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100
Read Passage 1:
Men being, as has been said, by nature, all free, equal, and independent, no one can be put out of this estate, and subjected to the political power of another, without his own consent. The only way whereby any one divests himself of his natural liberty, and puts on the _bonds_ of civil society, is by agreeing with other men to join and unite into a community for their comfortable, safe, and peaceable living one amongst another, in a secure enjoyment of their properties, and a greater security against any, that are not of it. This any number of men may do, because it injures not the freedom of the rest; they are left as they were in the liberty of the state of nature. When any number of men have so consented to make one community or government, they are thereby presently incorporated, and make one body politic, wherein the majority have a right to act and conclude the rest.
For when any number of men have, by the consent of every individual, made a community, they have thereby made that community one body, with a power to act as one body, which is only by the will and determination of the majority: for that which acts any community, being only the consent of the individuals of it, and it being necessary to that which is one body to move one way; it is necessary the body should move that way whither the greater force carries it, which is the _consent of the majority_: or else it is impossible it should act or continue one body, one community, which the consent of every individual that united into it, agreed that it should; and so every one is bound by that consent to be concluded by the majority.
The main idea of Passage 1 is that
A. It is safer for people to live in a state of nature than to consent to live in a community.
B. People who choose to become part of a community are subject to the will of the majority.
C. People who choose to become part of a community are subject to the will of the majority.
D. It is unrealistic to expect people to surrender their natural liberties when joining a community.
B. People who choose to become part of a community are subject to the will of the majority.
100
Searching for Guinevere
For these questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas or to correct the errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation.
Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of the passage or a location in the passage. Others will ask you to think about the passage as a whole.
Many questions include a “NO CHANGE” option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is.
Read the following:
Stories of kings and queens have captivated readers for centuries, and arguably, the tales of King Arthur and Guinevere are among the most enchanting. Arthur ruled the kingdom of Camelot, and Guinevere was his queen. But were they real people or fictional characters? The debate has continued for centuries. Though many scholars have found evidence that the legendary Arthur was, at the very least, based on a real person who lived in Britain roughly between 450 and 1 [500 CE. They continue] to search for the historical identity of Guinevere.
In brackets:
A. No change
B. 500 CE. Continuing
C. 500 CE, continuing
D. 500 CE, they continue
Stories of kings and queens have captivated readers for centuries, and arguably, the tales of King Arthur and Guinevere are among the most enchanting. Arthur ruled the kingdom of Camelot, and Guinevere was his queen. But were they real people or fictional characters? The debate has continued for centuries. Though many scholars have found evidence that the legendary Arthur was, at the very least, based on a real person who lived in Britain roughly between 450 and 1[Marker for question 1] 500 CE. They continue to search for the historical identity of Guinevere.
D. 500 CE, they continue
100
Jayden has been reading a 275-page book for English class. On average, he has read about 10 pages in 15 minutes (min). With a deadline looming, Jayden realizes that he won't finish in time unless he skims through the rest of the book. If he skims the book, he can cover 15 pages in 10min. If it takes Jayden 5 hours and 50min to finish the book (reading and skimming combined), how many pages did Jayden have to skim through?
A. 50
B. 75
C. 200
D. 350
B. 75
100
P= 45,000−1,000m
People start to leave the stadium at the end of a football game. The number of people, P, that are left in the stadium m minutes after the end of the game is given by the equation above. How many people were present when the game ended but before people started to leave?
A. 25,000 people
B. 35,000 people
C. 45,000 people
D. 55,000 people
C. 45,000
100
Square ABCD shown to the left is composed of several triangles. What is the value of to?
A. 30o
B. 40o
C. 50o
D. 60o
B. 40o
200
Excerpt from Passage 1:
"...and puts on the bonds of civil society, is by agreeing with other men..."
In Passage 1, the reference to "bonds" (line 5) mainly serves to:
A. Insert a personal opinion into an otherwise objective discussion of social rights.
B. Suggest that all people must rely on one another in a state of nature.
C. Emphasize the point that one has to relinquish some freedom in order to join a community.
D. Call into question the idea that natural liberty exists.
B. Suggest that all people must rely on one another in a state of nature.
200
Guinevere first appeared as King Arthur’s queen in one of the most widely-studied works of Arthurian literature, 2 [The History of the Kings of Britain. This book] was written by Geoffrey of Monmouth around 1135 CE.
Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the bracket portion?
