Truman SAT

To make the first paragraph most logical, sentence 6 should be placed

• where it is now.

• after sentence 1.

• after sentence 2.

• after sentence 7.

Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion?

• century, but the

• century; also, the

• century, so the

• century; meanwhile, the

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Should the author make an adjustment?

• NO CHANGE

• Truman delivered hundreds of speeches in towns

• Truman delivered: hundreds of speeches, in towns

• Truman delivered hundreds of: speeches in towns

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Should the author make an adjustment?

• NO CHANGE

• cover

• will cover

• covered

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Should the author make an adjustment?

• NO CHANGE

• Arizona, an estimated 20,000 people waited

• Arizona, an estimated 20,000 people waiting

• Arizona, with an estimated 20,000 people waiting

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which choice provides the most effective transition from the previous paragraph to this one?

• To cover so much territory,

• Because of the limitations of train travel,

• In spite of his attempts to cover a large territory,

• In order to speak out against his opponent,

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Should the author make an adjustment?

• NO CHANGE

• on the

• at a

• of the

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Which choice provides the best supporting details for the claim made in the previous sentence?

• He told jokes, spoke without flourish, and even introduced his family to the onlookers.

• He traveled in the presidential train car and was able to visit many constituents’ hometowns.

• He spoke to the citizens from the raised platform of his expansive train car.

• He emphatically enumerated the reasons that his opponent was not the best candidate.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

Should the author make an adjustment?

• NO CHANGE

• plausible

• approachable

• palatable

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

The writer wants to include accurate and relevant information from the graph to support the preceding sentence. Which choice best accomplishes this goal?

• In October, Truman was still trailing Dewey.

• Truman suffered a setback in the polls from January to March of 1948.

• By the end of the campaign, Truman only lagged by five percent in the polls, a significant improvement from his 11 percent lag in May.

• Dewey and Truman’s poll numbers both far surpassed Wallace’s.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

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