WorksheetsSAT Practice
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins
Select the correct sentence.
The dinosaur fossils found at Wyoming's Como Bluff in 1877 weren't the first remains discovered in the U.S. but they were remarkable enough to spark a national fascination with Dinosaurs.
The dinosaur fossils found at Wyoming's Como Bluff in 1877 weren't the first remains discovered in the U.S., but they were remarkable enough to spark a national fascination with Dinosaurs.
The dinosaur fossils, found at Wyoming's Como Bluff in 1877, weren't the first remains discovered in the U.S. but they were remarkable enough to spark a national fascination with Dinosaurs.
The dinosaur fossils found at Wyoming's Como Bluff in 1877 weren't the first remains discovered in the U.S. but, they were remarkable enough to spark a national fascination with Dinosaurs.
Though the concept remained a local Trend at First, International repair cafes, all affiliated with Dutch repair Cafe via its website, have since Arisen in France, Germany, South Africa, the United States, and other countries on top of that.
No change
in addition.
likewise.
Delete the underlined portion, and ends a sentence with a period.
While ___ for service, patrons can enjoy coffee and snacks and mingle with their neighbors in need.
they await
awaiting
they waited
waiting
Her goals were ___ reduce waste, maintain and perpetuate knowledge and skills, and strengthen community.
straightforward, however:
straightforward:
straightforward, nonetheless:
straightforward, therefore:
More like a fair ___ an actual Cafe, the first repair Cafe took place in Amsterdam oh, the Netherlands.
then
than
Where is the most logical place in this paragraph to add the following sentence?
What Wilmers and Estes discovered in their study, therefore, surprise them.
After sentence one
After sentence 3
After sentence 4
After sentence 5
But they suggest that the presence of otters provided a good model of how carbon can be sequestered, ___ the atmosphere through the management of animal populations.
or removed; from
or removed from,
or, removed from,
or removed, from
At the point in the paragraph where you see **, the writer is considering adding the following information:
since the start of the Industrial Revolution, resulting in a rise of global temperatures
Yes, because it establishes the relationship between the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and global warming.
Yes, because it explains the key role sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests play in combating global warming.
A recent study by two professors at University of California, Santa Cruz, Chris wilmers and James Estes, ___ kelp forest protected by sea otters can absorb as much as twelve times the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as those we are sea urchins are allowed to devour the kelp.
suggest, that
suggest - that
suggest, "that
suggest that
A recent study by two professors at University of California, Santa Cruz, Chris wilmers and James Estes, suggest, that kelp forest protected by sea otters can absorb as much as twelve times the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as those we are sea urchins are allowed to ___ the kelp.
devour
overindulge on
disposed of
dispatch
Like ___ terrestrial plant cousins, caliper moves carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, turning it into sugar fuel through photosynthesis, and releases oxygen back into the air.
their
they're
its
it's
In recent years, public libraries in the United States have experienced ___in their operating funds due to Cuts imposed at the federal, state, and local government levels.
reducing
reductions
deductiong
deducts
This trend, combined with the increasing accessibility of information via the Internet ___ led some to claim that librarianship is in Decline as a profession.
Has
Have
Which have
Which has
The share of Library materials that is nonprint formats is increasing steady; in 2010, at least 18.5 million ebooks were available ___.
for them to circulate
to be circulated by them
for their circulating
for circulation
As a result, librarian must now be proficient curators of electronic information, ___ and updating these collections.
catalog,
librarians cataloging,
to catalogue,
cataloguing,
Select which choice most effectively combines two sentences.
In fact, librarians' training now includes courses on research and internet search methods, many Librarians teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy is taught by them.
In fact, many Librarians, whose training now includes courses on research and internet search methods, teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software used, and digital information literacy.
Training now includes courses on research and internet search methods, many Librarians, in fact, are teaching classes and internet navigation, database and software used, and digital information literacy.
Including courses on research and internet search methods in their training is, in fact, why many Librarians teach classes and internet navigation, database and software used, and digital information literacy.
While these classes are particularly helpful to Young students developing basic research skills, but adult patrons can also benefit from librarian assistance in that they can acquire job relevant computer skills.
No change
for
And
Delete the underlined portion
Which choice most effectively sets up the examples given at the end of the sentence?
___, public libraries and Librarians are especially valuable, because they offer free resources that may be difficult to find elsewhere, such as help with online job searches as well as resume and job material development.
Free to all who utilize their service
During periods of economic recession
Although their value cannot be measured
When it comes to free services libraries provide
The first time I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, I expected to be impressed by its famous large paintings. ___ I couldn't wait to view painter, Georges Seurat's, 10ft wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Isle of La Grande Jatte in its full size.
On one hand,
For instance,
However,
Similarly,
I couldn't wait to view ___ 10ft wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Isle of La Grande Jatte in its full size.
painter, Georges Seurat's,
painter, Georges Seurat's
painter Georges Seurat's,
painter Georges Seurat's
It took me by surprise, then, when my favorite exhibit at the Museum was one of ___ the Thorne Miniature Rooms.
it's tiniest;
its tiniest;
its tiniest:
it's tiniest,
The couch and chairs, in keeping with the style of the time, are characterized by elegantly curved arms and legs, they are covered in luxurious velvet.
No change
legs, the couch and chairs
legs and
legs,
The rooms and Furnishings were painstakingly created to scale at 1/12th their actual size, so that one inch in the exhibit correlates with one foot in real life. A couch, for example, is 7 in long, and that is based on a seven foot long couch.
Which choice gives a second supporting example that is most similar to the example already in the sentence?
No change
a cup is about a quarter of an inch.
there are even tiny cushions on some.
household items are also on this scale.
Which choice most effectively combines two sentences?
The plainer rooms are more sparsely furnished by their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent.
The plainer rooms are more sparsely furnished, but their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent.
The plainer rooms are more sparsely furnished: their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods as they represent.
The plainer rooms are more sparsely furnished, whereas architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent.
As I walked through the exhibit, I overheard a ___ "You know, that grandfather clock actually runs. It's glass door swings open, and the clock can be wound up."
visitors' remark,
visitors remarking,
visitor remarked,
visitor remark,
Select the correct sentence.
It has long been known that the sea otters living along the west coast of North America help keep kelp forests in their habitats healthy and vital.
It has long been known that the sea otters living along the west coast of North America, they help keep kelp forests in their habitats healthy and vital.
It has long been known that the sea otters that live along the west coast of North America and help to keep kelp forests in their habitats healthy and vital.
It has long been known that the sea otters that live along the west coast of North America, where they help keep kelp forests in their habitats healthy and vital.
Which choice offers an accurate interpretation of the data in the chart?
Two years or less of sea otters can completely eliminate sea urchins in a coastal area.
Two years or less of sea otter present can reduce the sea urchin threat In a coastal area.
Kelp density increases proportionately as sea urchin density increases in a coastal area.
Even after sea otters were present for 10 years or more, kelp density was still lower than sea urchin density in a coastal area.
