670 McGRAW-HILL’S SAT
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- Which of the following is the best way to com-
bine sentences 3, 4, and 5?
(A) The name of the phenomenon comes
from the legend of Archimedes, who had
been thinking for days about how to
determine whether King Hieron II’s crown
was pure gold without destroying it.
(B) Archimedes had been thinking for days
about how to determine whether King
Hieron II’s crown was pure gold without
destroying it, and this is where the name
of the phenomenon comes from.
(C) The legend of Archimedes thinking
about how to determine whether King
Hieron II’s crown was pure gold without
destroying it is the origin of the name of
the phenomenon.
(D) The phenomenon is named for
Archimedes and his thinking for days
about how to determine whether King
Hieron II’s crown was pure gold without
destroying it.
(E) The name of the phenomenon was from
Archimedes, and his thinking for days
about how to determine without destroy-
ing it whether King Hieron II’s crown
was pure gold. - Which of the following revisions of sentence 7
most clearly and logically introduces the sec-
ond paragraph?
(A) This historical episode is something that
all students should learn about in school.
(B) Understanding this phenomenon may
help students to improve their studies.
(C) Nevertheless, this episode is something
that all students should know.
(D) Understanding this episode requires a
more thorough understanding of its
historical setting.
(E) Many have tried to understand this
phenomenon, but few have succeeded.
33. Which of the following is the best revision of
the underlined portion of sentence 8 (repro-
duced below)?
You have probably had the experience of think-
ing about a paper or a math problem for so long
that it’s like one’s brain gets frozen.
(A) it seems that your brain gets frozen
(B) one’s brain gets frozen
(C) your brain seems to freeze
(D) your brains seem to freeze
(E) one’s brain seems to freeze
34. Where is the best place to insert the following
sentence?
Perhaps if students could work such little excur-
sions into their busy study schedules, they
would have similar “eureka” experiences.
(A) after sentence 7
(B) after sentence 8
(C) after sentence 9
(D) after sentence 10
(E) after sentence 11 (as the last sentence of
the second paragraph)
35. In context, which of the following revisions of
the underlined portion of sentence 12 (repro-
duced below) is most effective at making it
clearer and more specific?
Unfortunately, many students today don’t have
time for that.
(A) today have hardly even 1 hour for such
things
(B) today, unlike those in Archimedes’ time,
don’t have time to go to the movies
(C) today don’t have time for such excursions
(D) of modern times lack sufficient time for
the kinds of things explained above
(E) today lack sufficient time for things like this
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