{"id":866,"date":"2013-03-13t00:09:42","date_gmt":"2013-03-13t00:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/sat\/?p=866"},"modified":"2018-10-24t03:20:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24t10:20:27","slug":"sat-improving-paragraphs-practice-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/sat\/sat-improving-paragraphs-practice-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"sat improving paragraphs practice questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

here\u2019s some practice with sat improving paragraphs questions. remember not to spend too much time reading the passage<\/a>\u2014you only need to get the gist of it. after you skim it, use the questions to guide you through the reading passage<\/a> to the pieces you should be focusing on.<\/p>\n

remember to watch for common sat grammar<\/a> problems, such as pronouns<\/a>, introductory phrases<\/a>, and fragments<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

the paragraphs<\/h2>\n

(1)<\/b> until recently, i never thought much about my name, <\/b>or names in general, for the most part. (2) <\/b>we\u2019re given our names when we\u2019re too young to say them (never mind think about them), so they\u2019re pretty easy to take for granted. (3) <\/b>we understand that your \u201cfirst name\u201d is your personal name, but our \u201clast names\u201d are our family names. (4) <\/b>but that changed for me when i met my friend anny\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n

(5)<\/b> anny is korean. (6)<\/b> her last name is lee. (7)<\/b> of course, her mother\u2019s last name is also lee. (8)<\/b> but in the point in time when i met ms. lee, i realized how subjective the \u201cfirst\u201d and \u201clast\u201d distinction is. (9)<\/b> she introduced herself to me as \u201clee eun-hye,\u201d and i was a bit confused. (10)<\/b> on the one hand, i had already known that asian names can be reversed. on the other, i had expected her to use the western style, since she has lived in the united states for so long. (11)<\/b> that made me wonder whether or not i would feel comfortable changing the order of my<\/i> name.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

the practice questions<\/h2>\n

1. in context, which is the best way to phrase the underlined section of sentence 1 (reproduced below)?<\/p>\n

until recently, i never thought much about my name, or names in general, for the most part.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. (as it is now)<\/li>\n
  2. i have never thought much before about my name, or names in general, for the most part.<\/li>\n
  3. i never thought much about my name; and i didn\u2019t think much about names in general.<\/li>\n
  4. i never thought much about my name or about names in general.<\/li>\n
  5. i have never thought much before about names, generally.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    2. which of the following is the best version of sentence 3 (reproduced below)?<\/p>\n

    we understand that your \u201cfirst name\u201d is your personal name, but our \u201clast names\u201d are our family names.<\/i><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. you understand that your \u201cfirst name\u201d is your personal name, but your \u201clast name\u201d is the one of your family.<\/li>\n
    2. we understand that our \u201cfirst names\u201d are our personal names while our \u201clast names\u201d are our family names.<\/li>\n
    3. we understand that, although our \u201cfirst names\u201d are our personal names, your \u201clast name\u201d is your family name.<\/li>\n
    4. one would understand one\u2019s personal name is a \u201cfirst name\u201d but one\u2019s family name is one\u2019s \u201clast name.\u201d<\/li>\n
    5. your \u201cfirst name,\u201d you understand, is your personal name; nonetheless, your \u201clast name\u201d is your family name.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      3. in context, which is the best way to revise and combine sentences 5, 6, and 7 (reproduced below)?<\/p>\n

      anny is korean. her last name is lee. of course, her mother\u2019s last name is also lee.<\/i><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. anny, who is korean, is named lee as her last name, so, of course, her mother is named lee as well.<\/li>\n
      2. anny is korean, her last name is lee, and so is her mother.<\/li>\n
      3. anny is korean, but her last name is lee; of course, her mother\u2019s last name is also lee.<\/li>\n
      4. anny, because she is korean, has the last name lee, which, of course, is shared by her mother.<\/li>\n
      5. anny, who is korean, has the last name lee; of course, her mother\u2019s last name is also lee.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        4. which of the following best replaces the phrase \u201cin the point in time when\u201d in sentence 8?<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. at the moment<\/li>\n
        2. until<\/li>\n
        3. at the point in time when<\/li>\n
        4. after<\/li>\n
        5. during<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

           <\/p>\n

          the answers<\/h2>\n

          for the answers and explanations, continue on to the follow-up post<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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