SAT Practice Questions (Digital) — All Questions
3 questions
Expression of ideas: Choose the transition that best fits: 'The new trail is longer than the old one. ____, most hikers still prefer it for its gentler slope.'
- a.Therefore
- b.Nevertheless✓
- c.For example
- d.Similarly
The two sentences contrast a drawback (longer) with a preference despite it, so a contrast transition is needed. 'Nevertheless' signals that contrast. 'Therefore' shows cause-effect, 'for example' introduces an illustration, and 'similarly' shows likeness.
Expression of ideas: Which choice most effectively combines the two sentences without redundancy? 'The report was thorough. The report covered every department.'
- a.The report was thorough, and the report covered every department.
- b.Being thorough, the report was thorough about every department.
- c.The thorough report covered every department.✓
- d.The report, which was thorough, was a report covering every department.
'The thorough report covered every department' conveys both ideas concisely without repeating 'the report.' The other options repeat words unnecessarily or are awkward, which the SAT penalizes.
Expression of ideas: Choose the most concise version that keeps the meaning: 'Due to the fact that it was raining, the game was postponed.'
- a.Because it was raining, the game was postponed.✓
- b.Due to the fact of the rain, the game was postponed.
- c.On account of the reason that it was raining, the game was postponed.
- d.It was raining, and due to this the game was postponed.
'Because' concisely replaces the wordy phrase 'due to the fact that' while preserving the cause-effect meaning. The other options remain wordy or redundant.