Hi SAT Aspirants, welcome to AKVTutorials. As you know SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) is a standard test, used for taking admission to undergraduate programs of universities or colleges of United States. SAT is developed and published by the College Board, an organization in United States, administered by the Educational Testing Service. Therefore, you need to do practice on SAT Reading Section, SAT Writing and Language Section. In this article, you will get SAT 2023 Reading and Writing Practice Test 14 with Answer Keys AMBIPi
- In the passage below is accompanied by a number of questions.
- For some questions, you need to think how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas.
- For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation.
- Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage.
- Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole.
SAT Writing & Language Section Passage
SAT Writing Passage Title: Ghost Mural
In 1932 the well-known Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros was commissioned to paint a mural on the second-story exterior wall of a historic building in downtown Los Angeles. Siqueiros was asked to celebrate tropical America in his work, 1 he accordingly titled it América Tropical.” He painted the mural’s first two sections, featuring images of a tropical rainforest and a Maya pyramid, during the day. 2 also ,to avoid scrutiny, Siqueiros painted the final section of the mural, the 3 centerpiece at night.
4 The reason for Siqueiros’s secrecy became clear when the mural was 5 confided. The centerpiece of the work was dominated by images of native people being oppressed and 6 including an eagle symbolizing the United States. Siqueiros’s political message did not please the wealthy citizens who had commissioned his work. They eventually ordered the mural to be literally whitewashed, or painted over with white paint. However, by the 1970s, the white paint had begun to fade, and the bright colors of the mural were beginning to show through. At the same time, a social and civil rights movement for Mexican Americans was working to raise awareness of Mexican American cultural identity. Artists associated with 7 this, began to rediscover and promote the work of the Mexican muralists, particularly Siqueiros. To them, “América Tropical” was an example of how art in public spaces could be used to celebrate Mexican American heritage while at the same time making a political statement. Inspired by Siqueiros and the other muralists, this new generation of artists strove to emulate the old mural masters.
8 The result was an explosion of mural painting that spread throughout California and the southwestern United States in the 1970s. It was the Chicano mural movement. Hundreds of large, colorful new murals depicting elements of Mexican American life and history appeared during this period, some in designated cultural locations but many more in abandoned lots, on unused buildings, or 9 Painted on infrastructure such as highways and bridges. Many of these murals can still be seen today, although some have not been well maintained.
Fortunately, a new group of artists has discovered the murals, and efforts are underway to clean, restore, and repaint them. Once again, Siqueiros’s “América Tropical” is 10 leading the way. After a lengthy and complex restoration process, this powerful work is now a tourist attraction, complete with a visitor center and a rooftop viewing platform. 11 Advocates hope that Siqueiros’s mural will once more serve as an inspiration, this time inspiring viewers to save and restore an important cultural and artistic legacy.
SAT Writing & Language Practice Questions
SAT Writing Practice Test Question No 1
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
Option A : No Change
Option B : which he accordingly titled
Option C : accordingly he titled it
Option D : it was titled accordingly
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Option B : which he accordingly titled
because each creates a comma splice.
SAT Writing Practice Test Question No 2
Which of the following options is the most effective?
Option A : No Change
Option B : However,
Option C : Although,
Option D : Moreover,
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Option B : However,
because each creates an inappropriate transition from the previous sentence. Choice A and choice D imply addition rather than contrast. Choice C results in an incomplete sentence.
SAT Writing Practice Test Question No 3
Which choice provides the most effectively transition to the information that follows?
Option A : No Change
Option B : centerpiece,
Option C : centerpiece;
Option D : centerpiece—
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Option B : centerpiece,
because each is incorrectly punctuated. Choice A lacks a comma after “centerpiece,” choice C unnecessarily introduces an independent clause, and choice D contains an em dash that has no parallel earlier in the sentence
SAT Writing Practice Test Question No 4
Which choice best connects the sentences with the previous paragraph?
Option A : No Change
Option B : All three sections of the mural were on display
Option C : The community turned out in large numbers
Option D : Siqueiros was informed of people’s reactions
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Option A : No Change
because none alludes to the artist’s paint-ing at night, which is described at the end of the previous paragraph and explained in this paragraph.
SAT Writing Practice Test Question No 5
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
Option A : No Change
Option B : promulgated.
Option C : imparted
Option D : unveiled.
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Option D : unveiled.
because each refers to an action that is performed on information rather than on a physical object.
SAT Writing Practice Test Question No 6
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
Option A : No Change
Option B : included
Option C : includes
Option D : had included
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Option B : included
because none is consistent with the verb tense established earlier in the sentence.
SAT Writing Practice Test Question No 7
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
Option A : No Change
Option B : it
Option C : them
Option D : this movement
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Option D : this movement
because each provides a vague, nonspecific pronoun that does not concretely define a referent.
SAT Writing Practice Test Question No 8
Which choice most effectively combines the underlined sentences?
Option A : The result was an explosion, the Chicano mural movement, of mural painting that spread throughout California and the southwestern United States in the 1970s.
Option B : The result was the Chicano mural movement, an explosion of mural painting that spread throughout California and the southwestern united states in the 1970s.
Option C : The explosion of mural painting that spread throughout California and the southwestern United States in the 1970s was the resulting Chicano mural movement.
Option D : An explosion of mural painting resulted and it spread throughout California and the southwestern United States in the 1970s; it was the Chicano mural movement.
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Option B : The result was the Chicano mural movement, an explosion of mural painting that spread throughout California and the southwestern united states in the 1970s.
because each contains awkward syntax that obscures the relationship between the key noun phrases “an explosion of mural painting” and “the Chicano mural movement.”
SAT Writing Practice Test Question No 9
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
Option A : No Change
Option B : they were painted on
Option C : on
Option D : delete the underlined portion.
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Option C : on
because none follows the construction established within the list of locations.
SAT Writing Practice Test Question No 10
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
Option A : No Change
Option B : being cleaned and restored.
Option C : a risk of destruction.
Option D : awaiting its moment of appreciation.
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Option A : No Change
because Each fails to express the connection in the previous sentence and the specific role of “América Tropical” in these efforts, which is described in the next sentence.
SAT Writing Practice Test Question No 11
At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence.
When it was painted in 1932, Siqueiros’s mural was considered offensive, but now it is acclaimed.
should the writer make this addition here?
Option A : Yes, because it provides historical context for the changes discussed in the passage.
Option B : Yes, because it provides a useful reminder of how people once viewed Siqueiros’s work.
Option C : No, because it unnecessarily repeats information from earlier in the passage.
Option D : No, because it makes a claim about Siqueiros’s work that is not supported by the passage.
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Option C : No, because it unnecessarily repeats information from earlier in the passage.
because each provides an inaccurate inter-No, because it unnecessarily repeats information from earlier in the passage.
