SAT Mc Graw Hill 2011

462 McGRAW-HILL’S SAT

Practice 1

1. It means that you respond with a thoughtful and
   interesting thesis and provide relevant, specific ex-
   amples and clear, logical explanations.


2. It means that you use paragraphs to develop, sup-
   port, and explain your thesis, and that you con-
   clude effectively.


3. It means that you avoid needless jargon, wordi-
   ness, cliché, or abstraction, and define terms as
   necessary.


4. It means that you vary your sentence structure ap-
   propriately, are concise, and choose your words
   wisely.


5. Four or five paragraphs.

Practice 6

1. A “top-down” essay states the thesis at the begin-
   ning, and a “bottom-up” essay states it near the
   end of the essay.


2. Four brief sentences: the thesis, the topic sentence
   of paragraph 2, the topic sentence of paragraph 3,
   and the concluding idea.

Practice 7

1. We knew that the game would be hard fought.
   However,we never thought it would last 8 hours
   and 20 innings.


2. There were thousands of visitors in town for the
   game.Therefore,it was almost impossible to find a
   hotel room.


3. The theory of evolution has had a profound effect on
   scientific thought.Furthermore,it has influenced
   many artists and writers.


4. We knew that punishing the culprits would do no
   good.Therefore,we took no action against them.


5. Perfect games are rare.In fact,in the last two years,
   only one was bowled in the entire state.


6. There were several reasons for the delay.First,the
   bus driver had the wrong directions.

Practice 8

1. Competition encourages excellence.


2. Our managers consider all ideas from our employees,
   and use the best ones.


3. People are increasingly concerned that the govern-
   ment is wasting money.


4. When we focus exclusively on personal moral
   responsibility, we ignore the importance of social
   institutions.

Practice 9

1.An effective manager must rely on sound manage-

ment principles as well as past experience.

2.Parents and students should have input into the

new testing plan.

3.Many cleaning substances should not be combined,

because violent reactions could result.

4.Even if every citizen contributed to the effort, it

would still take several years to complete.

5.The food and blankets dropped for the refugees was

far from sufficient to ward off the hunger and cold.

6.We watched the jet until it disappeared.

7.Today, too many people depend on television as

their exclusive source of information.

8.Few people know that such gambling violates fed-

eral law.

9.Because corporations try to maximize profit, they

rarely focus on environmental needs.

10.If your boss opposes your proposal at the meeting,

consider talking to her about it.

11.Too few people realize that economic strength often

reflects the hopes of consumers.

Chapter 12 Answer Key