PSAT-Writing T1-1

Q1

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• see an annual loss of $63.2 billion each year
• lose $63.2 billion annually
• have a yearly loss of $63.2 billion annually
• Not Sure / Skip

Q2

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• main things leading up to
• huge things about
• primary causes of
• Not Sure / Skip

Q3

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• have spent
• spends
• are spent
• Not Sure / Skip

Q4

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• workers; managers
• workers, managers,
• workers, managers
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Q5 To make this paragraph most logical, sentence 3 should be placed

• where it is now.
• before sentence 1.
• after sentence 1.
• after sentence 4.
• Not Sure / Skip

Q6 At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence. “Even fifteen-minute power naps improve alertness, creativity, and concentration.” Should the writer make this addition here?

• Yes, because it demonstrates that the benefits of napping can be gained without sacrificing large amounts of work time.
• Yes, because it explains the methodology of the studies mentioned in the previous sentence.
• No, because a discussion of the type of nap workers take is not important to the writer’s main point in the paragraph.
• No, because it contradicts the writer’s discussion of napping in the previous sentences.
• Not Sure / Skip

Q7 Which choice provides a supporting example that reinforces the main point of the sentence?

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• including a lower risk of cardiovascular problems such as heart attack and stroke.
• which are essential in an era of rising health care costs.
• in addition to making employees more efficient.
• Not Sure / Skip

Q8

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• gently wake
• gently to wake
• gentle waking of
• Not Sure / Skip

Q9

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• among
• between
• into
• Not Sure / Skip

Q10

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• but it benefits
• as also to
• but also to
• Not Sure / Skip