Question ID afec1a70 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical ann Synthesis ir ) While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: As engineered structures, many bird nests are uniquely flexible yet cohesive. A research team led by Yashraj Bhosale wanted to better understand the mechanics behind these structural properties, Bhosale's team used laboratory models that simulated the arrangement of flexible sticks into nestuike structures. The researchers analyzed the points where sticks touched one another. When pressure was applied to the model nests, the number of contact points between the sticks increased, making the structures stiffer. The student wants to present the primary aim of the research study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Bhosale's team wanted to better understand the mechanics behind bird nests’ uniquely flexible yet cohesive structural A. properties. The researchers used laboratory models that simulated the arrangement of flexible sticks and analyzed the points B. where sticks touched one another. After analyzing the points where sticks touched, the researchers found that the structures became stiffer when C. pressure was applied. D. As analyzed by Bhosale's team, bird nests are uniquely flexible yet cohesive engineered structures. PREC YOrSco Correct Answer: A, Rationale Choice A is the best answer. It describes the reason Bhosale's team wanted to study the structures of bird nests—that is to say, the study's primary aim. Choice B is incorrect. This choice doesn't present the primary aim of the research study. It describes how the study worked, but not why it was done. Choice C is incorrect. This choice doesn't present the primary aim of the research study. It describes a result of the experiment, but not why it was carried out. Choice D is incorrect. This choice doesn't present ‘the primary aim of the research study. Question Difficulty: HardQuestion ID b46e0c8a Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical geo Synthesis citer) While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Organisms release cellular material into their environment by shedding substances such as hair or skin ‘The DNA in these substances is known as environmental DNA, or eDNA. Researchers collect and analyze eDNA to detect the presence of species that are difficult to observe. Geneticist Sara Oyler McCance's research team analyzed eDNA in water samples from the Florida Everglades to detect invasive constrictor snake species in the area. The study determined a 91% probability of detecting Burmese python eDNA in a given location The student wants to present the study to an audience already familiar with environmental DNA. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Sara Oyler-McCance's researchers analyzed eDNA in water samples from the Florida Everglades for evidence of A. invasive constrictor snakes, which are difficult to observe. An analysis of eDNA can detect the presence of invasive species that are difficult to observe, such as constrictor B. snakes. Researchers found Burmese python eDNA, or environmental DNA, in water samples; DNA is the DNA in released C. cellular materials, such as shed skin cells. Sara Oyler-McCance's researchers analyzed environmental DNA (eDNA)=that is, DNA from cellular materials released D. by organisms—in water samples from the Florida Everglades. ID: b46e0c8a Answer Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice A is the best answer. This choice presents the study in a way that assumes the audience is already familiar with eDNA. Choice B is incorrect. This choice doesn't present the study. It only states a general fact about eDNA analysis. Choice C is incorrect. This choice isn’t suited for an audience already familiar with eDNA. A familiar audience wouldn't need to have the term defined or explained. Choice D is incorrect. This choice isn't suited for an audience already familiar with eDNA. A familiar audience wouldn't need to have the term defined or explained. It also doesn't present the study.Question ID e3edc138 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Transitions PACK CAEL) Ina heated debate in biogeography, the field is divided between dispersalists and vicariancists. there are those who argue that dispersal is the most crucial determining factor in a species’ distribution, and those who insist that vicariance (separation due to geographic barriers) is. Biogeographer Isabel Sanmartin counts herself among neither. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? ‘A Furthermore, B. By contrast, C. Similarly, D. Thats, DAKO EEE USTs Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is the best answer. “That is" logically signals that this sentence clarifies the terms of the scientific debate introduced in the previous sentence by explaining the difference between dispersalists and vicariancists. Choice A is incorrect because “furthermore” illogically signals that the information in this sentence is merely additional to (and separate from) the information in the previous sentence about the scientific debate. Instead, the information about dispersalists and vicariancists clarifies the terms of that debate. Choice B is incorrect because “by contrast” illogically signals that the information in this sentence contrasts with the information in the previous sentence about the scientific debate. Instead, the information about dispersalists and vicariancists clarifies the terms of that debate, Choice C is incorrect because “similarly” illogically signals that the information in this sentence is merely similar to the information in the previous sentence about the scientific debate. Instead, the information about dispersalists and vicariancists clarifies the terms of that debate. Question Difficulty: HardQuestion ID aa7e10d0 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical geo Synthesis DRE CYC While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Species belonging to the Orchidaceae (orchid) family can be found in both tropical and temperate environments. Orchidaceae species diversity has not been well studied in temperate forests, such as those in Oaxaca, Mexico. Arelee Estefanfa Mufioz-Hernandez led a study to determine how many different Orchidaceae species are present in the forests of Oaxaca. Mufioz-Hernéndez and her team collected orchids each month for a year at a site in Oaxaca. Seventy-four Orchidaceae species were present at the site. The student wants to present the study and its findings. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? A study led by Arelee Estefania Mufioz- Hernandez identified a total of 74 Orchidaceae species in the temperate A. forests of Oaxaca, Mexico. B. There are orchids in many environments, but there are 74 Orchidaceae species in Oaxaca, Mexico. ©. Oaxaca, Mexico, is home to temperate forests containing 74 Orchidaceae species. Arelee Estefania Mufioz-Hernandez and her team wanted to know how many different Orchidaceae species are D. present in the forests of Oaxaca, Mexico, so they conducted a study to collect orchids. PROD E UT Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice A is the best answer. This choice most effectively presents the study and its findings. It opens with the study and names its lead researcher, then tells us its finding: that they identified 74 Orchidaceae species in the temperate forests of Oaxaca, Mexico. Choice B is incorrect. This choice doesn't include the study's findings, so it fails to achieve the goal. It doesn’t mention that there was a study at all. Choice C is incorrect. This choice doesn't present the study, s0 it fails to achieve the goal. It doesn't mention that there was a study at all. Choice D is incorrect. This choice doesn’t include the study's findings, so it fails to achieve the goal Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 00221c00 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Transitions Dye ar) In 1815, while in exile in Jamaica, Venezuelan revolutionary Simén Bolivar penned a letter praising England's republican government and expressing hope that Latin American nations seeking independence from Spain might achieve something similar, The letter was addressed to a local merchant, Henry Cullen, though, Bolivar’s goal was to persuade political leaders from England and Europe to support his cause. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A. additionally, B. ultimately, C. accordingly, D. consequently, Pyar oc Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice B is the best answer. “Ultimately” means “in the long run’ or “at the highest level” Although Bolivar wrote to a local merchant, his ultimate goal was to send a message to political leaders in Europe. Therefore, “ultimately” fits perfectly in this context. Choice A is incorrect. This choice uses a transition that indicates the addition of an agreeing idea. However, the second part of the sentence actually disagrees with the first part. Bolivar addressed the letter to Cullen, but he was really sending ‘a message to someone else. Notice how the contrast word “though” also acts as a transition between these ideas, Choice Cis incorrect. This choice uses a cause-and-effect transition. Bolivar's writing of the letter to Cullen would not cause him to have a goal of persuading European powers to support him. Choice D is incorrect. This choice uses a cause-and-effect transition. Bolivar's writing of the letter to Cullen would not cause him to have a goal of persuading European powers to support him. Question Difficulty: HardQuestion ID 16631d34 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical ann Synthesis ID: 16631434 While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: The Million Song Dataset (MSD) includes main audio features and descriptive tags for popular songs. Audio features include acoustic traits such as loudness and pitch intervals. Many algorithms use these audio features to predict a new song's popularity, These algorithms may fail to accurately identify main audio features of a song with varying acoustic traits. Algorithms based on descriptive tags that describe fixed traits such as genre are more reliable predictors of song popularity. ‘The student wants to explain a disadvantage of relying on audio features to predict a song's popularity. