Back 2 Basics SAT Writing & Language Drill 3

Choose 1 answer:

• (Choice A) NO CHANGE

• (Choice B) reductions

• (Choice C) deducting

• (Choice D) deducts

Choose 1 answer:

• (Choice A) NO CHANGE

• (Choice B) Consequently,

• (Choice C) Nevertheless,

• (Choice D) Previously,

Choose 1 answer:

• (Choice A) NO CHANGE

• (Choice B) have

• (Choice C) which have

• (Choice D) which has

At this point, the writer is considering adding the following information.

—e-books, audio and video materials, and online journals—

Should the writer make this addition here?

Choose 1 answer:

• (Choice A) Yes, because it provides specific examples of the materials discussed in the sentence.

• (Choice B) Yes, because it illustrates the reason for the increase mentioned later in the sentence.

• (Choice C) No, because it interrupts the flow of the sentence by supplying irrelevant information.

• (Choice D) No, because it weakens the focus of the passage by discussing a subject other than librarians.

Choose 1 answer:

• (Choice A) NO CHANGE

• (Choice B) to be circulated by them.

• (Choice C) for their circulating.

• (Choice D) for circulation.

Choose 1 answer:

• (Choice A) NO CHANGE

• (Choice B) librarians cataloging,

• (Choice C) to catalog,

• (Choice D) cataloging,

Which choice most effectively combines the underlined sentences?

Choose 1 answer:

• (Choice A) In fact, librarians’ training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods; many librarians teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy is taught by them.

• (Choice B) In fact, many librarians, whose training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods, teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy.

• (Choice C) Training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods; many librarians, in fact, are teaching classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy.

• (Choice D) Including courses on research and Internet search methods in their training is, in fact, why many librarians teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy.

Choose 1 answer:

• (Choice A) NO CHANGE

• (Choice B) and

• (Choice C) for

• (Choice D) DELETE the underlined portion.

Which choice most effectively sets up the examples given at the end of the sentence?

Choose 1 answer:

• (Choice A) NO CHANGE

• (Choice B) During periods of economic recession,

• (Choice C) Although their value cannot be measured,

• (Choice D) When it comes to the free services libraries provide,

Choose 1 answer:

• (Choice A) NO CHANGE

• (Choice B) legal issues,

• (Choice C) concerns related to law courts,

• (Choice D) matters for the law courts,