Digital PSAT Reading and Writing Practie Test 27

1

From contracts to design to construction, the architect is there, _________ never done. It is indeed an occupation that encompasses nearly every field of work-engineering, mathematics, marketing, administration, customer service, law, and public safety are all needed in successful architecture.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

2

Even a cursory _______________ will reveal that the single greatest obstacle to the advent of evidence-based medical science was not-as has often been posited-superstition but Hippocratic humorism itself.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

3

While one student may be looking for small class sizes, another may be looking for job placement, while ______ another is in search of a strong study-abroad program.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

4

Rognlie _________ housing wealth as the cause of worsening inequality and shows that Piketty's conclusions are based on the assumption that capital can be substituted for the working class, which is untrue in the housing market.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

5

More than 300 years ago, the idea was quite ________________ gravitational force toward one another with a force proportional to the product of the two masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

6

My very educated mother just served us nine pizzas is a sentence that may not mean much to young students anymore. However, to people of an older generation this sentence is almost universally recognized as a mnemonic device used to aid children in remembering the planets of our solar system. The sentence has changed recently, not because serving nine pizzas is against school lunch health standards, _____________ the planets themselves have changed.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

7

Schrödinger won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933 for his work in quantum mechanics, ______ he is most remembered for a theoretical experiment he proposed two years later.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

8

Assessment signifies what we value in the classroom and how we assign that value. __________ to stop testing a subject is to see it all but disappear from the curriculum.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

9

After being tasked with writing an essay about Jane Austen, a student has taken the following notes:

■ Jane Austen was an English novelist who wrote books from 1811 to 1815.

■ She published several novels during her lifetime: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Mansfield Park.

■ Her books centered around women's dependence on marriage for social and economic standing.

■ Jane Austen acquired most of her fame after her death when her nephew published A Memoir of Jane Austen.

■ Pride and Prejudice follows a woman who refuses to follow societal norms, turning down suitors even though the financial gain would be of benefit to her family.

The student wants to cite an example of the impact that a posthumous publication had on her reputation. Based on the notes, which of the following of Austen's works should the student cite in order to accomplish this goal?

10

Colleges are invested in helping graduates secure positions, since having large numbers of graduates without jobs makes the colleges look bad and can lead to declining applications and enrollment. ________ it is in the best interest of the college for all students to be employed shortly after graduation.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

11

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

■ Creating a stained-glass window masterpiece is a very difficult process that includes many phases.

■ In addition to designing the entire piece to be aesthetically pleasing, the artist also must consider the weight of the pieces and the structural integrity of the overall design.

■ Pieces that are poorly designed may buckle and fall after being installed in a wall.

■ In addition to the design aspect, artists must deal with safety concerns. Artists routinely suffer minor lacerations from their glass work, but also need to worry about chemical poisoning from soldering fumes, lead came, and patina chemicals.

The student wants to outline a possible worst-case scenario as far as the potential health impact on someone who crafts stained glass. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?