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? ‘A. Many popularity-predicting algorithms are based on a song's audio features, such as loudness and pitch intervals, Algorithms based on audio features may misidentify the main features of a song with varying acoustic traits, making B. such algorithms less reliable predictors of popularity than those based on fixed traits, ‘Audio features describe acoustic traits such as pitch intervals, which may vary within a song, whereas descriptive C. tags describe fixed traits such as genre, which are reliable predictors of popularity. D. The MSD's descriptive tags are reliable predictors of a song's popularity, as the traits they describe are fixed PCO Us Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice B is the best answer. This choice uses relevant information from the notes to explain a disadvantage of relying on audio features to predict a song's popularity—namely, that it may misidentify features of certain songs. It also contrasts audio features with descriptive tags, which are more reliable predictors. Choice A is incorrect. This choice only states a fact about the algorithms without evaluating their reliability or accuracy. Choice C is incorrect. This choice only describes the difference between audio features and descriptive tags without indicating why this difference matters for predicting popularity. Choice D is incorrect. This choice only mentions descriptive tags, which are not the focus of the student's rhetorical goal. Question Difficulty: HardQuestion ID 326017ce Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas ano DEP For years, biologists have experimented with using grime-eating bacteria rather than harsh chemicals to clean artworks, and results have been impressive overall these bacterial strains—which can metabolize centuries’ worth of oil, glue, dirt, and other surface impurities without creating harmful byproducts—have proven more effective than traditional chemical cleaning methods. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A. However, B. In many cases, C.Asaresult, D, Additionally, PREPAY UL Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice B is the best answer. The first sentence makes the claim that using grime-eating bacteria has led to “impressive results.” This sentence supports that claim by describing the specific findings of the biologists’ experimentation. The transition “in many cases" fits the context perfectly. Choice A is incorrect. This choice uses a disagreement transition. But this sentence actually agrees with the previous sentence. Both claim that grime-eating bacteria are better at cleaning artworks than chemicals. Choice C is incorrect. This choice uses a cause-and-effect transition, which doesn't make sense in context, The fact that the results of the experimentation have been impressive overall doesn't cause the bacteria to have proven more effective. Choice D is incorrect. This choice uses a transition that indicates the addition of a new idea. But this sentence doesn't introduce a new idea. Instead, it elaborates on the same idea laid out in the previous sentence by describing the “impressive results" in more detail Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 84e108cf Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical geo Synthesis DAZ CAU Cog While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Platinum is a rare and expensive metal. itis used as a catalyst for chemical reactions. Platinum catalysts typically require a large amount of platinum to be effective. Researcher Jianbo Tang and his colleagues created a platinum catalyst that combines platinum with liquid gallium Their catalyst was highly effective and required only trace amounts of platinum (0.0001% of the atoms in the mixture). The student wants to explain an advantage of the new platinum catalyst developed by Jianbo Tang and his colleagues. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Researcher Jianbo Tang and his colleagues created a platinum catalyst that combines platinum, a rare and expensive ‘A. metal, with liquid gallium. B. Like other platinum catalysts, the new platinum catalyst requires a particular amount of the metal to be effective. Platinum is a rare and expensive metal that is used as a catalyst for chemical reactions; however, platinum catalysts C. typically require a large amount of platinum to be effective. While stil highly effective, the new platinum catalyst requires far less of the rare and expensive metal than do other D. platinum catalysts DCU oe Ung Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is the best answer. The sentence explains an advantage of Tang and his colleagues’ platinum catalyst, noting ‘that it requires far less platinum (which is rare and expensive) than other platinum catalysts do. Choice A is incorrect. The sentence describes the platinum catalyst that Tang and his colleagues created; it doesn't explain an advantage of their platinum catalyst. Choice B is incorrect. The sentence emphasizes a similarity between the new platinum catalyst and other platinum catalysts; it doesn’t explain an advantage of the new platinum catalyst. Choice Cis incorrect. The sentence connects the metal platinum to the functioning of platinum catalysts, noting that large amounts of platinum are typically required for platinum catalysts to be effective; it doesn't explain an advantage of Tang and his colleagues’ platinum catalyst. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID e2693197 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical Synthesis goo ID: 2693197 While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Oracles of the Pink Universe was a 2021 exhibition at the Denver Museum of Art in Colorado. It featured eight artworks by South African artist Simphiwe Ndzube. One of these works is a painting titled Assertion of Will. Assertion of Will depicts three standing figures, The figures wear clothing made of fabric pieces stitched to the painting's canvas. The student wants to describe how fabric is used in Assertion of Will. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? A. In Assertion of Will, the figures’ clothing is made of fabric pieces stitched to the painting's canvas. B. The exhibition Oracles of the Pink Universe featured artworks by artist Simphiwe Ndzube. C. Depicting three standing, clothed figures, Assertion of Will is a painting by Simphiwe Ndzube. ‘Simphiwe Ndzube's Assertion of Will was one of eight artworks exhibited in Oracles of the Pink Universe at the Denver D. Museum of Art, DRI Uo Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice A is the best answer. This choice directly describes how fabric is used in Assertion of Will, by explaining that the fabric pieces are part of the painting itself. Choice B is incorrect. This choice provides contextual information about the exhibition, but it doesn’t mention anything about the painting or the fabric. Choice C is incorrect. This choice mentions that the figures are clothed, but it doesn't explain how the fabric is integrated into the painting. Choice D is incorrect. This choice provides contextual information about the painting, but it doesn't mention anything about the fabric or how itis used, Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 20733eac Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Transitions goo ID: 20733eac thas long been thought that humans first crossed a land bridge into the Americas approximately 13,000 years ago. based on radiocarbon dating of samples uncovered in Mexico, a research team recently suggested that humans may have arrived more than 30,000 years ago—much earlier than previously thought. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A.Asaresult, B. Similarly, ©. However, D. In conclusion, DEEL USL Correct Answer Rationale Choice Cis the best answer. “However” logically signals that the theory discussed in this sentence-that humans may have arrived in the Americas over 30,000 years ago—contrasts with the previously discussed theory that humans arrived around 13,000 years ago. Choice A is incorrect because “as a result” illogically signals that the theory in this sentence is the result of the theory discussed in the previous sentence. Instead, this theory contrasts with the previous one. Choice B is incorrect because “similarly” illogically signals that the theory in this sentence is similar to the theory discussed in the previous sentence Instead, this theory contrasts with the previous one. Choice D is incorrect because “in conclusion illogically signals that ‘the theory in this sentence concludes or summarizes the discussion of the previous theory. Instead, this theory contrasts with the previous one. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID ca4ff52d Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical Synthesis goo While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Muslins are woven cotton fabrics with a variety of uses. Dhaka muslin is a handmade fabric produced in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Ithas an extremely fine weave and is primarily used to make luxury clothing. ‘Sheeting muslin is a machine-made fabric produced in factories. Ithas a coarse weave and is primarily used to upholster furniture and create backdrops for theater sets. The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two muslins. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Dhaka muslin is a handmade fabric with an extremely fine weave, while sheeting muslin is machine made with a A. coarse weave. B. Dhaka muslin and sheeting muslin are two different types of woven cotton fabrics Muslins can be used in a variety of ways, from making luxury clothing to upholstering furniture and creating C. backdrops for theater sets. D. Sheeting muslin is machine made, has a coarse weave, and is used for furniture and theater sets, ID: ca4ff52d Answer Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice A is the best answer. The difference between the two different kinds of muslin is emphasized. Choice B is incorrect. This choice lists two kinds of muslins, but does not say how they are different from one another. Choice C is incorrect. This choice does not emphasize a difference between the two muslins. Choice D is incorrect. This choice does not emphasize a difference between the two musiins. It only describes sheeting muslin. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 6c9df5d1 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical ann Synthesis While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: ‘Some powerful works of literature have so influenced readers that new legislation has been passed as a result, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789) is the autobiography of a man who endured slavery on both sides of the Atlantic. Equiano's book contributed to the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807. The Jungle (1906) is a fictional work by Upton Sinclair that describes unsanitary conditions in US meatpacking plants. Sinclair’s book contributed to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two books. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Although both are powerful works of literature that contributed to new legislation, Equiano’s book is an autobiography, ‘A. while Sinclair's is fictional. B. They may have written about different topics, but Equiano and Sinclair both influenced readers. ‘The 1807 Slave Trade Act resulted in part from a book by Equiano, while the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act resulted in C. part from a book by Sinclair. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano and The Jungle are two works of literature that contributed to D. new legislation (concerning the slave trade and food safety, respectively) Te Ue Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice A is the best answer. This choice emphasizes a difference between the two books by using relevant information from the notes to contrast their genres Choice B is incorrect. This choice mentions a difference between the books (their different topics), but it emphasizes a similarity between the books (their influence on readers). Choice C is incorrect. This choice provides information about ‘the books that reflects both a similarity (both resulted in new laws) and a difference (the specific laws that resulted), without emphasizing either. Choice D Instead, it emphasizes a similarity. incorrect. This choice doesn’t emphasize a difference between the two books. Question Difficulty: HardQuestion ID f{07570bb Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Transitions goo ID) () Researchers believe that pieces of hull found off Oregon's coast are from a Spanish cargo ship that was lost in 1697 Stories passed down among the area's Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians support this belief. describe how blocks of beeswax, an item the ship had been carrying, began washing ashore after the ship was lost. Siletz stories Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? ‘A For this reason, B. For example, C. However, D. Likewise, ROE. Se UT Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice B is the best answer. “For example” logically signals that the Siletz beeswax stories mentioned in this sentence are examples consistent with the previous claim that Siletz stories support the shipwreck theory. Choice A is incorrect because “for this reason illogically signals that the Siletz stories about the beeswax were caused by the previous claim that Siletz stories support the shipwreck theory. Instead, the beeswax stories are examples consistent with the claim. Choice C is incorrect because “however” illogically signals that the Siletz stories about the beeswax contrast with the previous claim that Siletz stories support the shipwreck theory. Instead, the beeswax stories are examples consistent with the claim. Choice D is incorrect because “likewise” illogically signals that the Siletz stories about the beeswax are similar to the previous claim that Siletz stories support the shipwreck theory. Instead, the beeswax stories are examples consistent with the claim. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 221ecfOf Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Transitions 1 oO Das ‘Alexander Lawrence Posey (1873-1908) varied his focus and tone depending on the genre in which he was writing. In his poetry, he used heartfelt language to evoke the beauty and peacefulness of his natural surroundings; in his journalism, he employed humor and satire to comment on political issues affecting his Muskogee Creek community. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A.that is, B. granted, C. similarly, D. by contrast, ID: 221ecfof Answer Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is the best answer. This sentence compares two examples of Posey's tone: the “heartfelt language” he used in his poetry versus the "humor and satire” he used in his journalism, We know from these descriptions and from the claim in the previous sentence that the two tones are very different from each other. So the transition "by contrast” fits the context perfectly. Choice A is incorrect. This choice uses a transition that indicates a restatement of the same idea in other words. But the text isn't restating the first example here. Instead, i's offering a second, totally different example. Choice B is incorrect. This choice uses a transition that means “admittedly.” But the text isn't admitting or conceding anything here. Instead, these two examples work together to support the claim made in the first sentence. Choice C is incorrect. This choice uses a transition that indicates the addition of an agreeing idea. But these two examples are intentionally very different from each other, so “similarly” doesn't make sense here. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 296801d2 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical Synthesis goo DATS While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: The Azores is a group of islands about 870 miles off the coast of Portugal. Historians have long believed that in the fifteenth century Portuguese mariners were the first humans to populate the Azores. 4.2015 study coauthored by Sofia Gabriel and Maria da Luz Mathias found that Vikings from Scandinavia may have populated the Azores as early as the ninth century. The researchers found a genetic connection between house mice in the Azores and house mice in Scandinavia. House mice may have traveled from Scandinavia to the Azores on Viking ships. ‘The student wants to specify who may have first populated the Azores, according to the 2015 study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant i goal? formation from the notes to accomplish this Historians have long believed that the first humans to populate the Azores, a group of islands about 870 miles off the ‘A. coast of Portugal, arrived in the fifteenth century. B. Portuguese mariners may not have been the first humans to populate the Azores. In their 2015 study, the researchers found a genetic connection between house mice in the Azores and those in C. Scandinavia. According to a 2015 study, the first humans to populate the Azores may have been Vikings from Scandinavia, not D. mariners from Portugal as previously believed. rere Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is the best answer. This choice effectively specifies who may have first populated the Azores, according to the 2015 study: the Vikings. Choice A is incorrect. This choice doesn't effectively specify who may have first populated the Azores, according to the 2015 study. It only mentions the historical belief that the Portuguese were first. The 2015 study drew a different conclusion. Choice B is incorrect. This choice casts doubt on the Portuguese claim but doesn’t name the group of people who may have arrived before the Portuguese. Choice C is incorrect. This choice mentions the evidence that the researchers found but not the conclusion they drew from it. It doesn't name the possible group of people who may have arrived before the Portuguese Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 97e2e364 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Transitions 1 oO DLT Okot p’Bitek’s poem Song of Lawino (1966) explores postcolonial Ugandan life through the eyes of a woman living in a rural village. With its vibrant imagery, bitingly satiric tone, and dexterous use of traditional Acholi song and phraseology, the poem inspired a generation of East African writers those who adopted its style are often referred to as Okot School poets. