SAT Grammar and Writing 2

Mt. Kilimanjaro. Like the mountain, which is swept in clouds, the name Kilimanjaro is a mystery.

• NO CHANGE

• surfaced

• cloaked

• vanished

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Although Mt. Kilimanjaro was once a volcano that erupted regularly, it has exhibited a dearth of activation for thousands of years.

• NO CHANGE

• been pretty quiet

• lain low

• remained dormant

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

As the health of the travel industry has improved, airlines have shifted their focus at the flying experience.

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• on

• in

• to

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

A recent wave of aircraft deliveries has spurred demand for seats, and manufacturers around the world are working overtime in order to keep up.

• NO CHANGE

• exploded

• excited

• goaded

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

While airlines seek impressing passengers with futuristic amenities, design teams are hard at work problem-solving for the needs of travelers in the years to come.

• NO CHANGE

• seek to impress

• seek in impressing

• seek for impressing

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Many common substances found in household items are dangerous to people's health, however, experts insist that they are harmless in very small amounts.

• NO CHANGE

• heath; however, experts insist

• heath, but experts insisting

• health, nevertheless, experts insist

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Universities have historically offered a wide variety of continuing education classes, some of them are now offered over the Internet as well as in traditional classrooms.

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• classes, some of them that are

• classes. Some of which are

• classes, some of which are

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Gwendolyn Knight painted throughout her life, she did not start seriously exhibiting her work until relatively late.

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• life, however, she did not start

• life but did not start

• life; but she did not start

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

African-American life during the 1920s was documented in great detail by the writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Far less is known about it during the Depression in the 1930s, the market for their work disappeared almost overnight when the stock market crashed.

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• Depression in the 1930s the market

• Depression. In the 1930s, the market

• Depression, in the 1930s the market

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4

The geologic instability known as the Pacific Ring of Fire has produced numerous faults. They cause approximately 10,000 earthquakes annually.

Which of the following IS NOT an acceptable alternative?

• faults, they cause

• faults; they cause

• faults that cause

• faults, which cause

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2