Answer Explanations SAT® Practice Test #1
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Answer Explanations
SAT Practice Test #1
Section 1: Reading T est
QUESTION 1.
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Choice B is the best answer. In the passage, a young man (Akira) asks a
mother (Chie) for permission to marry her daughter (Naomi). The request
was certainly surprising to the mother, as can be en from line 47, which
states that prior to Akira’s question Chie “had no idea” the request was coming.
Choice A is incorrect becau the passage depicts two characters engaged
in a civil conversation, with Chie being impresd with Akira’s “sincerity”
and finding herlf “starting to like him.” Choice C is incorrect becau
the passage is focud on the idea of Akira’s and Naomi’s prent lives and
possible futures. Choice D is incorrect becau the interactions between
Chie and Akira are polite, not critical; for example, Chie views Akira with
“amument,” not animosity.
QUESTION 2.
Choice B is the best answer. The passage centers on a night when a young
man tries to get approval to marry a woman’s daughter. The passage includes
detailed descriptions of tting (a “winter’s eve” and a “cold rain,” lines 5-6);
character (Akira’s “soft, refined” voice, line 33; Akira’s eyes “sh[ining] with
sincerity,” line 35); and plot (“Naomi was silent. She stood a full half minute
looking straight into Chie’s eyes. Finally, she spoke,” lines 88-89).
Choice A is incorrect becau the passage focus on a nontraditional mar-
riage proposal. Choice C is incorrect becau the passage concludes without
resolution to the question of whether Akira and Naomi will receive permis-
sion to marry. Choice D is incorrect becau the passage repeatedly makes
clear that for Chie, her encounter with Akira is momentous and unttling,
as when Akira acknowledges in line 73 that he has “startled” her.
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QUESTION 3.
Choice C is the best answer. Akira “came directly, breaking all tradition,”
猴子的简笔画(line 1) when he approached Chie and asked to marry her daughter, and he
“ask[ed] directly,” without “a go-between” (line 65) or “mediation,” becau
doing otherwi would have taken too much time.
Choices A, B, and D are incorrect becau in the contexts, “directly” does
not mean in a frank, confident, or preci manner.
QUESTION 4.
Choice A is the best answer. Akira is very concerned Chie will find his mar-
riage proposal inappropriate becau he did not follow traditional protocol and
u a “go-between” (line 65). This is clear in lines 63-64, when Akira says to
Chie “Plea don’t judge my candidacy by the unemliness of this proposal.”
Choice B is incorrect becau there is no evidence in the passage that Akira
古诗朗诵背景音乐worries that Chie will mistake his earnestness for immaturity. Choice C is incor-
rect becau while Akira recognizes that his unscheduled visit is a nuisance, his
larger concern is that Chie will reject him due to the inappropriateness of his
proposal. Choice D is incorrect becau there is no evidence in the passage that
老虎厅Akira worries Chie will underestimate the sincerity of his emotions.
QUESTION 5.
Choice C is the best answer. In lines 63-64, Akira says to Chie, “Plea
don’t judge my candidacy by the unemliness of this proposal.” This reveals
Akira’s concern that Chie may say no to the proposal simply becau Akira
did not follow traditional practices.
Choices A, B, and D do not provide the best evidence for the answer to the
previous question. Choice A is incorrect becau line 33 merely describes
Akira’s voice as “soft, refined.” Choice B is incorrect becau lines 49-51
reflect Chie’s perspective, not Akira’s. Choice D is incorrect becau lines
71-72 indicate only that Akira was speaking in an eager and forthright matter.
QUESTION 6.
Choice D is the best answer becau Akira clearly treats Chie with respect,
including “bow[ing]” (line 26) to her, calling her “Madame” (line 31), and
looking at her with “a deferential peek” (line 34). Akira does not offer Chie
utter deference, though, as he asks to marry Naomi after he concedes that he
is not following protocol and admits to being a “disruption” (line 31).
Choice A is incorrect becau while Akira conveys respect to Chie, there is
no evidence in the passage that he feels affection for her. Choice B is incor-
rect becau neither objectivity nor impartiality accurately describes how
Akira address Chie. Choice C is incorrect becau Akira conveys respect
to Chie and takes the conversation riously.
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QUESTION 7.