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A. Nevertheless, B. Fittingly, ©. By comparison, D. Instead, Dara ecg Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice B is the best answer. “Fittingly” is a transition that means “appropriately” or “suitably” and it is appropriate that writers who adopted their style from Okot p’Bitek would be known as the Okot School poets. Choice A is incorrect. This choice uses a disagreement transition. But this sentence is not disagreeing with anything— rather, its discussing how it makes sense for those writers who adopted Okot's style to be known as the Okot School poets. Choice Cis incorrect. This choice uses a transition that compares two ideas. But this sentence is not comparing the Okot School poets and their style to Okot’s style, Choice D is incorrect. This choice uses a disagreement transition. But this sentence is not disagreeing with anything—rather, it's discussing how it makes sense for those writers who adopted Okot's style to be known as the Okot School poets. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 01¢c8c433 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Transitions goo PA 7 Ey Before the 1847 introduction of the US postage stamp, the cost of postage was usually paid by the recipient of a letter rather than the sender, and recipients were not always able or willing to pay promptly. collecting this fee could be slow and arduous, and heaps of unpaid-for, undeliverable mail piled up in post offices. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A. Regardless, B. On the contrary, ©. Consequently, D. For example, PA ee ER USC Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice Cis the best answer. “Consequently” logically signals that the postal problems described in this sentence (slow fee collection, heaps of undeliverable mail) were a consequence of the fee system described in the previous sentence. Choice A is incorrect because “regardless” illogically signals that the postal problems described in this sentence occurred despite the fee system described in the previous sentence. Instead, they were a consequence of that system Choice B is incorrect because “on the contrary" illogically signals that the postal problems described in this sentence contrast with the fee system described in the previous sentence. Instead, they were a consequence of that system. Choice D is incorrect because “for example" illogically signals that the postal problems described in this sentence are an example of the fee system described in the previous sentence. Instead, they were a consequence of that system. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID db8fe023 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Transitions goo ID: db8fe023 A potter choosing which type of clay to use for a piece considers two key factors: the desired look of the piece and its, intended use earthenware clay is often used for decorative pieces because of its rustic look. This type of clay is not often used in industrial settings, though, because it is less durable than other clays. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A.Inother words, B. Regardless, ©. Inconclusion, D. For example, ID: db8fe023 Answer Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is the best answer. The previous sentence tells us that potters think about the look and use of a piece when selecting clay. This sentence provides a specific example of a type of clay selected for its appearance, so the transition "for example’ fits perfectly. Choice A is incorrect. This choice uses a transition that indicates a restatement of the same idea. But this sentence does more than just restate the previous idea. Instead, it provides a more specific example of the idea presented in the first sentence. Choice B is incorrect. This choice uses a disagreement transition. But this sentence actually agrees with the previous sentence, Both sentences suggest that desired look plays a role in the selection of clay types for pottery pieces, Choice Cis incorrect. This choice uses a concluding transition. But this sentence doesn't sum up the previous sentence. Instead, it gives a specific example of the idea presented in the previous sentence. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 11df9b99 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Transitions 1 oO PECL) Because an achiral molecule is symmetrical, ipping it yields a structurally identical molecule. A flipped chiral molecule, can be compared to a glove that has been turned inside out: it produces a structurally inverted molecule rather than an identical one. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A in other words, B. by contrast, C. for example, D. similarly, PRESCOT Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice B is the best answer. This sentence compares a chiral molecule to an achiral one. It discusses how when a chiral molecule is flipped, it results in something very different than when an achiral molecule is flipped. So the transition "by contrast’ fits the context perfectly. Choice A is incorrect. This choice uses a transition that indicates a restatement of the same idea in different words. But this sentence doesn't restate the same idea as the previous sentence. Instead, it makes a new point about a different type of molecule (chiral instead of achiral). Choice Cis incorrect. This choice uses a transition that introduces an example, which doesn't make sense here. The second sentence isn’t an example of the first sentence’s claim about achiral molecules: it actually introduces an entirely different idea that focuses on chiral molecules. Choice D is incorrect. This choice uses a transition that indicates the addition of an agreeing idea. But this sentence shows a contrast with the first sentence—namely, that a chiral molecule acts very differently from an achiral molecule when flipped Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 30438650 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Transitions 1 oO ID: 30438650 Jhumpa Lahir’s story collection interpreter of Maladies features multiple stories about romantic relationships. In "This Blessed House,” newlyweds argue over whether to replace items left by the previous owners of their new home in “A Temporary Matter” a husband and wife attempt to rekindle their relationship during a four-night blackout. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A Granted, B. For example, C. Likewise, D. Hence, ID: 30438650 Answer Correct Answer Rationale Choice Cis the best answer. "Likewise" is a transition that indicates the addition of a new but related idea. In this sentence, the author is providing another similar example to that discussed in the previous sentence. Therefore, "Iikewise" works best in this context. Choice A is incorrect. This choice uses a transition that means ‘admittedly” But the text isn't admitting or conceding anything here. Instead, these two examples work together to support the claim made in the first sentence. Choice B is, incorrect. This choice uses an exemplification transition, which doesn’t make sense here. The second story is not an example of the story in the previous sentence— it's another, similar story. And while both stories exemplify the first sentence in the text, the transition we're looking for isn’t actually connected to that sentence. Choice D is incorrect. This choice uses a cause-and-effect transition, which doesn't make sense here. The first story didn't result in the events of the second story. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 6249b173 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical geo Synthesis DZ CAE EY While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: In 2018 researchers Adwait Deshpande, Shreejata Gupta, and Anindya Sinha were observing wild macaques in India's Bandipur National Park. They saw macaques calling out to and gesturing at humans who were eating or carrying food. They designed a study to find out if the macaques were intentionally communicating to try to persuade the humans to share their food In the study trials, macaques frequently called out to and gestured at humans holding food. In the study trials, macaques called out to and gestured at empty-handed humans less frequently The student wants to present the study's results. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Macaques in the study called out to and gestured more frequently at humans holding food than at empty-handed ‘A. humans. In 2018, researchers who had observed macaques in India’s Bandipur National Park calling out to and gesturing at B. humans designed a study. ‘The researchers hoped to find out if the macaques were intentionally communicating to try to persuade humans to C. share their food. D. The researchers studied how macaques behaved around both humans holding food and empty-handed humans. PAZ CPE UC Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice A is the best answer. This choice presents the study's results from the last two bullet points. Choice B is incorrect. This choice describes the background and motivation of the study but not the outcome or findings. Choice C is incorrect. This choice describes the research question or hypothesis of the study but not the evidence or conclusion. Choice D is incorrect. This choice describes the method or design of the study but not the actual results. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID a3204ab0 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical Synthesis goo ID: a3204ab0 While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Yellowstone is a national park in the northwest United States, In 1995, gray wolves were reintroduced into the park. Since then, the number of gray wolves in the park has stabilized at roughly 100. This number is believed to be the park's carrying capacity. Carrying capacity describes the maximum number of a species that a specific environment's resources can sustain over time. The student wants to specify the number of gray wolves in Yellowstone. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? A. Gray wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone, a national park in the northwest United States, in 1995. B. As of 1995, there were gray wolves living in Yellowstone, a national park in the northwest United States. The carrying capacity of an environment, such as Yellowstone, describes the maximum number of species that the C. environment can sustain over time D. Yellowstone is a national park that has roughly 100 gray wolves living in it. ID: a3204ab0 Answer Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is the best answer. This choice uses relevant information from the third bullet point to state the approximate number of gray wolves in Yellowstone. Choice A is incorrect. This choice mentions the year gray wolves in Yellowstone were reintroduced but not how many there are currently. Choice B is incorrect. This choice mentions the year gray wolves in Yellowstone were reintroduced but not how many there are currently. Choice C is incorrect. This choice defines the term carrying capacity but doesn't connect it to the specific number of gray wolves currently living in Yellowstone. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 00460c13 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical Synthesis goo DY aE} While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Novelist Willa Cather grew up in Nebraska and attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Some of Cather’s best-known novels are set in Nebraska. Two such novels are O Pioneers! (1913) and My Antonia (1918). Cather's novels describe the experiences of immigrants who settled in the Great Plains. The student wants to identify the setting of Cather’s novel My Antonia. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? ‘A. My Antonia is set in Nebraska, where Cather grew up. B. Cather, author of My Antonia, described the experiences of immigrants in her novels. ©. Among Cather's best-known novels are 0 Pioneers! (1913) and My Antonia (1918), D. Cather attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and set some of her novels in Nebraska. PACU cr Correct Answer Rationale Choice A is the best answer. This choice directly identifies the setting of Cather's novel My Antonia as Nebraska Choice B is incorrect. This choice mentions that Cather wrote about immigrants, but it doesn't indicate where they lived. Choice Cis incorrect. This choice mentions that My Antonia is one of Cather's best-known novels but doesn't state where it takes place. Choice D is incorrect. This choice mentions that some of Cather’s novels are set in Nebraska, but it doesn’t specify which ones, so we can't be certain that My Antonia is one of them. It also includes irrelevant information about Cather’s education. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID dd11e5ab Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical geo Synthesis RCE While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Muckrakers were journalists who sought to expose corruption in US institutions during the Progressive Era (1897-1920). Ida Tarbell was a muckraker who investigated the Standard Oil Company. She interviewed Standard Oil Company executives, oil industry workers, and public officials. She examined thousands of pages of the company's internal communications, including letters and financial records Her book The History of the Standard Oi! Company (1904) exposed the company's unfair business practices. The student wants to emphasize the thoroughness of Ida Tarbell's investigation of the Standard Oil Company. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Ida Tarbell not only interviewed Standard Oil executives, oil industry workers, and public officials but also examined ‘A. thousands of pages of the company's internal communications. Ida Tarbell, who investigated the Standard Oil Company, was a muckraker (a journalist who sought to expose B. corruption in US institutions during the Progressive Era, 1897-1920) C. As part of her investigation of the Standard Oil Company, muckraker Ida Tarbell conducted interviews. Published in 1904, muckraker Ida Tarbell's book The History of the Standard Oil Company exposed the company’s D. unfair business practices. PAC CCE U SC Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice A is the best answer. It describes Tarbell’s investigation and the lengths she went to complete it. Choice B is incorrect. This choice doesn't describe how thorough Tarbell was. instead, it gives a biographical sketch. Choice C is incorrect. This choice doesn't describe how thorough Tarbell was. Tarbell didn't only conduct interviews—she also "examined thousands of pages of the company's internal communications.” Choice D is incorrect. This choice doesn't describe how thorough Tarbell was. It describes her book but doesn't include anything about her investigation. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 8432a140 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical geo Synthesis ID: 8432140 While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Marine biologist Camille Jazmin Gaynus studies coral reefs, Coral reefs are vital underwater ecosystems that provide habitats to 25% of all marine species Reefs can include up to 8,000 species of fish, such as toadfish, seahorses, and clown triggerfish. The Amazon Reef is a coral reef in Brazil. tis one of the largest known reefs in the world. The student wants to introduce the scientist and her field of study to a new audience. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? A, Located in Brazil, the Amazon Reef is one of the largest known coral reefs in the world. Marine biologist Camille Jazmin Gaynus studies coral reefs, vital underwater ecosystems that provide homes to 25% B. of all marine species. Providing homes to 25% of all marine species, including up to 8,000 species of fish, coral reefs are vital underwater C. ecosystems and thus of great interest to marine biologists. As Camille Jazmin Gaynus knows well, coral reefs are vital underwater ecosystems, providing homes to thousands of D. species of fish. DESO O PC Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice B is the best answer. We're asked to select the sentence that “introduce|s] the scientist and her field of study.” This choice introduces scientist Camille Jazmin Gaynus as a marine biologist and explains what marine life she studies. Choice A is incorrect. This choice doesn’t mention Camille Jazmin Gaynus, so it fails to "introduce the scientist." Choice C is incorrect. This choice doesn't mention Camille Jazmin Gaynus, so it fails to "introduce the scientist.” Choice D is incorrect. This choice mentions Camille Jazmin Gaynus, but it doesn't identify her as a marine biologist. It says she "knows well’ about coral reefs, but doesn't identify her expertise as a “field of study” Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 6e0c60da Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Transitions Dalry When one looks at the dark craggy vistas in Hitoshi Fugo's evocative photo series, one’s mind might wander off to the cratered surfaces of faraway planets. it's the series’ title, Flying Frying Pan, that brings one back to Earth, reminding the viewer that each photo is actually a close-up view of a familiar household object: a frying pan. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? ‘A. Consequently, B. Alternatively, C. Utimately, D. Additionally, Pa USTs Correct Answer Rationale Choice Cis the best answer. The first sentence describes an experience that the viewer has when they're looking at the photos: they imagine other planets. This sentence describes an experience that the viewer has afterward: the title reminds them that the photos are of frying pans, bringing them back to reality. "Ultimately" is a transition that means “eventually” or “in the end," so it fits the context perfectly, Choice A is incorrect. This choice uses a cause-and-effect transition, which doesn't make sense here. The viewer imagining other planets when they're looking at the photos doesn't cause the title to bring them back to reality. Choice B is incorrect. This choice uses a transition that indicates another option or possibility, which doesn't make sense here. Rather, the viewer has both experiences: first the viewer imagines that they're looking at another planet, and then the title reminds them that it's just a frying pan. Choice D is incorrect. This choice uses a transition that indicates the addition of ‘an agreeing idea. But the viewer's experience in the second sentence is actually the opposite of the viewer's experience in the first sentence. In the first sentence, the viewer is imagining that they're seeing a landscape from another planet. In the second sentence, the viewer is reminded that they're looking at a frying pan. Question Difficulty: HardQuestion ID 64e88c58 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical ann Synthesis CL While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: In 1971, experimental musician Pauline Oliveros created Sonic Meditations. Soni¢ Meditations is not music but rather a series of sound-based exercises called meditations. Each meditation consists of instructions for participants to make, imagine, listen to, or remember sounds. The instructions for Meditation V state, “walk so silently that the bottoms of your feet become ears.” Those for Meditation XVIII state, “listen to a sound until you no longer recognize it” The student wants to provide an explanation and an example of Oliveros's Sonic Meditations. