40° 584 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT 2 2 222 2 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 13. If a, b, and c are positive even integers such that a < b < c and a + b + c = 60, then the greatest possible. this section only. Do not turn to any other section of the test. 586 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT 3 3 333 3 1. Julia feared that her 6-month hiatus from playing the piano would cause her musical skills to. good and evil 588 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT 3 3 333 3 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Questions 11 and 12 are based on the following passage. It may be difficult for adults to learn not to in- terfere but rather