Choice D is the best answer. The first paragraph (lines 1-4) reflects on how
Akira approached Chie to ask for her daughter’s hand in marriage. In the
lines, the narrator is wondering whether Chie would have been more likely
to say yes to Akira’s proposal if Akira had followed tradition: “Akira came
directly, breaking all tradition. Was that it? Had he followed form—had he
asked his mother to speak to his father to approach a go-between—would
Chie have been more receptive?” Thus, the main purpo of the first para-
graph is to examine why Chie reacted a certain way to Akira’s proposal.
Choice A is incorrect becau the first paragraph describes only one aspect of
Japane culture (marriage proposals) but not the culture as a whole. Choice B
is incorrect becau the first paragraph implies a criticism of Akira’s individual
marriage proposal but not the entire tradition of Japane marriage proposals.
Choice C is incorrect becau the narrator does not question a suggestion.
QUESTION 8.
Choice B is the best answer. In line 1, the narrator suggests that Akira’s
direct approach broke “all tradition.” The narrator then wonders if Akira had
“followed form,” or the tradition expected of him, would Chie have been
more receptive to his proposal. In this context, following “form” thus means
following a certain tradition or custom.
Choices A, C, and D are incorrect becau in this context “form” does not
mean the way something looks (appearance), the way it is built (structure),
or its esnce (nature).
QUESTION 9.
几乎读音Choice C is the best answer. Akira states that his unexpected meeting with
Chie occurred only becau of a “matter of urgency,” which he explains as “an
opportunity to go to America, as dentist for Seattle’s Japane community”
(lines 41-42). Akira decides to directly speak to Chie becau Chie’s respon
to his marriage proposal affects whether Akira accepts the job offer.
Choice A is incorrect becau there is no evidence in the passage that Akira is
worried his parents will not approve of Naomi. Choice B is incorrect becau
Akira has “an understanding” with Naomi (line 63). Choice D is incorrect;
while Akira may know that Chie is unaware of his feelings for Naomi, this is
not what he is referring to when he mentions “a matter of urgency.”
QUESTION 10.
Choice B is the best answer. In lines 39-42, Akira clarifies that the “mat-
ter of urgency” is that he has “an opportunity to go to America, as dentist
for Seattle’s Japane community.” Akira needs Chie’s answer to his marriage
proposal so he can decide whether to accept the job in Seattle.
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Choices A, C, and D do not provide the best evidence for the answer to the文天祥宁死不屈的故事
previous question. Choice A is incorrect becau in line 39 Akira apologizes
for interrupting Chie’s quiet evening. Choice C is incorrect becau lines
58-59 address the riousness of Akira’s request, not its urgency. Choice D
is incorrect becau line 73 shows only that Akira’s proposal has “startled”
Chie and does not explain why his request is time-nsitive.
QUESTION 11.
Choice A is the best answer. Lines 1-9 include examples of how many
people shop (“millions of shoppers”), how much money they spend (“over
$30 billion at retail stores in the month of December alone”), and the many
occasions that lead to shopping for gifts (“including weddings, birthdays,
anniversaries, graduations, and baby showers.”). Combined, the examples
show how frequently people in the US shop for gifts.
Choice B is incorrect becau even though the authors mention that
“$30 billion” had been spent in retail stores in one month, that figure is
never discusd as an increa (or a decrea). Choice C is incorrect becau
lines 1-9 provide a context for the amount of shopping that occurs in the US,
but the anxiety (or “dread”) it might cau is not introduced until later in the
passage. Choice D is incorrect becau lines 1-9 do more than highlight the
number of different occasions that lead to gift-giving.
QUESTION 12.
Choice B is the best answer. Lines 9-10 state “This frequent experience
of gift-giving can engender ambivalent feelings in gift-givers.” In the sub-
quent ntences, tho “ambivalent” feelings are further exemplified as
conflicted feelings, as shopping is said to be something that “[m]any relish”
(lines 10-11) and “many dread” (line 14).
Choices A, C, and D are incorrect becau in this context, “ambivalent” does
not mean feelings that are unrealistic, apprehensive, or supportive.
QUESTION 13.
Choice D is the best answer. In lines 10-13, the authors clearly state that
some people believe gift-giving can help a relationship becau it “offers a
powerful means to build stronger bonds with one’s clost peers.”
Choice A is incorrect becau even though the authors state that some
shoppers make their choices bad on “egocentrism,” (line 33) there is
no evidence in the passage that people view shopping as a form of lf-
expression. Choice B is incorrect becau the passage implies that shopping
is an expensive habit. Choice C is incorrect becau the passage states that
其实你懂的most people have purchad and received gifts, but it never implies that peo-
ple are required to reciprocate the gift-giving process.
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