SAT Prep Reading and Writing

SAT Writing

Upward Bound Math and Science

Questions 1-7

A portion of each of the following sentences are underlined. Following the text there are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. One choice is the original text; the other four choices are different. Select the choice that produces the best sentence.

Multiple Choice

Minerals are nutritionally significant elements that assist to make your body work properly.

• A. that help your body

• B. that work to make your body

• C. that making your body

• D. that hinder your body to

• E. that assist to make your body (No change)

Multiple Choice

Of the two, the oldest brother had a much more difficult time in school.

• A. the earliest brother

• B. the older brother

• C. the oldest brother (No change)

• D. the best brother

• E. the better brother

Multiple Choice

Fair teachers understand that he or she cannot treat any student with favoritism.

• A. Fair teachers understand that he

• B. Fair teachers understand that they

• C. Fair teachers understand that he or she

• D. Fair teachers understand that their

• E. Fair teachers understand that she

Multiple Choice

We will begin with painting first, and then secondly we will start the decoupage process.

• A. first, and then secondly (No change)

• B. first, second

• C. first, then second

• D. firstly, and then secondly

• E. first, and then second

Multiple Choice

The hidden passageway in the bowels of the castle remained a well kept secret.

• A. remained a well-kept secret

• B. remained a well kept secret (No change)

• C. was always going to be a secret

• D. would always be a secret

• E. remained a wellkept secret

Multiple Choice

Another view of the test results had been planned to be provided by a different doctor.

• A. A different doctor has planned to provide another view of the test results.

• B. Another view of the test results had been planned to be provided by a different doctor. (No change)

• C. She will need to get new test results from a different doctor.

• D. Several new views of the results are provided and planned with a different doctor.

• E. A couple of views of the test results are planned to be provided by a different doctor.

Multiple Choice

The Math Committee worked to make sure students had options to participate in contests, book work, computer games or memory practice games.

• A. had options to participate in (No change)

• B. could choose one of the following:

• C. met the requirements for

• D. opted to do one of the following:

• E. were allowed to do

Questions 8-11

The following sentences test your ability to recognize grammar and usage errors. Each sentence contains either one error or no error at all. No sentence contains more than one error. If the sentence contains an error, select the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select "No error".

Multiple Choice

The information that he was given by the two doctors make him realize how much his grandfather's health had declined.

• A. had declined

• B. make him realize

• C. No error

• D. he was given by the two doctors

• E. grandfather's health

Multiple Choice

Quincy and his son Zane, neither of whom enjoy sporting events, is going to see a movie instead.

• A. instead

• B. whom

• C. neither

• D. no error

• E. is going

Multiple Choice

The entire audience are rapt for the duration of the performance and applaud loudly when the curtain falls.

• A. loudly

• B. are

• C. curtain falls

• D. no error

• E. duration

Multiple Choice

When asked about her major job responsibilities, Jodi answered that she responded to client questions, conducted interviews, wrote reports, and giving presentations.

• A. no error

• B. Jodi answered that

• C. When asked about

• D. responded

• E. giving presentation

Questions 12-13

The passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation.

Multiple Choice

Number 1: What change, if any, needs to be made?

• A. No Change

• B. healthy, and more

• C. healthier, and they are

• D. healthier, being more

Multiple Choice

Number 0: Which choice provides the most appropriate introduction to the passage?

• A. No Change

• B. that affords them adequate amounts of natural light.

• C. that is thoroughly sealed to prevent energy loss.

• D. in which they feel comfortable asking managers for special accommodations.

Questions 14-15

The passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation.

Multiple Choice

1: Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?

• A. No change

• B. Coordinating stoplight timing can help alleviate rush hour traffic jams in a congested downtown area.

• C. Stoplight timing is coordinated to alleviate rush hour traffic jams in a congested downtown area.

• D. In a congested downtown area, stoplight timing is coordinated to alleviate rush hour traffic jams.

Multiple Choice

2: What change, if any, needs to be made?

• A. No change

• B. occur, they are

• C. occurs, they are

• D. occurs, it is

Questions 16-19

The passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation.

Multiple Choice

3: What change, if any, needs to be made?

• A. No change

• B. to design

• C. designing

• D. design

Multiple Choice

4: Which choice results in the most effective transition to the information that follows in the paragraph?

• A. No change

• B. where job opportunities are more plentiful.

• C. and the majority are employed by government agencies.

• D. DELETE the underlined portion and end the sentence with a period.

Multiple Choice

5: What change, if any, needs to be made?

• A. No change

• B. planner's job

• C. planners job,

• D. planners job

Multiple Choice

6: What change, if any, needs to be made?

• A. No change

• B. current design of the road right now

• C. road as it is now currently designed

• D. current design of the road

Question 20

Use the passage below to answer the following question.

Multiple Choice

To make this paragraph most logical, sentence 5 should be placed -

• A. where it is now

• B. after sentence 1

• C. after sentence 2

• D. after sentence 3