SAT Mock Test
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1. Subject–verb agreement
Which choice completes the sentence with standard English grammar? “The collection of maps from several coastal towns ___ stored in the archive.”
- are
- have been
- is
- were
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Answer: C. is
The subject is the singular noun “collection,” so “is” agrees with it. The plural nouns “maps” and “towns” are inside prepositional phrases and do not determine the verb’s number.
2. Sentence boundaries
Which choice correctly joins these clauses? “The first trial failed ___ the team revised its method.”
- ,
- ;
- : and
- without punctuation
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Answer: B. ;
Both “The first trial failed” and “the team revised its method” can stand alone as complete sentences. A semicolon joins these related independent clauses. A comma alone creates a comma splice; no punctuation creates a fused sentence.
3. Logical transitions
Choose the most logical transition: “The new material weighs less than the original. ___, it can support twice as much weight.”
- Nevertheless
- For example
- Therefore
- Similarly
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Answer: A. Nevertheless
“Nevertheless” signals the contrast between lower weight and greater load capacity. The second statement is not an example of weighing less, and the passage does not establish that lower weight causes greater strength.
4. Evidence and inference
In a small experiment, seedlings receiving six hours of light grew taller on average than seedlings receiving three hours. All seedlings received the same amount of water. Which claim is best supported by the passage?
- Every plant grows taller with more light.
- Water had no effect on seedling growth.
- Three hours of light prevents growth.
- The six-hour group had a greater average height in this experiment.
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Answer: D. The six-hour group had a greater average height in this experiment.
The passage directly supports the comparison between the two groups in this experiment. It does not justify a claim about every plant, establish that water has no effect, or say that the three-hour group did not grow.
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