Palov is a traditional rice-based dish in Central Which choice completes the text

Asian countries, such as Uzbekistan. Consisting with the most logical transition?
of rice simmered in savory meats and A. so
vegetables, palov may seem like a cozy comfort
food prepared only in private homes, _____ the B. and
dish has a strong community aspect as well. On C. but
special occasions, such as weddings, skilled
D. for
chefs sometimes cook a cauldron of palov that
can serve hundreds.
After analyzing a series of unexplained Which choice completes the text with the
phenomena, renowned paranormal most logical and precise word or phrase?
investigator Dr. Robert Holmes was able A. obstruct
to _____ that the occurrences were not
random but followed a specific pattern. B. surmise
His work has been acclaimed for its C. dispute
meticulous attention to detail and his
D. eradicate
ability to draw conclusions from
seemingly unrelated events.
When preparing a college application essay, Which choice completes the text so
be sure to tell _____ authentic story. If you that it conforms to the conventions
have overcome significant challenges in of Standard English?
your life or have had interesting A. one's
experiences, the application essay is a great
place to showcase your story. B. her
C. their
D. your
Many museum collectors value works of African Which statement most logically completes the
art created before many African nations were sentence?
colonized by Europeans in the late nineteenth A. while many African cultures created works of
century, believing such works to reflect the values art reflective of their own values and
of various traditional African cultures. Indeed, traditions, European influence on African
despite the diversity of art within the continent, artwork predates colonization of regions of
many African cultures' art shared some common Africa by Europeans.
traits: for instance, sculptures often functioned as
talismans or as intended means of B. many art collectors harbor simplistic views
communication with spirits. However, African about pre-colonial African art primarily
cultures never existed in a vacuum, and many did because they are unfamiliar with European
interact with European explorers pre-colonization. artistic traditions.
The Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of C. any similarities between pre-colonial African
Congo, for example, made studded throne chairs art and European art should be attributed to
that seemingly incorporated European stylistic mere happenstance.
elements. Thus, many researchers have
concluded that _____ D. any African artifact with clear signatures of
European stylistic influence should be dated
to no earlier than the late nineteenth
century.
Born in Okinawa in 1868, _____ Which choice completes the text so that it
though various forms of conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
unarmed combat techniques A. credit for modern karate was given to its
were used for hundreds of founder, Funakochi Gichin,
years prior to his birth.
B. modern karate has the credit of being founded
by Funakochi Gichin,
C. the founding of modern karate is credited to
Funakochi Gichin,
D. Funakochi Gichin is credited with being the
founder of modern karate,
Snow blindness is a condition in which UV Based on the text, what is true about
rays from the sun temporarily damage snow blindness?
the eyes, causing painfulness and A. It does not actually harm the eyes at
sometimes disrupting vision. Typically, all unless a person repeatedly gets it.
such conditions heal on their own in a
few days, but repeated cases can lead to B. It is most severe when caused by
more serious conditions, such as vision snow, but other situations can cause
loss or cancer. Despite the name, snow it.
blindness can occur without the presence C. It can negatively affect a person's
of snow. Bright reflected light from eyesight for several days before
sources such as light-colored pavement, recovery.
white sandy beaches, and water all create
the same effect. D. It is impossible to avoid situations
that are conducive to causing it.
To ensure survival, most human labor in Which choice completes the text with the
pre-agrarian societies had to be devoted most logical transition?
to food acquisition. Over time, the A. For example,
development of large-scale agriculture
and irrigation systems during the B. In other words,
Neolithic Revolution created food and C. Still,
labor surpluses. _____ this era saw a
D. Consequently,
marked increase in labor specialization,
and individuals began to work in areas
such as education, skilled crafts, and
government.
 Using the fossilized larynx of an Which choice best describes the function
ankylosaur, an armored plant-eating of the underlined sentence in the text as
species that lived during the Cretaceous a whole?
period, researchers have begun to A. It explains how ankylosaurs' calls
speculate about the sounds that were able to carry over long
dinosaurs made. Looking to these distances.
creatures' modern relatives, including
birds and crocodiles, a team from Japan's B. It describes how ankylosaurs were
Fukushima Museum found that one part able to produce a wide range of
of the ankylosaur's larynx was unusually sounds.
large, suggesting that this dinosaur could C. It presents a hypothesis about how
open its airway wide in order to call out ankylosaurs' bone structure affected
over long distances. The other part of the their calls.
larynx, which consisted of a long set of
bones, might have permitted the D. It emphasizes the physical differences
between dinosaurs and their modern
windpipe to modify vocalizations by
counterparts.
changing shape.

