Sat 2015 Practice Test #1 Answer Explanations

Choice A is the best answer
because it provides a phrase that is 
consistent with standard English usage and also maintains the tone 
and style of the passage. 
Choice B is incorrect because “give some wisdom” deviates from 
standard English usage and presents a somewhat colloquial phrase 
in a text that is generally free of colloquialisms. Choices C and D are 
incorrect because both are inconsistent with the tone of the passage as 
well as its purpose. The focus of the paragraph is on sharing, not on 
proclaiming opinions. 
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Choice A is the best answer
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does not suit the purpose of the sentence. 

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QUESTION 35 
Choice A is the best answer
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Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because they provide options that are 
unnecessarily wordy. 
QUESTION 36 
Choice B is the best answer
because it provides a verb that creates a 
grammatically complete, standard, and coherent sentence. 
Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because each results in a 
grammatically incomplete and incoherent sentence. 
QUESTION 37 
Choice D is the best answer
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information in the following sentences, which state that (according 
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independent philosophy departments were eliminated” from colleges. 
These details are most logically linked to the claim that “colleges have 
not always supported the study of philosophy.” 
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sets up the information that follows, which is about colleges’ failure to 
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