SAT READING AND WRITING PSAT 8&9 FEASMA A Boundaries (Easy)Question ID 3269925f Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty PSAT 8/9 Rea Standard English Boundaries Conventions goo ID: 3269925 About 70,000 meteorites have been found on Earth. Although most meteorites are fragments of __ hundred have been identified as being from the Moon or Mars. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A asteroids. Several B. asteroids, several C.asteroids; several D. asteroids: several ID: 3269925f Answer Correct Answé Rationale Choice B is the best answer, This choice uses a comma to correctly separate the dependent clause "although. asteroids" from the independent clause “several hundred have been..Mars,” Choice A is incorrect. This choice results in a sentence fragment, "Although..asteroids" is a dependent clause. It can't stand on its own as a sentence, which means it can't end ina period. Choice C is incorrect. This choice results in a punctuation error. "Although..asteroids" is a dependent clause and can't be joined to the independent clause “several hundred have been..Mars” with a semicolon. A semicolon can only join two independent clauses. Choice D is incorrect, This choice creates a punctuation error, A colon can only come after an independent clause, but “although...asteroids” is a dependent clause. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID a38c0182 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty PSAT 8/9 Reading and Writing | Standard English Boundaries goo Conventions DEL On Er) Fans of science fiction will multiple references to classic sci-fi stories in Janelle Monée’s song lyrics, including her recurring nods to the plot of the 1927 sci-fi film Metropolis. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A. appreciate the B. appreciate. The C. appreciate, the D. appreciate: the ID: a38c0182 Answer Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice A is the best answer, The convention being tested here is punctuation between a verb and object. No punctuation is needed between the verb (‘appreciate’) and its object (‘the multiple references...), The object helps complete the idea of the verb—in this case, it explains what fans of science fiction will appreciate—and any punctuation between the two results in an ungrammatical sentence, Choice B is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the verb and its object. Choice C is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the verb and its object. Choice D is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the verb and its object, Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 91d28dac Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty PSAT 8/9 Reading and Writing | Standard English Boundaries goo Conventions After the printing press was introduced in 1440, handwritten manuscripts from Europe's medieval period were often destroyed and the paper used for other purposes. In one instance, pages _a collection of Norse tales dating to 1270 were discovered lining a bishop's miter (hat) Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A.from: B. from, from D. from— ID: 91d28dac Answer Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice C is the best answer, The word “from” introduces a prepositional phrase that modifies the noun "pages" and provides essential information about their origin, No additional punctuation is needed after “from” in this context, Choice A is incorrect. This choice results in a punctuation error, illogically separating the preposition “from” from the rest of the prepositional phrase with a colon. Also, a colon can only follow an independent clause, but what comes before the blank could not stand on its own as a complete sentence, Choice Bis incorrect. This choice results in a punctuation error, illogically separating the preposition "from" from the rest of the prepositional phrase with a comma, Choice D is incorrect. This choice results in a punctuation error, illogically separating the preposition “from from the rest of the prepositional phrase with a dash, Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 62e13c74 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty PSAT 8/9 Reat 19 and Writing | Standard English Boundaries Conventions goo ID: 62e13c74 In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Okonkwo is a leader of Umuofia (a fictional Nigerian clan) and takes pride in his culture's traditions. However, when the arrival of European missionaries brings changes to Umuofia, the novel asks a central question: How Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? ‘A. Umuofia's traditions will be affected. 8. will Umuofia’s traditions be affected. . Umuofia’s traditions will be affected? D. will Umuofia's traditions be affected? ID: 62e13c74 Answer Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is the best answer, The clause before the colon tells us that the novel "asks a question,’ so the clause after the colon should be in the conventional form of a question: with the verb before the subject, and a question mark at the end, Choice A is incorrect. This choice ends the sentence with a period, which isn't right. The clause before the colon tells us that the novel “asks a question,’ so the clause after the colon should be that question. Choice B is incorrect. This choice ends the sentence with a period, which isn’t right, The clause before the colon tells us that the novel “asks a question,” so the clause after the colon should be that question, In Standard English, questions place the verb before the subject and end with a question mark. Choice C is incorrect. This choice doesn't conform to the conventions of Standard English. In Standard English, questions place the verb before the subject Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 5e5fb74a Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty PSAT 8/9 Reat Standard English Boundaries Conventions goo DEY Cc) Emperor Ashoka ruled the Maurya Empire in South Asia from roughly 270 to 232 BCE, He is known for enforcing a moral code called the Law of Piety, which established the sanctity of animal _the just treatment of the elderly, and the abolition of the slave trade. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Alife 8. life; life: D. life, DROP Unig Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is the best answer, Notice that "the sanctity of animal life” is the first item in a list of three things. We must use a comma to separate the first two items in the list, just as a comma is used to separate "the just treatment of the elderly” and "the abolition of the slave trade.” Choice A is incorrect. This choice creates a punctuation error. Notice that “the sanctity of animal life" is the first item in a list of three things. To appropriately format the list, we need punctuation to separate each item. Choice Bis incorrect. This choice creates a punctuation error, Notice that "the sanctity of animal life” is the first item in alist of three things, While semicolons are sometimes used to separate list items, this list uses commas to separate the other list items, and lists must use the same punctuation throughout, Choice C is incorrect. This choice creates a punctuation error, Notice that “the sanctity of animal life" is the first item in a list of three things. While colons can be used to introduce lists, they can't be used to separate items within alist. Question Difficulty: EasyQuestion ID 89fc8507 Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty PSAT 8/9 Reat Standard English Boundaries Conventions goo ID: 89fc8507 In 1976, the Inuit rock group Sikumiut recorded the album People of the Ice, Though only their first record, it shows a band already skilled at the difficult task of making music that sounds easy and fun. On songs like “Utirumavunga,” Lucassie Koperqualuk’s guitar riffs effortlessly __Charlie Adams's delightfully catchy vocal melodies. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A. blend, with 8. blend. With C blend; with D. blend with DEE ee Gens Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is the best answer, The convention being tested is punctuation between a verb and a prepositional phrase. No punctuation is needed between the verb “blend” and the prepositional phrase “with Charlie Adams's delightfully catchy vocal melodies.” The prepositional phrase completes the idea of the sentence, explaining with what Koperqualuk’s guitar riffs blend. Choice A is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the verb and the prepositional phrase. Choice B is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the verb and the prepositional phrase, Choice Cis incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the verb and the prepositional phrase, Question Difficulty: Easy