A. The History of the Kings of Britain, and this book
B. The History of the Kings of Britain, which
C. a book called The History of the Kings of Britain, as this
D. a book called The History of the Kings of Britain, and this
B. The History of the Kings of Britain, which
200
9- | -z/3 | + 6 < 30
Which of the following best describes the solutions to the inequality shown above?
A. -6<z<6
B. -8<z<8
C. -12<z<12
D. No solution
B. -8<z<8
200
If the equation y=1/6(x+12) were graphed in the xy‑plane, which of the following statements would be true of the graphed line?
A. It would be perpendicular to the graph of y= 1/6x +3
B. It would be parallel to the graph of 12y = 2x +3
C. It would have the same slope as the graph of x + 6y +18
D. It would have the same y-intercept as the graph of y= 1/6x + 12
B. It would be parallel to the graph of 12y = 2x +3
200
The sector of a circle shown to the left has its center at point O. The arc XYZ has length 10.810.810.810, point, 8, and the central angle XOZ has measure 1.8 radians. What is the radius length, r, of the sector?
A. Square root of 12
B. 6
C. 50/3
D. 19.44
B. 6
300
Read Passage 2:
The Social Contract is the supreme act by which each citizen pledges to the association his love, his intelligence, his work, his services, his goods, in return for the affection, ideas, labor, products, services and goods of his fellows; the measure of the right of each being determined by the importance of his contributions, and the recovery that can be demanded in proportion to his deliveries.
Thus the social contract should include all citizens, with their interests and relations. — If a single man were excluded from the contract, if a single one of the interests upon which the members of the nation, intelligent, industrious, and sensible beings, are called upon to bargain, were omitted, the contract would be more or less relative or special, it would not be social.
The social contract should increase the well-being and liberty of every citizen. — If any one-sided conditions should slip in; if one part of the citizens should find themselves, by the contract, subordinated and exploited by the others, it would no longer be a contract; it would be a fraud, against which annulment might at any time be invoked justly.
Which statement best reflects the perspective of the author of Passage 2 on the dissolution of the social contract?
A. The contract should never be dissolved under any circumstances.
B. The contract should only be dissolved if every person is in favor of it.
C. The contract should be dissolved if any people are being oppressed.
D. The contract should be dissolved if a majority of the population agrees that it is the best course of action.
C. The contract should be dissolved if any people are being oppressed.
300
Geoffrey’s historical treatment of the legend is often 3 [sited] as evidence that the queen of Camelot existed, as the book chronicles the lives of a number of historical rulers.
In brackets:
A. No change
B. insighted
C. cited
D. incited
C. cited
300
a(0.3−y)+1.1+2.4x=0
(y−1.2)=0=−1.2(x−0.5)
Consider the system of equations above, where a is a constant. For which value of a is there exactly one (x,y) left parenthesis, x, comma, y, right parenthesis solution where y=1.3? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
21/10 or 2.1
300
An anthropologist studies a woman's femur that was uncovered in Madagascar. To estimate the woman's height, he uses the equation h=60+2.5fh, where h represents height in centimeters and f represents length of the femur in centimeters. Which inequality best represents the lengths of the femur that would suggest the woman had a height greater than 160cm?
A. f < 30
B. f > 30
C. f < 40
D. f > 40
D. f > 40
300
Which of the following is the value of cos (180o)?
A. -1
B. -1/2
C. 0
D. 1
A. -1
400
Passage 1
Men being, as has been said, by nature, all free, equal, and independent, no one can be put out of this estate, and subjected to the political power of another, without his own consent. The only way whereby any one divests himself of his natural liberty, and puts on the _bonds_ of civil society, is by agreeing with other men to join and unite into a community for their comfortable, safe, and peaceable living one amongst another, in a secure enjoyment of their properties, and a greater security against any, that are not of it. This any number of men may do, because it injures not the freedom of the rest; they are left as they were in the liberty of the state of nature. When any number of men have so consented to make one community or government, they are thereby presently incorporated, and make one body politic, wherein the majority have a right to act and conclude the rest.
For when any number of men have, by the consent of every individual, made a community, they have thereby made that community one body, with a power to act as one body, which is only by the will and determination of the majority: for that which acts any community, being only the consent of the individuals of it, and it being necessary to that which is one body to move one way; it is necessary the body should move that way whither the greater force carries it, which is the _consent of the majority_: or else it is impossible it should act or continue one body, one community, which the consent of every individual that united into it, agreed that it should; and so every one is bound by that consent to be concluded by the majority.
