SAT Practice Test 5: Writing and Language Test 2 Errors + Explanations – Flashcards

Once a political machine had control of enough important positions, its members were able to use public funds to enrich themselves and their friends. Boss Tweed's Tammany Hall group, which controlled New York City in the 1860s—stole more than $30 million, the equivalent of more than $365 million today. 16 TWEED HAD BEEN ELECTED TO A SINGLE TWO-YEAR TERM IN CONGRESS IN 1852.16. The writer is considering deleting the underlined sentence. Should the sentence be kept or deleted? A) Kept, because it introduces the quote from the New York Times in the next sentence. B) Kept, because it adds a vital detail about Tweed that is necessary to understand his power. C) Deleted, because it blurs the focus of the paragraph by introducing loosely related information. D) Deleted, because it contains information that undermines the main claim of the passage.

Eventually, Tweed and his gang were 20 PERSECUTED FOR a number of charges, including fraud and larceny, and many of them were sent to jail.20. A) NO CHANGE B) persecuted on C) persecuted with D) prosecuted on

24 The idea is obviously very attractive. An obscure method of photography may be made available to many with little expense.24. Which choice most effectively combines the underlined sentences? A) With the idea being obviously very attractive, an obscure method of photography may be made available to many at little expense. B) The idea is obviously very attractive: an obscure method of photography may be made available to many at little expense. C) An obscure method of photography may be made available to many at little expense, and the idea is obviously very attractive. D) An obscure method of photography, an idea that is obviously very attractive, may be made available to many at little expense.

36 TAKING ON the public interest, investigative journalism involves original, often long-form reporting on such topics as illegal activities, street crime, corporate wrongdoing, and political corruption. 36. A) NO CHANGE B) Undertaken in C) Overtaking D) Taking off from

41 Although many newsrooms have reduced their staff, some still employ investigative reporters. Nonprofit enterprises such as the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project have begun to fill the void created by staff losses at newspapers and magazines. Enterprising freelance reporters, newly funded by nonprofits, make extensive use of social media, including blogs and Twitter, to foster a public conversation about key issues. 41. Which choice most effectively sets up the examples in the following sentences? A) NO CHANGE B) Investigative journalism also declined between the 1930s and 1950s, only to be revived in the 1960s. C) According to the Pew Research Center, more people get their national and international news from the Internet than from newspapers. D) Indeed, recent years have witnessed innovative adjustments to changing times.