PSAT Writing Practice

1. Ever since introducing coffee to Italy several centuries ago, it has been a ubiquitous part of Italian culture.

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• they introduced coffee

• their introduction of coffee

• coffee was introduced

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

2. However, coffee is so central to Italian culture that one cannot visit any city or town in Italy without seeing several coffeehouses (called caffetterie in Italian)

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• In fact,

• Even so,

• Despite this history,

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

3. Such coffeehouses have existed since 1640, when the first was established in Venice, and it has since become a part of Italy’s national identity.

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• it will

• they have

• they had

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

4. But it is not simply the coffee that creates such enthusiasm for coffeehouses among those which love them; the social aspect of the caffetteria may play nearly as great a role as the coffee itself.

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• who loves

• who love

• whom love

5. Each caffetteria functions as a social hub in its neighborhood, and the way in which most patrons consume their coffee contribute to this fact

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• contributes

• contributing

• which contributes

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CCSS.L.3.1F

6. Few caffetteria patrons sit at tables, since most coffeehouses in Italy charge a premium for table service, although sometimes it’s worth the cost to be able to sit and rest.

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• a fee that can amount to three to four times as much as the price per drink.

• which can come as a surprise to tourists who are not forewarned.

• which simply means being waited on at your table.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

7. Instead, most regular patrons of a caffetteria drink their coffee standing. They do this, often shoulder-to-shoulder, at a counter or bar.

• Instead, most regular patrons of a caffetteria drink their coffee standing, often shoulder-to-shoulder, at a counter or bar.

• Instead, most regular patrons of a caffetteria drink their coffee, often standing shoulder-to-shoulder, which they do at a counter or bar.

• Instead, most regular patrons of a caffetteria drink their coffee; they do it often standing shoulder-to-shoulder at a counter or bar.

• Most regular patrons of a caffetteria drink their coffee shoulder-to-shoulder at a counter or bar, standing there instead.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

8. Indeed, many Italian coffee enthusiasts agree that there is only one correct way to make coffee: this involves filtering water through freshly ground coffee beans at specific temperatures and pressures, which produces the concentrated form of coffee known as espresso.

• Coffee consumption does not necessarily have to take place in a caffetteria; espresso-based drinks can also be made in the home.

• In Italy, the fervor for the coffee-drinking experience extends beyond the drinking of coffee to the making of it and the timing of its consumption.

• There are as many different ways to make coffee in Italy as there are coffee drinkers, and there is little agreement about which way is best.

• Not all Italians share in this enthusiasm for coffee, of course.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

9. Indeed, many Italian coffee enthusiasts agree that there is only one correct way to make coffee: this involves filtering water through freshly ground coffee beans at specific temperatures and pressures, which produces the concentrated form of coffee known as espresso.

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• correct and proper

• properly correct

• appropriate and correct

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

10. An espresso mixed with frothed and steamed milk is a cappuccino: for example, while an espresso with just a dollop of steamed milk on top is a caffè macchiato.

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• is a cappuccino, for example:

• is, a cappuccino for example --

• is a cappuccino, for example,

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B