SAT writing essentials part 6 pps

–PRACTICE TEST 1– 76 Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. —Winston Churchill Assignment: Persistence in the face of failure is not always rewarded by success. Many people struggle for years without achieving their goal(s). Is there a point at which it makes sense to “throw in the towel?” Do you agree or disagree with the familiar saying “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again”? Plan your response, and then write an essay to explain your viewpoint. Support your position with specific examples and evidence, which may be from personal experience or observations; your reading or studies; or knowledge of subjects such as history, literature, and science. –PRACTICE TEST 1– 77 –PRACTICE TEST 1– 78  Section 2 Time: 25 minutes 35 multiple-choice questions ANSWER SHEET: –PRACTICE TEST 1– 79 1.abcde 2.abcde 3.abcde 4.abcde 5.abcde 6.abcde 7.abcde 8.abcde 9.abcde 10.abcde 11.abcde 12.abcde 13.abcde 14.abcde 15.abcde 16.abcde 17.abcde 18.abcde 19.abcde 20.abcde 21.abcde 22.abcde 23.abcde 24.abcde 25.abcde 26.abcde 27.abcde 28.abcde 29.abcde 30.abcde 31.abcde 32.abcde 33.abcde 34.abcde 35.abcde [...]... by sleek ones with flat screens that save space 86 – PRACTICE TEST 1 – Directions: Questions 31–35 are based on the following passage, a first draft of an essay about the Cold War Read the passage and the questions that follow For each question, choose the answer that will most improve the passage Some questions ask you to choose the best revision of a particular sentence or pair of sentences Other questions... and he asked for funds to aid research and experimentation (5)Roosevelt agreed, and the government created the Manhattan Project, a massive effort to develop nuclear weapons (6) Next, the date that will live in infamy: August 6, 1945 (7)The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan (8)An estimated 150,000 civilians were killed in the attack (9)President Truman claimed that dropping the... following? a Combine paragraphs 1 and 2 b Start a third paragraph with sentence 6 c Start a third paragraph with sentence 5 d Start a third paragraph with sentence 9 e No change to existing paragraph structure is necessary 88 – PRACTICE TEST 1 – Section 3 Time: 10 minutes 14 multiple-choice questions ANSWER SHEET: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a a a a a a a b b b b b b b c c c c c c c d d d d d d d e e e e e e e 8 9... sentences Other questions ask you to consider how to best improve the overall organization of the passage In each case, the correct answer is the one that most closely conforms to the conventions of formal writing (1)The Cold War is one of the most interesting and troubling times in American history (2)Several important historical events led to the Cold War (3)First, in 1939, Albert Einstein wrote a letter... c c c c c c d d d d d d d e e e e e e e 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 89 a a a a a a a b b b b b b b c c c c c c c d d d d d d d e e e e e e e – PRACTICE TEST 1 – Directions: In each of the following sentences, part or all of the sentence is underlined The underlined text may contain an error in sentence construction, grammar, word choice, or punctuation Choice a repeats the original underlined text If there... fatter than 50 years ago, c Domesticated hounds, being fatter than 50 years ago; d Domesticated hounds are fatter than they were 50 years ago; e Being fatter than 50 years ago, 91 – PRACTICE TEST 1 – 6 Held in 1985, Bob Geldof organized the first Live Aid Concert to benefit famine victims in Africa a Held in 1985, Bob Geldof organized the first Live Aid Concert to benefit famine victims in Africa b Bob... neighborhood rallied together to help the victims reestablish their lives 7 Anarchists are those who believe any form of government is bad, in contrast totalitarians believe there should be one political party that rules a nation a bad, in contrast totalitarians believe b bad, to which totalitarians, believing c bad, in contrast to which totalitarians believe d bad, in contrast to totalitarians, who believe . 1– 79 1.abcde 2.abcde 3.abcde 4.abcde 5.abcde 6. abcde 7.abcde 8.abcde 9.abcde 10.abcde 11.abcde 12.abcde 13.abcde 14.abcde 15.abcde 16. abcde 17.abcde 18.abcde 19.abcde 20.abcde 21.abcde 22.abcde 23.abcde 24.abcde 25.abcde 26. abcde 27.abcde 28.abcde 29.abcde 30.abcde 31.abcde 32.abcde 33.abcde 34.abcde 35.abcde