C
While researching a topic, a student has The student wants to explain how the Giant's
taken the following notes: Causeway was formed while also mentioning the
• The Giant's Causeway is a natural legend associated with it. Which choice most
formation of interlocking basalt effectively uses relevant information from the notes to
columns in Northern Ireland. accomplish this goal?

• It was declared a UNESCO World A. A natural formation of interlocking basalt columns

Heritage Site in 1986. in Northern Ireland, the Giant's Causeway is a
UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its unique
• The formation was created around 60 geological features.
million years ago by volcanic activity.
B. The Giant's Causeway was formed by volcanic
• According to legend, the Giant's activity millions of years ago, resulting in the
Causeway was built by the Irish giant formation of hexagonal basalt columns.
Fionn mac Cumhaill.
C. According to Irish folklore, Fionn mac Cumhaill
• The unusual hexagonal shape of the built the Giant's Causeway, which is known for its
columns is due to the cooling process hexagonal basalt columns.
of the lava.
D. The Giant's Causeway consists of interlocking
basalt columns created by volcanic activity around
60 million years ago and is linked to a legend
involving the Irish giant Fionn mac Cumhaill.
The veteran journalist, Daniel Rodriguez, Which choice completes the text with the
was known for his ability to remain calm most logical and precise word or phrase?
under pressure, particularly when A. impulsive
reporting from conflict zones, such as
Syria and Afghanistan. His _____ B. stoic
demeanor, which had earned him the C. volatile
nickname 'The Eye of the Storm' among
D. insipid
his peers, helped him deliver clear,
unbiased reports even in the most
tumultuous situations, making him a
reliable source of information for millions
of viewers around the world.
The excerpt below is adapted from Heart of Darkness by According to the text, the narrator
Joseph Conrad. indicates that which of the following is
"And this also," said Marlow suddenly, "has been one true about Marlow?
of the dark places of the earth.” He was the only man A. He is unable to cooperate with his
of us who still "followed the sea." The worst that colleagues.
could be said of him was that he did not represent his B. He embraces a sedentary lifestyle.
class. He was a seaman, but he was a wanderer, too,
while most seamen lead, if one may so express it, a C. His favorite activity is telling stories.
sedentary life. The yarns* of seamen have a direct D. He is atypical from his fellow seamen
simplicity, the whole meaning of which lies within the
shell of a cracked nut. But Marlow was not typical (if
his propensity to spin yarns be excepted), and to him
the meaning of an episode was not inside like a
kernel but outside, enveloping the tale which brought
it out only as a glow brings out a haze, in the likeness
of one of these misty halos that sometimes are made
visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine.
*yarns: stories
Dorothy Parker, an American poet, writer, Which quotation from "Somebody’s
and satirist, was renowned for her Song" most effectively supports the
acerbic wit and cynical accounts of claim?
everyday experiences that a woman of A. Swift the measured sands may run;/
her time endured. Ever bright and Love like this is never done;/ He and I
cutting, she wrote works that unearthed are welded one:/ This is what I vow.
the humor in times of sorrow, while
reflecting the resiliency of women. In her B. This is what I pray:/ Keep him by me
short poem "Somebody's Song," she is tenderly;/ Keep him sweet in pride of
able to share a tender moment in me,/ Ever and a day;
proclamation of love with the seemingly C. This is what I know:/ Lovers' oaths are
conflicted imagery that is simultaneously thin as rain;/ Love's a harbinger of
fluid and stationary: _____ pain—/ Would it were not so!
D. Ever is my heart a-thirst,/ Ever is my
love accurst;/ He is neither last nor
first—/ This is what I know.
 Which choice most effectively uses data from
the graph to illustrate the claim?
A. general economic uncertainty was
comparable to uncertainty in fiscal
policy in January 2020 but differed from
uncertainty about fiscal policy by a large
value in January 2022.
B. general economic uncertainty was
notably higher than uncertainty in
monetary policy in January 2018 but
substantially lower than uncertainty in
monetary policy in January 2023.
C. general economic uncertainty reached
Economic uncertainty can be caused by many factors, such as its highest value in the same month that
political instability, changes in government policies, and market uncertainty about fiscal policy reached
fluctuations. High levels of economic uncertainty can alter the its lowest value.
behavior of economic actors in ways that are detrimental to the D. general economic uncertainty was
economy. For example, businesses may hire fewer workers or raise substantially lower than uncertainty
prices, and consumers might spend less money. When evaluating about fiscal policy for each month
economic uncertainty, it is important to note that general represented on the graph.
measures of economic uncertainty might not reflect uncertainty in
a specific economic policy area: _____
The young prodigy, Alessandro Castellani, a gifted Which choice completes the
Italian composer barely in his teens, astounded the text with the most logical and
classical music world with his musical compositions, precise word or phrase?
which exhibited a breathtaking level of A. transgress
sophistication and emotional depth that belied his
tender age. His work seemed to _____ the confines B. corroborate
of conventional wisdom, seamlessly blending C. adhere
Baroque intricacies with modern symphonic
D. transcend
elements, earning him effusive praise and
recognition as a groundbreaking artist in prestigious
institutions, such as the Juilliard School and the
Royal Academy of Music.
