This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Writing And Language – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Writing And Language Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Some recipes don't fare well in the twenty-first century (one club member called her 1800s gingerbread a "molasses-laden brick" ), while others 42 had worked just fine. A) NO CHANGE. B) Worked. C) Not Sure / Skip. D) Could have worked. E) Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Work. 2. Which choice most clearly ends the passage with a restatement of writer's primary claim? (LOOK AT QUESTION FOR CHOICES) A) C. B) D. C) A. NO CHANGE. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 3. Nonetheless, those who made and sold these alleged medicines were not shy about making flagrant claims. A) Theoretical. B) NO CHANGE. C) Accused. D) Superstitious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 4. What is the best way to prepare for the Writing section? A) Nothing. B) Practicing grammar. C) Reading. D) Watching Netflix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practicing grammar. 5. As the United States expanded in the 18th and 19th centuries, so did the reach of patent medicines ..... portions of iffy benefit that were sold to people with almost any ailment (or none at all) ..... which spread westward with settlers. A) Dubious. B) Ambiguous. C) NO CHANGE. D) Duplicitous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dubious. 6. With 30 percent of United States workers not getting enough sleep at night, according to the Wall Street Journal, US companies 1 lose a yearly sum of $ 63.2 billion annually due to the drop in employee productivity resulting from sleep deprivation. A) NO CHANGE. B) See an annual loss of $ 63.2 billion each year. C) Lose $ 63.2 billion annually. D) Have a yearly loss of $ 63.2 billion annually. E) Not Sure / Skip. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lose $ 63.2 billion annually. 7. Which choice most effectively sets up the examples given at the end of the sentence? A) During periods of economic recession,. B) NO CHANGE. C) When it comes to the free services libraries provide,. D) Although their value cannot be measured,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During periods of economic recession,. 8. Late last autumn, Giuseppe Ferrua stood, on the hillside he farms overlooking Italy's Serchio River valley, a landscape of low mountains dotted 24 with vineyards. A) NO CHANGE. B) For. C) Not Sure / Skip. D) On. E) Inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 9. Librarians were happy to show the Szathmary collection to people who were able to visit the library, 37 so the manuscripts, too delicate to be checked out to library patrons, remained largely unexplored. A) NO CHANGE. B) For. C) And. D) But. E) Not Sure / Skip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 10. Writing and Language Question #41 A) C. B) B. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 11. It is not the case, therefore, that there are no traces of patent medicines around today. A) NO CHANGE. B) On the other hand,. C) Likewise,. D) However,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) However,. 12. Writing and Language Question #7 A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 13. Writing and Language Question #24 A) B. B) A. C) D. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 14. Writing and Language Question #27 A) B. B) C. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 15. As long as companies continue to demand long hours from 4 workers, and managers should champion napping as a means to keep employees happy, healthy, and functional. A) Workers; managers. B) Workers, managers,. C) NO CHANGE. D) Workers, managers. E) Not Sure / Skip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Workers, managers. 16. Writing and Language Question #1 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 17. Writing and Language Question #25 A) C. B) A. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 18. However, patent medicines were often toxic or at least shaky. A) Unstable. B) Fickle. C) NO CHANGE. D) Hazardous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hazardous. 19. #12. Which choice most accurately and effectively represents the information in the graph? A) NO CHANGE. B) To 12 degrees Fahrenheit. C) To their lowest point on December 13. D) To 10 degrees Fahrenheit and stay there for months. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To 12 degrees Fahrenheit. 20. Given the role that honeybees play in agriculture, the impact of this loss of hives on fruit, vegetable, seed, and nut crops 19 is not to be scoffed at. A) Cannot be ignored. B) Is a pretty big deal. C) Can't be put on the back burner. D) Not Sure / Skip. E) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cannot be ignored. 21. Patent medicines were not necessarily ineffective. In fact, they often did work as promised, frequently because of the habitation of drugs that are now illegal or of high amounts of alcohol. A) NO CHANGE. B) Tenancy. C) Composure. D) Presence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Presence. 22. The importance of bees 13 highlights the potentially disastrous affects of an emerging, unexplained crisis:entire colonies of honeybees are dying off without warning. A) NO CHANGE. B) Highlights the potentially disastrous effects. C) Highlight the potentially disastrous effects. D) Highlight the potentially disastrous affects. E) Not Sure / Skip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Highlights the potentially disastrous effects. 23. 35 Because of the astonishing size and range of Szathmary's donation to the University of Iowa, making this cornucopia of information available to readers was a challenge. A) NO CHANGE. B) Regardless of. C) In addition to. D) Not Sure / Skip. E) In contrast to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 24. Writing and Language Question #38 A) A. B) C. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 25. Writing and Language Question #36 A) A. B) B. C) D. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 26. An analogy might be oxygen. We certainly need oxygen to live, but it is numerous in the atmosphere, and there is no need for anyone to take oxygen supplements. Still, the PADOK (A vitamin, mineral, and herb trade is thriving, avoiding regulation in the United States by marketing its products as "nutritional supplements" rather than "medicines." A) Inflating. B) NO CHANGE. C) Buoying. D) Levitating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 27. Writing and Language Question #14 A) B. B) A. