SAT Writing - Khan Academy Practice

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

Even as the world of virtual shopping expands, the loss of bookstores has helped remind customers of what the internet cannot provide. The internet cannot provide face-to-face interaction with other people.

• provide, given that it cannot provide

• provide:

• provide; what it can’t provide is

• provide, and that thing is

The writer would like to include a quotation that supports the point made in the first part of the sentence. Which of the following quotations from Patchett best accomplishes this goal?

[Sentence 4]

Patchett attributes this unexpected success in part to the importance of human interaction in the discovery of good books: “there are a lot of small stores that can really thrive in this environment.”

• NO CHANGE

• “when Karen and I first opened the store, people went out of their way to tell us we were crazy.”

• “I'm never lonely when I'm around books.”

• “reading is a solitary act, but the transmission of books contains an aspect of joyful sociability.”

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

a 20 percent jump from 2009

Should the writer make this addition here?

Other statistical trends suggest that public support for local bookstores is increasing nationwide. In 2013, about 2,000 independent bookstores were American Bookseller Association members, [ 3 ].

• Yes, because it adds context that helps illustrate the significance of the data provided earlier in the sentence.

• Yes, because it provides support for the writer’s claim that people need to support their local bookstores.

• No, because it introduces an unrelated detail about the increase in American Bookseller Association members.

• No, because it implies that before 2009, independent bookstores were not members of the American Bookseller Association.

Although the convenience and brevity of buying books online cannot be denied, the rise of this purchasing model does not necessitate the extinction of physical bookstores.

• NO CHANGE

• efficiency

• velocity

• resourcefulness

The vast number of species found in Madagascar stems from the fact that it has been cut off from other landmasses for 80 million years. As a result, the island has been an ideal setting for allopatric speciation, a process in which geographically isolated populations of the same species evolve independently.

• NO CHANGE

• On the other hand,

• In spite of this,

• On the contrary,

The world’s largest and smallest species of chameleon are both found on Madagascar. The largest, Parson’s chameleon, can be almost a meter in 6

length. The smallest can sit comfortably on the head of a match.

• length; notwithstanding, the

• length, while the

• length; albeit the

• length, even though the

The tallest species of palm tree on the island, Tahina spectabilis, reaches heights of over 60 feet.

• NO CHANGE

• island Tahina spectabilis,

• island, Tahina spectabilis—

• island Tahina spectabilis

Which word is redundant? (Type it exactly as it appears)

After the senior class assembled together, the class president asked them to recognize classmates who performed well on the state test.

Which word is redundant? (Type it exactly as it appears)

The number of calories in the 5-course meal is estimated at about 6,420.

Which words are redundant? (Type them exactly as it appears)

I just wanted to ask the question about how many essay prompts will be on the test.