The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, was an Which of the following best
agreement between the Spanish and Portuguese describes the primary purpose of
monarchies to divide newly discovered lands the Treaty of Tordesillas?
outside Europe along a meridian in the Atlantic A. To establish a trade alliance
Ocean. This agreement aimed to resolve conflicts between Spain and Portugal
between the two nations over the colonization
and exploration of the New World, following B. To remedy problems
Christopher Columbus's voyages. The Pope played between Spain and Portugal
a significant role in mediating the negotiations, over the colonization of the
which ultimately resulted in the division of New World
territories, with lands to the west of the meridian C. To facilitate the joint
belonging to Spain and those to the east exploration of newly
belonging to Portugal. The Treaty of Tordesillas discovered lands by both
proved influential in shaping the colonial nations
landscape of the Americas, with Spain gaining
D. To create a unified European
control over most of South and Central America,
effort to colonize the
while Portugal established a foothold in Brazil.
Americas
I spoke to my teacher, and she gave me Which choice completes the text so that
some good advice. "To do well on the SAT, it conforms to the conventions of
be sure to work on improving several key Standard English?
_____ reasoning, and essay editing." A. skills, reading comprehension,
quantitative
B. skills: reading comprehension
quantitative
C. skills—reading comprehension,
quantitative
D. skills; reading comprehension,
quantitative
The following is an excerpt adapted from Booker T. Washington's Based on the texts, what
notable "Atlanta Exposition Speech" in 1895. The second is part of a Washington would most likely
1903 response titled "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others," by define as African American’s
W. E. B. Du Bois. compromise, Du Bois would most
likely define as
Text 1 A. treason.
Our greatest danger is, that in the great leap from slavery to
freedom we may overlook the fact that the masses of us are to live B. negotiation.
by the productions of our hands, and fail to keep in mind that we C. persistence.
shall prosper in proportion as we learn to dignify and glorify
common labor and put brains and skill into the common D. obedience.
occupations of life … It is at the bottom of life we must begin and
not the top. Nor should we permit our grievances to overshadow
our opportunities.

Text 2
Mr. Washington represents ... the old attitude of adjustment and
submission, but adjustment at such a peculiar time as to make his
program unique ... Mr. Washington's program naturally takes an
economic cast, becoming a gospel of work and money to such an
extent as apparently almost completely to overshadow the higher
aims of life.
"If _____" is a 1910 poem Which quotation from "If _____" most effectively
by Rudyard Kipling. In the illustrates the claim?
poem, Kipling urges the A. If you can dream—and not make dreams your
readers, whom he master; / If you can think—and not make thoughts
addresses directly, to your aim; / If you can meet with Triumph and
remain resilient in the face Disaster
of adversity, writing, _____
B. If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, / If
all men count with you, but none too much: / If
you can fil the unforgiving minute
C. If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew /
To serve your turn long after they are gone, / And
so hold on when there is nothing in you
D. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, /
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, /
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
French croissants, a now century-old Which statement, if true, most strongly
classic and iconic pastry, were inspired by supports the author's opinion about
Austrian kipferl, a crescent-shaped roll croissants?
that food historians believe originated in A. It is more efficient to mix the butter
the 1600s. Despite both bread recipes or other fat directly into the dough,
using a yeasted dough, pastry chefs rather than to laminate it.
consider the croissant to be a far more
complicated and time-consuming to B. If the pastry chef skipped the
make because it requires a laminating lamination process, the resulting
process to create flaky, buttery layers. A pastry would not be a croissant.
pastry chef rolls the dough and butter C. The main difference between a
into a sheet, then folds it onto itself and croissant and kipferl is their country
rolls it out again. The method is repeated of origin.
until the desired number of layers is
created. D. Croissants may only be made by
pastry chefs who have trained in
France.
Although the stereotype of stodgy halls of Which choice completes the text with the
research _____, today's libraries are most logical and precise word or phrase?
vibrant sources for a wide variety of A. may prevail
community-based events. As many
communities trim social services, libraries B. holds true
become welcome avenues for C. is critical
employment information, children's
D. was lost
activities, and leisure time activities.
The excerpt below is adapted from As used in the text, "indiscriminate" most
Theodore Roosevelt's 1906 speech "The nearly means
Man with the Muckraker." Roosevelt is A. systematic.
discussing "muckrakers," journalists who
exposed corruption in business and B. undiscerning.
government. C. homogeneous.
