Sat practice Test #8 Answer Explanations

Choice B is the best answer. The singular possessive pronoun “its” 
agrees in number with the singular antecedent “dance” and correctly 
indicates that the “climax” belongs to the dance.
Choice A is incorrect because “it’s” is the contraction for “it is” and 
doesn’t make sense in the sentence. Choice C is incorrect because 
“there” is not a possessive pronoun. Choice D is incorrect because 
“their” is a plural possessive pronoun that doesn’t agree with the 
singular antecedent “dance.”
QUESTION 21
Choice B is the best answer. This choice correctly indicates that the 
lion is doing the approaching and the snaring, not the teeth.
Choices A and D are incorrect because the teeth don’t do the 
approaching or the snaring; only an animate object can do either. 
Choice C is incorrect because it is written in the passive voice, 
which changes the subject of the sentence from “lion” to “envelope.” 
Furthermore, an “envelope” cannot approach a doorway.
QUESTION 22
Choice D is the best answer. The single word “envelope” is concise 
and clearly refers to the envelope that has been described earlier in the 
paragraph.
Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because they are wordy and 
contain information that has been given previously in the paragraph. 
Additionally, choice A contains inaccurate information because 
once the money has been chewed up, the envelope is no longer 
“money-filled.”

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ANSwER ExPlANATIONS
| SAT Practice Test #8
QUESTION 23
Choice A is the best answer. No change is needed because 
“scrupulous” fits the formal tone of the passage. “Scrupulous” means 
exact and conscientious, and it is appropriate when discussing notes 
taken during a court proceeding.
Choices B and C are incorrect because they are too informal and 
therefore do not fit the tone of the passage. Choice D is incorrect 
because “intense” is an adjective that is used to describe something 
that is done to an extreme degree, such as putting forth effort or 
performing a physical act.
QUESTION 24