Sat 2015 Practice Test #1 Answer Explanations

Choice C is the best answer.
Woolf uses the word “we” to refer 
to herself and educated women in English society, the “daughters 
of educated men” (line 64). Woolf wants these women to consider 
participating in a changing workforce: “For there, trapesing along 
at the tail end of the procession [to and from work], we go ourselves” 
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establishes a sense of solidarity among educated women. 
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whether people in a group are friendly to one another; she is concerned 
with generating solidarity among women. Choice B is incorrect 
because though Woolf admits women have predominantly “done their 
thinking” within traditional female roles (lines 64-69), she does not use 
“we” to advocate for more candor among women. Choice D is incorrect 
because Woolf does not use “we” to emphasize a need for people in a 
group to respect one other; rather, she wants to establish a sense of 
solidarity among women. 
QUESTION 35 
Choice B is the best answer.
Woolf argues that the “bridge over the 
River Thames, [has] an admirable vantage ground for us to make a 
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[their] eyes upon the procession — the procession of the sons of 
educated men” (lines 9-11) walking to work. 
Choice A is incorrect because while Woolf states the bridge “is a place to 
stand on by the hour dreaming,” she states that she is using the bridge “to 
consider the facts” (lines 6-9). Woolf is not using the bridge for fanciful 
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bridge to historic episodes. Choice D is incorrect because Woolf does not 
suggest that the bridge is a symbol of a male-dominated past, but rather 
that it serves as a good place to watch men proceed to work. 
QUESTION 36