Sat 2015 Practice Test #1 Answer Explanations

Choice B is the best answer.
The answer to the previous question 
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as momentous and pressing. In lines 48-49, Woolf describes these 
questions as “important,” or momentous, and states that women 
“have very little time in which to answer them,” which shows their 
urgency. 
Choices A, C, and D do not provide the best evidence for the answer 
to the previous question. Choices A and D are incorrect because 
lines 46-47 and line 62 suggest that women need to think about these 
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because line 57 characterizes only the need for urgency and does not 
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Choice C is the best answer.
Woolf writes that women “have 
thought” while performing traditional roles such as cooking and 
caring for children (lines 67-69). Woolf argues that this “thought” 
has shifted women’s roles in society and earned them a “brand-new 
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“sixpence” mentioned in these lines is not a literal coin. Woolf is 
using the “sixpence” as a metaphor, as she is suggesting women 
take advantage of the opportunity to join the male-dominated 
workforce. 
Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because in this context, “sixpence” 
does not refer to tolerance, knowledge, or perspective. 
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Choice B is the best answer.
In lines 72-76, Woolf repeats the 
phrase “let us think” to emphasize how important it is for women to 
critically reflect on their role in society. Woolf states this reflection 
can occur at any time: “Let us think in offices; in omnibuses; 
while we are standing in the crowd watching Coronations and 
Lord Mayor’s Shows; let us think . . . in the gallery of the House of 
Commons; in the Law Courts; let us think at baptisms and marriages 
and funerals.” 
Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because in lines 72-76 Woolf is 
not emphasizing the novelty of the challenge faced by women, the 
complexity of social and political issues, or the enjoyable aspect of 
women’s career possibilities. 
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