An epidemic of indiscriminate assault D. candid.
upon character does no good, but
very great harm. The soul of every
scoundrel is gladdened whenever an
honest man is assailed, or even when
a scoundrel is untruthfully assailed.
A 2011 census by David Bennett shocked Which choice most logically completes the text?
astronomers when it estimated the A. Bennett's census likely yielded a much higher
number of free-floating Jupiter mass gas number of floating Jupiter-sized planets than did
giant planets to be twice as large as that Mróz's because Bennett failed to account for
of stars for a section in the Milky Way mechanisms that account for how gas giants become
Galaxy. The survey was not sensitive to free-floating.
smaller Earth-sized planets. Based on the
known methods for how planets of B. there is some overlap in specific celestial bodies that
Jupiter's size become free-floating, this Bennett's team classified as floating Jupiter-sized
estimate seemed too large to many planets and that Mróz's classified as brown dwarfs.
scientists. A subsequent study by C. some differences between Earth-like planets and
Przemek Mróz estimated that there are Jupiter-like planets may have been treated like
only about 0.25 floating Jupiter-sized variations within Jupiter-like planets by Bennett's
planets for every typical star. team.
Interestingly, the study also found
evidence for more brown dwarf stars than D. the lack of precise measuring instruments for
Bennett's study did. Brown dwarf stars differentiating between brown dwarf stars and gas
bear a striking resemblance to Jupiter. giant planets likely led Bennett to overestimate the
Therefore, it seems plausible that _____ number of brown dwarf stars.
Career websites like Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the
LinkedIn, Dice, and conventions of Standard English?
Monster make it A. Within your online, profiles it is critical that you include
simple to get started information, about your educational background,
with your job search.
_____ work B. Within your online profiles it is critical that you include
experience, intern or information about your educational background,
research positions, C. Within your online profiles, it is critical that you include
and volunteer efforts information about your educational background,
D. Within your online profiles, it is critical that you include
information about: your educational background,
While researching a topic, a student has taken the The student wants to discuss the possible
following notes: ramifications of the Balfour Declaration. Which
§ The Balfour Declaration of 1917 expressed choice most effectively uses relevant information
British support for the establishment of a from the notes to accomplish this goal?
"national home for the Jewish people" in A. The Balfour Declaration was made during
Palestine. World War I to gather Jewish support for the
§ The declaration was made during World War I, war effort.
at a time when Britain and its allies were B. The Balfour Declaration's statement of
seeking Jewish support for the war effort. support for a Jewish national home in
§ The declaration was controversial among Palestine is viewed by some as a primary
Palestinians, who constituted the majority cause of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
population in Palestine at the time. C. The Balfour Declaration was controversial
§ The declaration is viewed by some as a due to its timing during World War I.
primary cause of the ongoing Israeli- D. The Balfour Declaration was made to
Palestinian conflict. establish Palestine as a national home for the
Jewish people, which was controversial
among the Palestinian majority.
One key reason C. lecturlarius (bedbugs) Which choice completes the text with
can be so difficult to remove is their the most logical and precise word or
physical properties. They are tiny brown phrase?
bugs that live solely on the blood of other A. impervious
animals, so edible poison traps won’t work B. susceptible
the way they do for ants. In addition, they C. prone
can live months without food, making D. vulnerable
starving them out nearly impossible, and
they lay eggs that are _____ to regular
pest control methods and stick in
unreachable nooks and crannies.
While hiking has always been known to Which choice completes the text so that
be a good form of exercise, current it conforms to the conventions of
research _____ that its added mental Standard English?
benefits have a significant impact on the A. suggest
physical health of those who hike.
B. suggests
C. had suggested
D. has suggesting
Oxford researchers were interested in learning Which choice most logically completes the text?
how the brain responds to works of art when A. aesthetic judgments about works of art are
people are given information about their determined by a single brain region's
authenticity. When subjects believed they were response to art rather than by a complex
looking at genuine Rembrandt paintings—no interaction between different brain regions.
matter whether they were actually real subjects
showed increased activity in regions of the brain B. the beauty of a work of art is primarily
associated with receiving rewards, such as sugary responsible for how rewarding viewers find it.
food or money. When subjects were told C. when many people are told that a work of art
paintings were forgeries—even if they were they find aesthetically pleasing is a forgery,
actually genuine subjects showed heightened their brains process the painting as visually
activity in regions of the brain associated with unappealing.
strategic thinking as well as those associated with
visual processing. Subjects did report trying to D. aesthetic judgments about works of art are
work out why the paintings they were looking at modulated in part by factors other than the
were fakes, supporting this finding. Interestingly, visual content of the artwork.
there were no meaningful differences between
how subjects' brains responded to authentic
works they believed were authentic and copies
they believed were authentic. The researchers
concluded that _____