Writing and Language Test 3 – SAT 2

1. Question

Choose the best option for (1).

A. NO CHANGE
B. living along the West Coast of North America, they help
C. that live along the West Coast of North America and help to
D. that live along the West Coast of North America, where they help

2. Question

For (2), which choice offers an accurate interpretation of the data in the chart?

A. NO CHANGE
B. even two years or less of sea otter presence can reduce the sea urchin threat
C. kelp density increases proportionally as sea urchin density increases
D. even after sea otters were present for ten years or more, kelp density was still lower than sea urchin density

3. Question

Choose the best option for (3).

A. NO CHANGE
B. however,
C. hence,
D. likewise,

4. Question

At this point (4), the writer is considering adding the following information.

since the start of the Industrial Revolution, resulting in a rise in global temperatures

Should the writer make this addition here?

A. Yes, because it establishes the relationship between the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and global warming.
B. Yes, because it explains the key role sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests play in combating global warming.
C. No, because it contradicts the claim made in the previous paragraph that sea otters help keep kelp forests healthy.
D. No, because it mentions the Industrial Revolution, blurring the focus of the paragraph.

5. Question

Choose the best option for (5).

A. NO CHANGE
B. suggests—that
C. suggests, “that
D. suggests that

6. Question

Choose the best option for (6).

A. NO CHANGE
B. dispatch
C. overindulge on
D. dispose of

7. Question

Choose the best option for (7).

A. NO CHANGE
B. they’re
C. its
D. it’s

8. Question

Choose the best option for (8).

A. NO CHANGE
B. how large a role that it played
C. how large a role sea otters played
D. that they played such a large role

9. Question

Where is the most logical place in this paragraph (9) to add the following sentence?

What Wilmers and Estes discovered in their study, therefore, surprised them.

A. After sentence [1]
B. After sentence [3]
C. After sentence [4]
D. After sentence [5]

10. Question

Choose the best option for (10).

A. NO CHANGE
B. increasing the otter population
C. the otters multiplying
D. having more otters than other locations

11. Question

Choose the best option for (11).

A. NO CHANGE
B. or removed from,
C. or, removed from,
D. or removed, from