SAT- critical reading -2

As a young boy, was when Francis discovered

that he could spend his life exploring the

ocean he loved so much.

• (A) was when Francis discovered that he

  could spend his life

• (B) that was when Francis discovered that he

  could spend his life

• (C) Francis discovered then that his life

  could be spent

• (D) Francis discovered that he could spend

  his life

• (E) Francis discovered the spending of his

  life

Paleontologists disputed the authenticity of

the discovery, it was believed rather that it

was an elaborate hoax.

• (A) discovery, it was believed rather that

• (B) discovery; they believed that

• (C) discovery; but instead they believed that

• (D) discovery in believing that

• (E) discovery, it being believed that

Although the race was only five minutes long,

James got out of the pool feeling as if

swimming across the English Channel.

• (A) swimming

• (B) having swam

• (C) he had swum

• (D) he were swimming

• (E) in swimming

People often sign life insurance contracts

even before the provisions and contingencies

of their policies are known by them.

• (A) the provisions and contingencies of their

  policies are known by them

• (B) the provisions and contingencies of their

  policies being known by them

• (C) the provisions of their policies are known

  by them, or the contingencies

• (D) they know the provisions and contingencies

  of their policies

• (E) they know neither the provisions nor the

  contingencies of their policies

A major hurdle to educational reform is

parents expect the school experience to be

the same as it was decades ago.

• (A) parents expect the school experience to

  be

• (B) parents that are expecting the school

  experience being

• (C) parents are expecting that the school

  experience be

• (D) that parents expect the school experience

  being

• (E) that parents expect the school experience

  to be

Perelman was an essayist and travel writer

and many generations of humorists were

inspired by him, such as Woody Allen.

• (A) and many generations of humorists were

  inspired by him, such as Woody Allen

• (B) who inspired many generations of

  humorists such as Woody Allen

• (C) that inspired many generations, such as

  Woody Allen, of humorists

• (D) by whom many generation of humorists,

  like Woody Allen, were inspired

• (E) of whom many generations of humorists,

  such as Woody Allen, were inspired

The fact is every human language shares a

basic underlying structure, this a discovery

of Noam Chomsky.

• (A) The fact is every human language shares

  a basic underlying structure, this a discovery

  of Noam Chomsky.

• (B) Noam Chomsky having discovered that

  every human language shares a basic

  underlying structure.

• (C) Every human language shares a basic

  underlying structure and this Noam

  Chomsky discovered.

• (D) The fact of every human language

  sharing a basic underlying structure

  was discovered by Noam Chomsky.

• (E) Noam Chomsky discovered that every

  human language shares a basic underlying

  structure.

We would not be such an obese nation if we

had to hunt and gather our food as our ancestors

did.

• (A) we had to hunt and gather our food as

  our ancestors did

• (B) hunting and gathering of our food was

  required of us as our ancestors

• (C) we had to hunt and gather our food as

  our ancestors were doing

• (D) our hunting and gathering of food was as

  required of us as our ancestors

• (E) we had to be hunting and gathering our

  food like our ancestors

When your body is more erect, one’s mind is

more alert.

• (A) one’s mind is more alert

• (B) your mind is more alert

• (C) your mind’s alertness is greater

• (D) the alertness of one’s mind increases

• (E) the mind is alerter

The reason the tent fell over was that we did

not anchor the center pole.

• (A) that we did not anchor the center pole

• (B) because we did not anchor the center

  pole

• (C) we did not anchor the center pole

• (D) for our not anchoring the center pole

• (E) because of our not anchoring the center

  pole