PSAT Writing and Language Practice Test 23

Questions 33-44 refer to the following information.

(34) The tent was hot and dry, while the night was silent. Sleeping on the dirt floor and (35) knewing that the stars and moon above provided me a surreal sense of being out in the desert. Even with another camper fast-asleep inside the limited space of our (36) flimsy fortress, I felt a complete sense of peace. It wasn't until I heard a huff to my left that I began to stir.

The strange occurrence about the noise was that it had a faint snarl to it. (37) On my usual camping trips, the crickets of the night and rustle of tree leaves usually (38) alleviates the panic mode of strange sounds. Being out in the middle of a foreign desert, I was not afforded the comforting sounds of night bugs. So when I (39) lied still and (40) herd another huff, I tapped my fellow camper. By the time his eyes opened, or at least I could only assume that (41) they had, the huff had gone.

I whispered to him, "Something is outside, but I don't know what it is."

(42) Before he had time to respond, the huff reappeared, but on his side of the tent. His shift to my side of the floor showed me that there was a massive thing (43) kneading the polyester wall which bordered the tree stump anchoring our rooftop.

(44) Lion he whispered back.

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33. This text is best described as:

A. a passage advocating for adventurers to climb Mount Everest.

B. an informative passage about Mount Everest.

C. a non-fictional account about climbing Mount Everest.

D. an article about how to climb Mount Everest.

34. What function does this sentence serve as the opening sentence?

A. It is the main idea of the passage.

B. It is the topic sentence of the passage.

C. It sets the theme for the story.

D. It provides the reader a setting.

35.

A. NO CHANGE

B. knowing

C. knew

D. know

36. What is the most likely reason the author uses this description?

A. The description is melodic.

B. The author is providing the reader with a fact.

C. It emphasizes that it is a limited space.

D. It is an ironic description.

37. Identify the part of speech.

A. Preposition

B. Conjunction

C. Adjective

D. Adverb

38. All of the following options are acceptable alternatives to the word except:

A. calms

B. assuages

C. inflates

D. diminishes

39.

A. NO CHANGE

B. lay

C. lyed

D. lain

40.

A. NO CHANGE

B. heard

C. heared

D. hered

41. This pronoun is referring to:

A. the eyes of the creature making the huff

B. the author's eyes

C. the camper's eyes

D. both the camper's and author's eyes

42. Identify the underlined portion of the sentence.

A. An independent clause

B. A dependent clause

C. A main clause

D. A simple sentence

43. Based on the context clues, kneading most nearly means:

A. feeling

B. analyzing

C. fixing

D. destroying

44.

A. NO CHANGE

B. Lion,

C. Lion

D. Lion,

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