Passage 2
The Social Contract is the supreme act by which each citizen pledges to the association his love, his intelligence, his work, his services, his goods, in return for the affection, ideas, labor, products, services and goods of his fellows; the measure of the right of each being determined by the importance of his contributions, and the recovery that can be demanded in proportion to his deliveries.
Thus the social contract should include all citizens, with their interests and relations. — If a single man were excluded from the contract, if a single one of the interests upon which the members of the nation, intelligent, industrious, and sensible beings, are called upon to bargain, were omitted, the contract would be more or less relative or special, it would not be social.
The social contract should increase the well-being and liberty of every citizen. — If any one-sided conditions should slip in; if one part of the citizens should find themselves, by the contract, subordinated and exploited by the others, it would no longer be a contract; it would be a fraud, against which annulment might at any time be invoked justly.
How do the authors of the two passages view the relationship between society and personal liberty?
A. They both acknowledge that participation in society increases the liberties of every individual.
B. They both agree that participation in society increases the liberties of a limited number of citizens.
C. The author of Passage 1 believes that participation in society increases the liberties of those in the majority, while the author of Passage 2 believes that it does not increase liberties for anyone.
D. The author of Passage 1 believes that participation in society decreases individuals' liberties, while the author of Passage 2 believes that it increases them.
D. The author of Passage 1 believes that participation in society decreases individuals' liberties, while the author of Passage 2 believes that it increases them.
400
In this version, Guinevere possesses little if any agency of her own. 4 In this second version, Guinevere is an active participant in court politics; her partnership with Arthur is characterized by mutual respect, and he accepts her advice on important issues.
Which choice most effectively sets up the portrayal of Guinevere discussed in the rest of the paragraph?
A. However, Chretien de Troyes, a French poet and contemporary of Geoffrey, painted a very different version of the queen.
B. Chretien de Troyes was a French poet who lived in the same century; he wrote many beautiful and moving poems that involved the knights of King Arthur.
C. Many historians believe that the French poet Chretien de Troyes was the original writer to introduce Lancelot's character into the romance of Arthur and Guinevere.
D. In his poem Eric and Enide, the French poet Chretien de Troyes depicts the romance of two lesser known characters in the Arthurian tradition.
A. However, Chretien de Troyes, a French poet and contemporary of Geoffrey, painted a very different version of the queen.
400
Michael has a total of $4.40\$4.40$4.40dollar sign, 4, point, 40 in dimes (1dime=$0.10) and quarters (1quarter=$0.25), and he has 20 coins in total. Which of the following systems of equations can be used to find the number of dimes, d, and the number of quarters, q, he has?
A. d + q = 20
0.1d +0.25q = 4.40
B. d + q = 4.40
0.1d + 0.25q = 20
C. 0.1d + 0.25q +20
10d + 25q = 4.40
D. 0.1d + 0.25q =20
25d + 10q = 4.40
A. d + q = 20
0.1d +0.25q = 4.40
400
As Marta built a square fence around her garden, she wondered how much she would have to pay if she increased the length of each side of the fence by the same number of meters. Each meter of fence costs 3 dollars. Which of the following functions best describes the additional amount of money Marta will have to spend, in dollars, if she increases each side of the fence by m meters?
A. f (m) = 1.5m
B. f (m) = 3m
C. f (m) = 6m
D. f (m) = 12m
D. f (m) = 12m
400
How long is the SAT writing and language test?
What is 44 questions and 35 minutes.
500
The author of Passage 2 would most likely respond to the assertion in Passage 1 that it is necessary for a community to follow the "consent of the majority" (Lines 22-23) with:
A. Agreement because it is impossible for every member of a society to agree with one another
B. Agreement because some individuals in a society are more important than others
C. Disagreement because society must address the needs of every individual
D. Disagreement because some minority opinions may in fact be better than the majority opinion.
C. Disagreement because society must address the needs of every individual
500
Yet regardless of whether Guinevere was real or fictional, her story 5 [had endured] for centuries—and through each retelling, she continues to live on in the imaginations of people around the world.
In brackets:
A. NO change
B. was enduring
C. would have endured
D. has endured
D. has endured
500
Dingane has $8.00, and exactly 30% of that money is from 5‑cent coins. How many 5‑cent coins does Dingane have?
A. 12
B. 13
C. 48
D. 53
C. 48
500
Deniz had a full gallon of milk. She poured out 4 cups of milk. There are 16 cups in 1 gallon. About what percent of the original volume is left?
A. 25%
B. 33%
C. 67%
D. 75%
D. 75%
500
What does SAT stand for?
Scholastic Aptitude Test