Sat 2015 Practice Test #1 Answer Explanations

Choice B is the best answer.
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of urgency” is that he has “an opportunity to go to America, as dentist for 
Seattle’s Japanese community.” Akira needs Chie’s answer to his marriage 
proposal so he can decide whether to accept the job in Seattle. 

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Choices A, C, and D do not provide the best evidence for the answer to 
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apologizes for interrupting Chie’s quiet evening. Choice C is incorrect 
because lines 58-59 address the seriousness of Akira’s request, not its 
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proposal has “startled” Chie and does not explain why his request is 
time-sensitive. 
QUESTION 11 
Choice A is the best answer.
Lines 1-9 include examples of how many 
people shop (“millions of shoppers”), how much money they spend 
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and the many occasions that lead to shopping for gifts (“including 
weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and baby showers.”). 
Combined, these examples show how frequently people in the US shop 
for gifts. 
Choice B is incorrect because even though the authors mention that 
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is never discussed as an increase (or a decrease). Choice C is incorrect 
because lines 1-9 provide a context for the amount of shopping that 
occurs in the US, but the anxiety (or “dread”) it might cause is not 
introduced until later in the passage. Choice D is incorrect because 
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lead to gift-giving. 
QUESTION 12 
Choice B is the best answer.
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of gift-giving can engender ambivalent feelings in gift-givers.” In 
the subsequent sentences, those “ambivalent” feelings are further 
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Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because in this context, “ambivalent” 
does not mean feelings that are unrealistic, apprehensive, or supportive. 
QUESTION 13