Bluebook SAT Test SAT Full Practice Simulation 3

Question 1

[MATH] If 2x + y = 10 and x - y = 2, what is the value of x?

Accepted Answer

4

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6

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2

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8

Question 2

[READING] In a passage about social media, the author writes: 'Users often mistake the curated highlight reel for authentic daily life, creating unrealistic benchmarks.' What is the author's primary concern?

Accepted Answer

People may compare themselves to unrealistic standards presented on social media

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Social media companies profit from user data

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Young people spend too much time online

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Technology is advancing faster than society can adapt

Question 3

[WRITING] Select the best transition to connect these sentences: 'Training for a marathon requires months of preparation. _____, many first-time runners underestimate the commitment.'

Accepted Answer

Nevertheless

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For example

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As a result

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Furthermore

Question 4

[MATH] A store increases a price by 25%, then decreases the new price by 20%. What is the net effect on the original price?

Accepted Answer

0% change

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5% increase

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5% decrease

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45% increase

Question 5

[READING] An author writes: 'The historian's account, though vivid, conflates two distinct events separated by a decade.' The word 'conflates' most nearly means?

Accepted Answer

Combines or merges incorrectly

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Describes in excessive detail

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Understates the importance of

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Separates into distinct parts

Question 6

[WRITING] Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

Running to catch the bus, her umbrella was forgotten at home.

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While cooking dinner, she answered the phone.

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Exhausted after the game, the players rested.

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Having studied all night, Marcus passed the exam.

Question 7

[MATH] A tank fills at a rate of 8 gallons per minute and drains at 3 gallons per minute. If the tank starts empty, how many minutes until it holds 75 gallons?

Accepted Answer

15

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25

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9.375

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50

Question 8

[MIXED] A student argues that because ancient philosophers had no access to modern science, their ideas have no value today. Which logical flaw does this argument contain?

Accepted Answer

The genetic fallacy — dismissing ideas based on their origin rather than their merit

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Circular reasoning — using the conclusion as a premise

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Ad hominem — attacking the character of philosophers

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False dichotomy — presenting only two options