
SAT PREP - Unit 4 Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
To survive when water is scarce, embryos inside African turquoise killifish eggs ______ a dormant state known as diapause. In this state, embryonic development is paused for as long as two years—longer than the life span of an adult killifish.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
enter
to enter
having entered
entering
Answer explanation
Choice A is the best answer. The convention being tested is finite and nonfinite verb forms within a sentence. A main clause requires a finite verb to perform the action of the subject (in this case, “embryos”), and this choice supplies the clause with the finite present tense verb “enter” to indicate how the embryos achieve diapause.
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CCSS.L.11-12.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Obsidian is a kind of volcanic glass formed when lava cools so quickly that the atoms inside it cannot arrange themselves in a crystalline structure. You ______ more about obsidian’s structure, which is classified as amorphous, in a later chapter.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
had learned
had been learning
will learn
have learned
Answer explanation
Choice C is the best answer. The convention being tested is the use of verbs to express tense in a sentence. In this choice, the future tense verb “will learn,” used in conjunction with the phrase “in a later chapter,” correctly indicates that “you” (the reader) are going to learn about obsidian’s structure at some point in the future.
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CCSS.L.11-12.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In 1976, the Inuit rock group Sikumiut recorded the album People of the Ice. Though only their first record, it shows a band already skilled at the difficult task of making music that sounds easy and fun. On songs like “Utirumavunga,” Lucassie Koperqualuk’s guitar riffs effortlessly ______ Charlie Adams’s delightfully catchy vocal melodies.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
blend, with
blend. With
blend; with
blend with
Answer explanation
Choice D is the best answer. The convention being tested is punctuation between a verb and a prepositional phrase. No punctuation is needed between the verb “blend” and the prepositional phrase “with Charlie Adams’s delightfully catchy vocal melodies.” The prepositional phrase completes the idea of the sentence, explaining with what Koperqualuk’s guitar riffs blend.
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CCSS.L.11-12.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Emperor penguins don’t waddle out of the ocean. They launch themselves at such a high speed that they travel up to two meters before landing. How ______ A layer of microbubbles on their plumage reduces friction as the penguins speed to the surface.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
they are able to move so fast!
are they able to move so fast.
they are able to move so fast
are they able to move so fast?
Answer explanation
Choice D is the best answer. The convention being tested is end-of-sentence punctuation. This choice correctly uses a question mark to punctuate the interrogative sentence “how are they able to move so fast?” The interrogative sentence asks a direct question, and the next sentence answers it.
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CCSS.L.11-12.1
CCSS.L.11-12.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The human brain is primed to recognize faces—so much so that, due to a perceptual tendency called pareidolia, ______ will even find faces in clouds, wooden doors, pieces of fruit, and other faceless inanimate objects. Researcher Susan Magsamen has focused her work on better understanding this everyday phenomenon.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
she
they
it
those
Answer explanation
Choice C is the best answer. "It" is a singular pronoun used to stand in for objects. Since the antecedent in this case is the singular noun phrase "the human brain," "it" is a perfect pronoun to use here.
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CCSS.L.11-12.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Based on genetic evidence, archaeologists have generally agreed that reindeer domestication began in the eleventh century CE. However, since uncovering fragments of a 2,000-year-old reindeer training harness in northern Siberia, ______ may have begun much earlier.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
researcher Robert Losey has argued that domestication
researcher Robert Losey’s argument is that domestication
domestication, researcher Robert Losey has argued,
the argument researcher Robert Losey has made is that domestication
Answer explanation
Choice A is the best answer. The convention being tested is subject-modifier placement. This choice makes the noun phrase “researcher Robert Losey” the subject of the sentence and places it immediately after the modifying phrase “since…Siberia.” In doing so, this choice clearly establishes that researcher Robert Losey—and not another noun in the sentence—is who uncovered fragments of a 2,000-year-old reindeer training harness in northern Siberia.
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CCSS.L.11-12.1
CCSS.L.11-12.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Gathering accurate data on water flow in the United States is challenging because of the country’s millions of miles of ______ the volume and speed of water at any given location can vary drastically over time.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
waterways and the fact that,
waterways, and the fact that,
waterways, and, the fact that
waterways and the fact that
Answer explanation
Choice D is the best answer. The convention being tested is punctuation within two coordinated noun phrases. When, as in this case, a noun phrase (“the country’s millions of miles of waterways”) is coordinated with another noun phrase (“the fact”) followed by an integrated relative clause (“that the volume...time”), no punctuation is needed.
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CCSS.L.11-12.1
CCSS.L.11-12.2
CCSS.L.11-12.3
CCSS.L.11-12.5
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