Bluebook SAT Test SAT Grammar and Punctuation Practice 4

Question 1

The senator gave ______ speech that moved the entire chamber to silence.

Accepted Answer

a

Answer

'A' is correct because 'speech' begins with a consonant sound; 'an' precedes vowel sounds.

Question 2

The city's population, ______ had doubled in just ten years, strained the existing infrastructure.

Accepted Answer

which

Answer

The clause is nonrestrictive (set off by commas) and the antecedent is 'population' (not a person), so 'which' is correct.

Question 3

The team was exhausted ______ practice lasted over three hours.

Accepted Answer

because

Answer

'Because' correctly establishes the causal reason for the team's exhaustion.

Question 4

After completing the experiment, ______ data was compiled and analyzed by the lab team.

Accepted Answer

the

Answer

The definite article 'the' is correct because the data refers to specific data from the specific experiment just mentioned.

Question 5

The author argues that education systems ______ critical thinking above rote memorization.

Accepted Answer

should prioritize

Answer

The present tense modal 'should prioritize' is correct for a general recommendation or argument about what ought to be done.

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