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Section 1: Essay
Use the following rubric to evaluate your writing. This
practice essay is included so you can ... better you’ll
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Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it.
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But ... assignment. Respond
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5. Compact discs (CDs), which may be found in over 25 million American ... what is a
ctually a rich and complex message. N
o error.
cd e
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... process.
e. or it was removed from it’s paper backing by
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Directions: In each of the following sentences, part or
all of the ... Program that begins
with a class called
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Time: 10 minutes
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... follow the test.
Make note of the kinds of errors you made and review the appropriate skills and concepts before
taking another practice test.
CHAPTER
Practice Test 1
This practicetest is a simulation ... sections you will
complete on the SAT. To receive the most benefit from this practice test,
complete it as if it were the real SAT. So, take this practicetest under
test- like conditions: Isolate ... 3)
2
+ 2
d. y = (x – 3)
2
– 2
e. y = (3x + 3)
2
– 2
4
4
3
3
2
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1
1–1
–1
–2
–2–3
–3
–4
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15. 24 If the height of the prism is h, then the length
of the prism is four...
... another practice test.
CHAPTER
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This practicetest is a simulation of the three Math sections you will
complete on the SAT. To receive the most benefit from this practice test,
complete ... mm.
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hen you are finished, review the answers and explanations that immediately follow the test.
Make note of the kinds of errors you made and review the appropriate skills ... the most benefit from this practice test,
complete it as if it were the real SAT. So take this practicetest under
test- like conditions: Isolate yourself somewhere you will not be dis-
turbed;...
... another practice test.
CHAPTER
Practice Test 3
This practicetest is a simulation of the three Math sections you will
complete on the SAT. To receive the most benefit from this practice test,
complete ... (minutes)
A
B
C
D
E
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W
hen you are finished, review the answers and explanations that immediately follow the test.
Make note of the kinds of errors you made and review the appropriate skills ... the most benefit from this practice test,
complete it as if it were the real SAT. So take this practicetest under
test- like conditions: Isolate yourself somewhere you will not be dis-
turbed;...
... use this practicetest to help you identify
your strengths and weaknesses and see where you might
need some more practice to get your math skills in shape
for college.
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this book. You can use this practice ... solve
for Helena’s age?
a. 22 ϭ 2H
b. 27 ϭ H Ϫ 5
c. 22 ϭ 2H ϩ 5
d. 27 ϭ 2H Ϫ 5
ANSWERS
PRACTICE ARITHMETIC TEST
1. a. There are 12 months in one year, so 24 Ϭ
12 ϭ 2 pounds per month.
2. d. Marina...
... practice tests in grammar, writing, and
reading comprehension. As you complete the sections, you
should be able to find your strengths and weaknesses.
PRACTICE TESTS IN
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AND READING
COMPREHENSION
5
5
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PASSAGE TWO
Now try practicing your inference skills ... for
their placement tests. This practice essay requires that
you read a passage and then respond in writing. By ask-
ing you to read something, you are being given some
direction for your writing. This...
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reject E because only Tantalus and Sisyphus are Greek, and D is a more ...
first use is defined correctly, the second, the “awful hand,” is wrong. It
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26. A. We are told that Madame believed that Heaven sent the baby
to ... Armand decides that he does
not see it as a problem, and marries her anyway.
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27. Armand’s falling in love with Desirée is described with images of
A....
... sure
A
resources never sat idle and productivity was always maximized. No error.
B C D E
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ONE SECTION ON EACH SAT IS USED TO TEST OUT FUTURE QUESTIONS.
WE’LL SPARE YOU THAT PLEASURE; CONTINUE...
... writer.
Passage 1
Writing is among the most mysterious of human
activities. Every writer can testify that the Muses*
once invoked by the poets are a reality. Unless he is
writing mechanically, ... gives (30)
successful writing the quality of organic imagination,
and which exists not only in poems and stories, but
in any form of writing, however humble or trivial.
Writing always involves ... forms of writing other than poems and stories in
order to
(A) suggest that all forms of writing are born out of a search for order
(B) underline the difficulty of moving from one genre of writing...
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VERBAL
1 – Until his defeat by the newcomer, the veteran boxer won most of his bouts ... of surgeons to treat some problems.
(C) Both demand an increase in the use of humans in medical tests.
(D) Both mention cultural values as barriers to scientific research.
(E) Both advocate a ... information that is relevant to the treatment of human patients
(E) curb the growing use of animals in testing
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may need to review particular academic skills. Our
review book, McGraw-Hill’s SAT, provides a compre-
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Are ...
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based on your performance on the practice tests. If
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practice tests, don’t expect to get 600s on...
... Language
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criteria were modified in 2008 and the current rating practice in the IELTS Writing
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have articulated other crafting skills influencing writing performance, that is, overall ... (2007). IELTS writing tutor: Writing
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Archibald, A. (2002). Managing L2 writing proficiencies: Areas of change in
students’ writing over time....
... consequently
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COMPASS WritingSkills Sample Test Questions
The WritingSkills Placement Test presents one or more passages, each containing
several ... Sample WritingSkills Test!
You are about to look at some sample test questions as you
prepare to take the actual COMPASS test. The examples in this
booklet are similar to the kinds of test questions ... the Writing
Skills Placement Test assess basic knowledge and skills in usage and mechanics (e.g.,
punctuation, basic grammar and usage, and sentence structure) as well as more
rhetorical skills...