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 28. #19:(Hint:What is the plural possessive pronoun?) A) NO CHANGE. B) There. C) Their. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 29. How many questions are on the Writing and Language section of the SAT? A) 44. B) 48. C) 50. D) 72. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 44. 30. The answer to #15 is: A) NO CHANGE. B) Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State,. C) Box, an associate professor of geology, at Ohio State. D) Box an associate professor of geology at Ohio State,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State,. 31. Writing and Language Question #26 A) A. B) C. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 32. Writing and Language Question #33 A) B. B) D. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 33. Eventually, patent medicines fell out of favor, especially when particular medicines and their makers were debunked by muckraking journalists. A) NO CHANGE. B) Defrocked. C) Deported. D) Disabused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 34. The 29 almanacs editor, Janice Stillman, says, "That information is of value to our readers who practice these traditional methods-and claim great success." A) Almanacs'. B) Not Sure / Skip. C) Almanac's. D) Almanacs's. E) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Almanac's. 35. Writing and Language Question #20 A) B. B) D. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 36. These pitches often drew on the same things that work today, such as the power of exotic locations and ancient lore. A) Wizened. B) Senile. C) Elderly. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 37. Writing and Language Question #42 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 38. Writing and Language Question #43 A) A. B) B. C) D. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 39. Writing and Language Question #19 A) D. B) C. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 40. Writing and Language Question #10 A) C. B) D. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 41. Writing and Language Question #15 A) D. B) A. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 42. How much time do you have to complete this section? A) 65 minutes. B) 35 minutes. C) 80 minutes. D) 45 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 35 minutes. 43. Writing and Language Question #9 A) D. B) C. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 44. Writing and Language Question #35 A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 45. Charlatans with no formal medical training nonetheless called themselves doctors and often stigmatized their portions with names of Native American tribes or nations. A) NO CHANGE. B) Branded. C) Slandered. D) Yoked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Branded. 46. In another instance of library outreach, a competition at the 2013 Iowa State Fair, contestants baked desserts in three categories-43 almond cheesecake, summer mince pie, and Marlborough pie-using recipes from the Szathmary collection. A) NO CHANGE. B) Almond cheesecake summer, mince. C) Almond, cheesecake summer, mince,. D) Not Sure / Skip. E) Almond, cheesecake, summer, mince,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 47. The writer wants to insert this sentence into the paragraph:Upon completion, I planned on pursuing a doctoral degree, which is required for most professor jobs, until I realized I had viewed teaching at the college level through rose-colored glasses.Where should the sentence be placed? A) Before sentence 2. B) After sentence 4. C) After sentence 3. D) Before sentence 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After sentence 3. 48. Writing and Language Question #44 A) B. B) D. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 49. Writing and Language Question #6 A) B. B) D. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 50. In light of the benefits not only to employees' efficiency 10 and again to their health and sense of well-being, these executives' enthusiasm is not surprising. A) NO CHANGE. B) But also to. C) Not Sure / Skip. D) As also to. E) But it benefits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But also to. 51. The stereotypical image we have of patent medicines is of a covered wagon pulling up in a town, a crowd assembling and a greasy sales pitch exposing the virtues of medicine. A) NO CHOICE. B) Trim. C) Slick. D) Treadless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slick. 52. What is the purpose of the SAT Writing and Language section? A) To test knowledge of history. B) To test knowledge of mathematics. C) To test knowledge of grammar and writing style. D) To test knowledge of science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To test knowledge of grammar and writing style. 53. What should you know about homophones for the SAT? A) How to solve math problems. B) How to dance. C) What each word means and how it's used. D) How to write a novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What each word means and how it's used. 54. #18:(Hint:Select the correct verb tense.) A) NO CHANGE. B) Falls. C) Will fall. D) Had fallen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 55. Current mainstream agriculture does not factor the Moon into 31 their practices, so the concept might seem quaint or irrational. A) Those. B) Its. C) Not Sure / Skip. D) NO CHANGE. E) It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 56. What type of question is No. 5? A) Subject-verb agreement. B) Modifier placement. C) Commas. D) Verb tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modifier placement. 57. And even those who never set foot in a supplement store no doubt come across ruins of patent medicines in everyday life. A) Rubble. B) Debris. C) NO CHANGE. D) Vestiges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vestiges. 58. The hours the average American 3 spend working have increased dramatically since the 1970s, making it hard for many workers to get a good night's sleep. A) NO CHANGE. B) Not Sure / Skip. C) Are spent. D) Spends. E) Have spent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spends. 59. Writing and Language Question #30 A) A. B) C. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 60. 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