SAT Writing and Language Passage #2: "Dark Snow"

#12. Which choice most accurately and effectively represents the information in the graph?

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• to 12 degrees Fahrenheit.

• to their lowest point on December 13.

• to 10 degrees Fahrenheit and stay there for months.

#13. Which choice most effectively combines the two sentences at the underlined portion?

• summer, following

• summer, and this thawing follows

• summer, and such thawing follows

• summer and this evidence follows

The answer to #14 is:

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• However,

• As such,

• Moreover,

The answer to #15 is:

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• Box an associate professor of geology at Ohio State,

• Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State,

• Box, an associate professor of geology, at Ohio State

The answer to #16 is: (hint: The factor is LISTED)

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• thaw; and it was

• thaw:

• thaw: being

#17 (reflects usage of the correct preposition and pronoun):

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• soot

• of which

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#18: (Hint: Select the correct verb tense.)

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• falls

• will fall

• had fallen

#19: (Hint: What is the plural possessive pronoun?)

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• its

• there

• their

#20. Which choice best completes the description of a self-reinforcing cycle?

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• raises the surface temperature.

• begins to cool at a certain point.

• leads to additional melting.

#21. (This is a question that is an example of recognizing and omitting redundancies.)

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• itself,

• itself, with damage and

• itself possibly