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Sonic Meditations is not music but rather a series of sound-based meditations that consist of instructions; Meditation A. XVIII, for instance, instructs participants to “listen to a sound until you no longer recognize it” In 1971, Oliveros created Sonic Meditations, a series of meditations that consist of instructions for participants to B. make, imagine, listen to, or remember sounds, “Walk so silently that the bottoms of your feet become ears” is one example of the instructions found in Oliveros's, ©. Sonic Meditations. While both meditations consist of instructions, Meditation XVII instructs participants to “listen” whereas Meditation D. V instructs participants to “walk” PACT UL Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice A is the best answer. It describes what a “Sonic Meditation” Meditation XVII and then gives an example in the form of Choice B is incorrect, This choice describes what a "Sonic Meditation” is, but doesn't give an example of one. Choice Cis incorrect. This choice gives an example of a “Sonic Meditation,” but doesn’t explain what the meditations are. Choice D is incorrect. This choice doesn’t describe what a "Sonic Meditation’ is. Question Difficulty: HardQuestion ID f4b63a04 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical Synthesis goo DRC E Tr) While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: In 2013, paleontology professor Hesham Sallam and his students from Mansoura University in Egypt made a discovery. The team found a partial dinosaur skeleton at a site in Egypt's Dakhla Oasis. The skeleton belonged to a dinosaur species that lived approximately 80 million years ago. The new species was named Mansourasaurus to recognize the team that discovered it, The student wants to explain the origin of the species’ name. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? ‘A. Mansourasaurus, a new species discovered in Egypt in 2013, lived approximately 80 million years ago. B. A partial dinosaur skeleton found in Egypt's Dakhla Oasis belonged to a species named Mansourasaurus. Mansourasaurus, a species that lived approximately 80 million years ago, was discovered in 2013 by Egyptian C. paleontologist Hesham Sallam and a team of university students. The new species was named Mansourasaurus to recognize the team that discovered it, a professor and students D. from Mansoura University. Eee UNIT g Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is the best answer. It explains where the dinosaur’s name came from. Choice A is incorrect. This choice does not explain the origin of the dinosaur's name. Choice B is incorrect. This choice does not explain the origin of the dinosaur’s name. Choice C is incorrect. This choice does not explain the origin of the dinosaur's name. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID af88c47a Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical ann Synthesis RELL Te) While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Freddie Wong (born 1985) is a director and special effects artist from the United States. He is best known for the action-comedy web series Video Game High School (VGHS). VGHS premiered in 2012 on RocketJump, a YouTube channel that Wong cocreated. The series was celebrated for its inventive video game-centric world and high-quality special effects. VGHS was nominated for a Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Digital Series. The student wants to begin a narrative about Wong's award-nominated web series. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? In 2012, director and visual effects artist Freddie Wong launched a new action-comedy web series: Video Game High A. School. Video Game High School was celebrated for its inventive video game-centric world and high-quality special effects, B. and it was nominated for a Producer's Guild Award for Outstanding Digital Series. Wong, cocreator of the YouTube channel RocketJump, would go on to see his web series be nominated for a ©. Producers Guild Award. D. In 2012, Video Game High School premiered on RocketJump; it would later be nominated for an award. Ree Ud Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice A is the best answer. This choice introduces Wong and VGHS in an active and specific way, as if to an audience unfamiliar with the series. It also sets up the time and genre of the web series, which are useful ways to introduce the series of events in a narrative. Choice B is incorrect. This choice isn't suited for beginning a narrative. A narrative is a story that follows a sequence of events and creates interest and suspense for the reader. This choice jumps to the end, explaining the success of VGHS without explaining what it is. Choice C is incorrect. This choice isn't suited for beginning a narrative. It doesn't actually introduce the web series by name. Itjust jumps to later in the story without sufficient explanation. Choice D is incorrect. This choice is not very effective for beginning a narrative. It doesn't explain what VGHS is, and it doesn't mention Wong. Question Difficulty: HardQuestion ID 2df7b582 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas Dee rd Plato believed material objects to be crude representations of unseen ideal forms. In his view, such abstract, nonmaterial forms are the ultimate source of knowledge. Aristotle disagreed, positing that knowledge is best obtained through direct engagement with the material world, sensory experience of the material is the ultimate source of knowledge. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A. regardless, B. admittedly, C. in other words, D. meanwhile, DP Pe Tg Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice Cis the best answer. “In other words" logically signals that the claim about sensory experience that follows—that sensory experience is the source of knowledge-i a restatement of Aristotle's theory from earlier in the sentence. Choice A is incorrect because “regardless” illogically signals that the claim about sensory experience that follows is true in spite of Aristotle's theory from earlier in the sentence. Instead, this claim is a restatement of his theory. Choice B is incorrect because “admittedly" illogically signals that the claim about sensory experience that follows is an exception to Aristotle's theory from earlier in the sentence. Instead, this claim is a restatement of his theory. Choice D is incorrect because “meanwhile” logically signals that the claim about sensory experience that follows is separate from (while ‘occurring simultaneously with) Aristotle's theory from earlier in the sentence. Instead, this claim is a restatement of his theory. Question culty: HardQuestion ID bce57278 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical geo Synthesis De YP) While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: ‘Some US reformers sought to improve society in the 1800s by building utopias. ‘A utopia is a community intended to represent a perfect society based on a specific set of principles. One such community was Brook Farm near Boston, Massachusetts, Itwas founded in 1841 by writer George Ripley. Ripley wrote in a letter that his goal for Brook Farm was “to guarantee the highest mental freedom, by providing all with labor, adapted to their tastes and talents, and securing to them the fruits of their industry.” The student wants to explain the goal of Brook Farm using a quotation from George Ripley. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? A. Inalletter, writer George Ripley explained his goal to “guarantee the highest mental freedom.” Utopias, such as Brook Farm, founded by George Ripley in 1841, were based on a specific set of principles intended to B. create a perfect society. Founded by George Ripley near Boston, Massachusetts, Brook Farm was part of a trend in the 1800s, when reformers C. in the United States built utopias. Established in 1841, Brook Farm was a utopian community created to "guarantee the highest mental freedom, by D. providing all with labor... [and] the fruits of their industry according to founder George Ripley. DE eee UL Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is the best answer. This choice explains the goal of Brook Farm—to provide mental freedom to all by engaging individuals in labor suited to their interests—using a quotation from George Ripley. Choice A is incorrect. This choice only mentions part of Ripley's goal, and it doesn't mention Brook Farm at all. Choice B is incorrect. This choice defines what a utopia is but doesn't use Ripley's words to describe his vision for Brook Farm, Choice C is incorrect. This choice provides some background information about Brook Farm, but it doesn’t explain its goals or include Ripley's words. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID ff3865b3 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical Synthesis goo DRILLS K} While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: ‘A wok is a cooking pan that originated in China during the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE). The wok’s round, wide base helps to cook food evenly. The wok’s high, angled sides help to contain oil splatters. Grace Young is a cook and culinary historian. Her book The Breath of a Wok (2004) traces the history of the wok. The student wants to describe the wok’s shape. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes ‘to accomplish this goal? ‘A, Grace Young's 2004 book, The Breath of a Wok, traces the history of the cooking pan. B. Able to cook food evenly and contain oil splatters, the wok is the subject of Grace Young's 2004 book. ©. Awok is a cooking pan with a round, wide base and high, angled sides. The design of a wok, a type of cooking pan that originated in China during the Han dynasty, helps the pan cook food D, evenly and contain oil splatters. PRR Ue Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice C is the best answer. It summarizes the information that describes the wok’s shape from the second and third bullet points. Choice A is incorrect. This choice doesn't describe the shape of a wok. Choice B is incorrect. This choice doesn't describe the shape of a wok, just some of its features. Choice D is incorrect. This choice doesn't describe the shape of a wok, only some of its benefits or functions. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID fdd9a360 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical ann Synthesis ID: fdd9a360 While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: The popular wood-wide web theory posits that trees can communicate and exchange resources with one another via common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs) of fungi Ecologist Dr. Suzanne Simard first suggested this theory in 1997. She described trees as “super-cooperators.” In the 2022 study “The Decay of the Wood-Wide Web?” mycologist Dr. Justine Karst and colleagues evaluated dozens of CMN studies. They write that CMNs “have captured the interest of broad audiences, We are concerned, however, that recent claims about CMNs in forests are disconnected from evidence.” The student wants to use a quotation to emphasize a potential problem with the wood-wide web theory. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Describing trees as “super-cooperators,” Simard first suggested that trees can exchange resources with one another A.in 1997. In "The Decay of the Wood-Wide Web?,” Karst and colleagues note that common mycorrhizal networks “have B. captured the interest of broad audiences.” After evaluating dozens of CMN studies, Karst and colleagues expressed concern that recent claims about common C. mycorrhizal networks are “disconnected from evidence” Despite the concerns expressed in the 2022 study “The Decay of the Wood-Wide Web?” the wood-wide web theory D. remains populer. ID: fdd9a360 Answer Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice Cis the best answer. This choice uses a quotation to convey the authors’ criticism and challenge to the wood- wide web theory due to an absence of evidence. Choice A is incorrect. This choice doesn't emphasize a potential problem with the wood-wide web theory. It uses a quotation to introduce the theory and its originator. It doesn't mention any criticism or challenge to the theory. Choice B is, incorrect. This choice uses a quotation, but it doesn't emphasize a potential problem with the wood-wide web theory. It uses a quotation to describe the appeal and interest of the theory, but it doesn't indicate why the authors are concerned or what evidence they have. Choice D is incorrect. This choice doesn't use a quotation at al It paraphrases the main idea of the 2022 study, but it doesn't include any specific words or phrases from the notes. It also doesn't emphasize a potential problem with the theory, but rather its popularity Question Difficulty: HardQuestion ID 1b94a80a Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical geo Synthesis DSCC L) While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Wool is a natural—and economically important—fiber that is obtained from animals like sheep. Australia is a leading producer of wool. The thickness of wool fibers varies across sheep breeds. Merino sheep produce fine wool that is used for apparel. Rambouillet sheep produce fine wool that is used for apparel Romney sheep produce thick wool that is used for rugs and blankets. The student wants to emphasize how Romney wool differs from Merino and Rambouillet wool. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? ‘A. Romney wool is just one of the many kinds of wools, each originating from a different breed of sheep. B. Sheep wool varies from breed to breed, so Romney wool will be different than other kinds of wool. The fine wool produced by Merino and Rambouillet sheep is used for apparel, whereas the thicker wool of Romney C. sheep is used in rugs and blankets. Wool is an economically important fiber—especially in Australia—that can be used to make apparel or even rugs and D. blankets. PROC Cg Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice C is the best answer. This choice most effectively emphasizes how Romney wool differs from Merino and Rambouillet wool. It describes the difference in thickness and the difference in what they're used for. Choice A is incorrect. This choice doesn't emphasize how Romney wool differs from Merino and Rambouillet wool. It doesn't mention Merino or Rambouillet wool at all. Choice B is incorrect. This choice doesn't emphasize how Romney wool differs from Merino and Rambouillet wool. It doesn’t mention Merino or Rambouillet wool at all. Choice D is incorrect. This choice doesn't emphasize how Romney wool differs from Merino and Rambouillet wool. It doesn't mention Romney, Merino or Rambouillet wool at all Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 00e0170f Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Transitions COE Magnetic levitation (maglev) trains are suspended above a track by powerful electromagnets, reducing friction and thus allowing for much faster speeds. Though maglev advocates in the US have long imagined these trains crisscrossing the country, their dream remains unrealized. of the handful of maglev trains currently in operation, all are in Asia, Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A. In fact, B. To that end, ©. Nevertheless, D. That said, PACU USTs Correct Answer Rationale Choice A is the best answer. This sentence emphasizes just how far maglev advocates’ dreams are from coming true. “In fact’ is a transition used to emphasize the truth of a statement that modifies the previous statement and therefore fits, perfectly in this context. Choice B is incorrect. This choice uses a cause-and-effect transition, which doesn’t make sense here. Maglev advocates’ dream remaining unrealized would not cause there to be only a few maglev trains, all located in Asia. Choice C is, incorrect. This choice uses a disagreement transition, which doesn't make sense here. In fact, this sentence agrees with the previous sentence—both talk about how maglev trains are far from becoming common in the US. Choice D is incorrect. This choice uses a disagreement transition, which doesn't make sense here. In fact, this sentence agrees with ‘the previous sentence—both talk about how maglev trains are far from becoming common in the US. Question Difficulty: HardQuestion ID c071eca2 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas aay Iraqi artist Nazik Al-Malaika, celebrated as the first Arabic poet to write in free verse, didn't reject traditional forms entirely; her poem “Elegy for a Woman of No Importance” consists of two ten-line stanzas and a standard number of syllables. Even in this superficially traditional work, AL-Malaika was breaking new ground by memorializing an anonymous woman rather than a famous man. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A. therefore, B. in fact, ©. moreover, D, though, PAA Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is the best answer. The first sentence tells us that AlMalaika sometimes used "traditional forms. The second tells us that even when she used traditional forms, AMalaika was "breaking new ground”. To connect these ideas, we need a contrast word like "but.’ ‘Though’ is a contrast word similar to "but." Choice A is incorrect. This isn't a logical transition. The first sentence tells us that Al-Malaika sometimes used “traditional forms’. The second tells us that even when she used traditional forms, Al-Malaika was "breaking new ground”. To connect these ideas, we need a contrast word like "but. "Therefore" doesn't show contrast; it shows cause and effect. Choice B is incorrect. This isn't a logical transition. The first sentence tells us that Al-Malaika sometimes used "traditional forms". The second tells us that even when she used traditional forms, AlMalaika was "breaking new ground’. To connect these ideas, we need a contrast word like "but. "In fact" is a phrase that usually emphasizes the truth of the previous statement. Choice C is incorrect. This isn't a logical transition. The first sentence tells us that Al-Malaika sometimes used ‘traditional forms”. The second tells us that even when she used traditional forms, Al-Malaika was "breaking new groun: introduces additional information that continues or supports the previous idea. To connect these ideas, we need a contrast word like "but "Moreover" doesn't show contrast—it Question Difficulty: HardQuestion ID 176edca6 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Transitions 1 rd ‘4.2017 study of sign language learners tested the role of iconicity—the similarity of a sign to the thing it represents—in language acquisition. The study found that the greater the iconicity of a sign, the more likely it was to have been learned. the correlation between acquisition and iconicity was lower than that between acquisition and another factor studied: sign frequency. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A. In fact, B. In other words, C. Granted, D. As aresult, ID: 176edca6 Answer Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice Cis the best answer. “Granted” logically signals that the following information—that iconicity is not as highly correlated with acquisition as sign frequency—is true in spite of the information about the correlation between iconicity and acquisition in the previous sentence. Choice A is incorrect because “in fact” logically signals that the sentence that follows either emphasizes or refutes the information in the previous sentence regarding the correlation between iconicity and acquisition. Instead, the sentence that follows provides adcitional information that is true in spite of the preceding information; it neither emphasizes nor refutes that information, Choice 8 is incorrect because “in other words" illogically signals that the sentence that follows is a restatement of the information in the previous sentence; instead, the sentence that follows provides additional information that is true in spite of the preceding information. Choice D is incorrect because “as a result” illogically signals that the sentence that follows is a result of the information in the previous sentence regarding the correlation between iconicity and acquisition; instead, the sentence that follows is true in spite of the preceding information. Question Difficulty: HardQuestion ID 10cd0327 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical ann Synthesis ID: 10¢d0327 While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: A thermal inversion is a phenomenon where a layer of atmosphere is warmer than the layer beneath it In 2022, a team of researchers studied the presence of thermal inversions in twenty-five gas giants. Gas giants are planets largely composed of helium and hydrogen. The team found that gas giants featuring a thermal inversion were also likely to contain heat-absorbing metals. One explanation for this relationship is that these metals may reside in a planet's upper atmosphere, where thei absorbed heat causes an increase in temperature. The student wants to present the study's findings to an audience already familiar with thermal inversions. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? ‘A. Heat-absorbing metals may reside in a planet's upper atmosphere. B. The team studied thermal inversions in twenty-five gas giants, which are largely composed of helium and hydrogen. Researchers found that gas giants featuring a thermal inversion were likely to contain heat-absorbing metals, which C. may reside in the planets’ upper atmospheres Gas giants were likely to contain heat-absorbing metals when they featured a layer of atmosphere warmer than the D. layer beneath it, researchers found; this phenomenon is known as a thermal inversion, RKP Ung Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice C is the best answer. It describes the study's findings in a way that assumes the audience is already familiar with thermal inversions. Choice A is incorrect. This choice doesn't fully describe the findings of the study, because it doesn't include anything about thermal inversions. Choice B is incorrect. This choice doesn't describe the study's findings. Choice D is incorrect. This choice isn't suited for an audience already familiar with thermal inversion. A familiar audience wouldn't need to have the term defined. Question Difficulty: HardQuestion ID 388b45aa Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Transitions 1 oO DRE LY Cry) Establishing Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is no easy task. Each month, readings of a single second from atomic clocks around the world are taken and sent to the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) in France. BIPM metrologists perform the meticulous work of assembling these minutely disparate readings into a globally shared time standard. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A. There, B. In particular, C. For example, D. Conversely, PREECE USC Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice A is the best answer, "There® indicates that the work of calculating Coordinated Universal Time takes place at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France, Because "there" indicates a location, it fits the context perfectly. Choice B is incorrect. This choice uses an exemplification transition, which doesn't make sense here. This sentence is describing where the work of coordinating Coordinated Universal Time takes place, not giving an example of the work described in the previous sentence. Choice C is incorrect. This choice uses an exemplification transition, which doesn't make sense here. This sentence is describing where the work of coordinating Coordinated Universal Time takes place, not giving an example of the work described in the previous sentence. Choice D is incorrect. This choice uses a disagreement transition. But this sentence doesn’t disagree with the previous sentence. They both describe the work involved in calculating Coordinated Universal Time. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 81315093 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical geo Synthesis ID: 81315093 While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: A marathon is a long-distance running race that is 26.2 miles long. An ultramarathon is a long-distance running race of more than 26.2 miles. The Kepler Challenge is a one-day, 37.3-mile ultramarathon in New Zealand, The Spreelauf is a six-day, 261-mile ultramarathon in Germany. The student wants to make a generalization about ultramarathons. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Examples of ultramarathons include the 37.3-mile Kepler Challenge in New Zealand and the 261-mile Spreelauf in A. Germany. B. A marathon is 26.2 miles long, but the Spreelauf ultramarathon, at 261 miles, is far longer. C. Ultramarathons range widely in length, from a few dozen miles to a few hundred. D. While the Kepler Challenge is a one-day ultramarathon, the Spreelauf is a six-day ultramarathon. PAIRS R PU Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice C is the best answer. This is the only choice that makes a generalization about ultramarathons. Choice A is incorrect. This choice gives specific examples of ultramarathons but doesn't say anything about them as a category. Choice B is incorrect. This choice compares marathons in general to one specific ultramarathon but doesn't say anything about ultramarathons as a category. Choice D is incorrect. This choice contrasts two specific ultramarathons but doesn't say anything about them as a category. Question Difficulty: MediumQuestion ID 5b8b69a2 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty SAT Reading and Writing | Expression of Ideas | Rhetorical ann Synthesis DES: ra While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Archaeologist Jon Erlandson and colleagues argue that humans first arrived in the Americas by sea They propose that humans traveled between Pacific Ocean islands and coastlines from northeast Asia to the Americas. Many of these islands and coastal zones were later submerged as glaciers melted and sea levels rose. The researchers think that “a coastal route, including kelp forests and estuaries, would have provided a rich mix of marine, estuarine, riverine, and terrestrial resources" such as seaweeds, fish, and birds. This proposed scenario is known as the kelp highway hypothesis. The student wants to summarize the kelp highway hypothesis. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Pacific Ocean islands and coastlines likely contained “a rich mix of marine, estuarine, riverine, and terrestrial A. resources” such as seaweeds, fish, and birds, according to researchers, One argument about how humans first arrived in the Americas is the kelp highway hypothesis proposed by Jon B. Erlandson and colleagues. Humans may have first arrived in the Americas by sea, traveling between Pacific Ocean islands and coastlines and C. subsisting on a variety of resources. D. As glaciers melted and sea levels rose, many Pacific Ocean islands and coastal zones were submerged. DS: eae Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice Cis the best answer. This choice summarizes the main idea of the kelp highway hypothesis, providing a high-level overview of how the hypothesis explains human migration to the Americas. Choice A is incorrect. This choice describes one aspect of the proposed scenario but doesn't discuss human migration, Which is the main focus of the kelp highway hypothesis. Choice B is incorrect. This choice introduces the kelp highway hypothesis but doesn't explain what it entails. Choice D is incorrect. This choice describes one element of the proposed scenario but doesn't discuss human migration, which is the main focus of the kelp highway hypothesis. Question Difficulty: Hard