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Below are some problems I gleaned from the SAT writing section. Do them. The answers to the problems are at the bottom of this post. I have not found time to write an analysis of the problems, but I hope to write said analysis within the next 48 hours. In the meantime, if you have questions, you can contact me via the comment box or Facebook.
Give yourself 13 minutes to finish the problems below.
1. Digital technology, as every marketer knows, is synonymous to speed, precision, and the future.
(A) To
(B) Of
(C) With
(D) For
(E) Through
2. For all their talk about ecology, major companies have so far spent very little to fight pollution.
(A) For all their talk
(B) In spite of the fact of their having talked
(C) Besides their having talked
(D) In addition to their talking
(E) Although there is talk between one and the other
3. An amateur potter (A) herself, the accountant offered (B) to help the artist with his business accounts, complicated (C) as they were (D) by his unusual system of record keeping. (E) No error
4. (A) From about A.D. 700 to 1600, sculptors (B) created (C) nearly 1,000 colossal rock statues on the (D) remote and tiny Easter Island. (E) No error
5. Brand-name prescription drugs are (A) often more familiar (B) to consumers than generic drugs, but the latter are (C) not nearly as expensive (D) than brand-name drugs. (E) No error
6. (A) In 1508, the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon--(B) the same Ponce de Leon who later (C) would seek the fountain of youth--landed on Puerto Rico (D) accompanied by a small force. (E) No error
7. (A) Studying the language and culture of a foreign country is highly (B) recommended to the tourist (C) who expect (D) to learn from his or her vacation abroad. (E) No error
8. In a recent year, more tourists from the United States visited museums in Great Britain than Canada.
(A) Canada
(B) Canada did
(C) compared to Canada's
(D) Canadian ones
(E) in Canada
9. The campus newspaper does not print as much world news as does my hometown.
(A) as does my hometown
(B) as does my hometown newspaper
(C) compared to what my hometown does
(D) like my hometown newspaper does
(E) like the one in my hometown does
10. During the labor dispute, barrels of potatoes were emptied across the highway, and they thereby blocked it to all traffic.
(A) highway, and they thereby blocked it to all traffic
(B) highway and therefore blocking it to all traffic
(C) highway, by which all traffic was therefore blocked
(D) highway, and therefore this had all traffic blocked
(E) highway, thereby blocking all traffic
Question 30-35 are based on the following passage.
(1) Employers must be aware of their employees and the variety of situations that arise in the workplace. (2) Employers should become familiar with the demands a worker faces. (3) But her or she too should also assume responsibility.
(4) Some workplace problems are caused by the employer's insufficient attention to the needs of the workers. (5) One familiar situation is the concern of the boss for the customer's satisfaction above all else. (6) Often unreasonable demands are made on an employee to satisfy the customers. (7) This results from an employer's lack of consideration for employees. (8) Workers often become resentful of an employer who is unconcerned about their needs. (9) Sometimes the employer does not listen fully to suggestions from employees this can make workers feel undervalued.
(10) Many times employers must deal with an employee who ties up the phone for hours or has friends who continually drop by during working hours. (11) If workers would take more responsibility, then maybe an employer would be a little more easily tempted to promote them.
(12) There are many problems to be solved in the workplace. (13) In order to achieve a happy balance between boss and employee, the job of a worker should be clearly defined. (14) Employers should listen to workers' ideas about improving working conditions.
30. Which of the following, if inserted before sentence 1, would make a good introduction to the essay?
(A) o avoid problems in the workplace, one must first recognize the variety of workplaces that exist.
(B) Many employees do not feel free to communicate with heir employers, which can cause difficulties.
(C) Some employers have tried to respect their employees.
(D) Communication between an employer and employees is necessary for maintaining good working conditions.
(E) In the future, relations between employers and employees will be different from what they are now.
31. In context, which of the following is the best way to revise and combine sentences 2 and 3 (reproduced below)?
Employers should become familiar with the demands a worker faces. But he or she too should also assume responsibility.(A) When employers become familiar with the demands placed on their workers, they would also assume responsibility.
(B) Employers ought to become familiar with the demands their workers face, but workers, too, must assume responsibility for their jobs.
(C) Employers who have familiarity with the demands their workers face also need to take responsibility for them.
(D) Those employees whose employers are familiar with their demands need to take responsibility for their jobs.
(E) Employees and employers, familiar with the demands of the workplace, must also assume responsibility for them.
32. In context, the underlined portion of sentence 7 (reproduced below) could best be revised in which of the following ways?
This results from an employer's lack of consideration for employees.(A) In contrast is
(B) With unreasonable demands, they show
(C) This concern illustrates
(D) Such a distorted view shows
(E) Such treatment demonstrates
33. Which of the following is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 9 (reproduced below)?
Sometimes the employer does not listen fully to suggestions of employees this can make workers feel undervalued.(A) (As it is now)
(B) When sometimes they do not listen fully to suggestions from employees, this can make
(C) Because the employers had not listened fully to suggestions from employees, they made
(D) An employer who does not listen closely to suggestions of employees, making
(E) Sometimes an employer does not listen closely to suggestions from employees, making
34. Which of the following sentences, if inserted before sentence 10, would best improve the third paragraph?
(A)The role of technology in the workplace is also important.
(B) The success of any business depends on effective communication with customers.
(C) Sometimes employers have legitimate complaints about their employees.
(D) It is difficult to tell whether certain problems are caused by employees or employers.
(E) Employees rarely complain without good reason.
35. Which of the following would make the most logical final sentence for the essay?
(A) Responsibility for removal of safety hazards from the workplaces lies with the employer.
(B) For most employers, open communication with employees seems somewhat difficult.
(C) The challenge of technology offers new opportunities for opening up communication in the workplace.
(D) Without clearly assigned duties, workers tend to lose their motivation.
(E) Employers and employees should work together to improve conditions in the workplace.
Answers (highlight): 1C 2A 3E 4E 5D 6E 7C 8E 9B 10E 30D 31A 32B 33B 34B 35A
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