AnswerExplanationsSAT®PracticeTest#3©2015TheCollegeBoard.CollegeBoard,SAT,andtheacornlogoareregisteredtrademarksoftheCollegeBoard.5LSA081AnswerExplanationsSATPracticeTest#3Section1:ReadingTestQUESTION1.ChoiceBisthebestanswer.Inthepassage,LadyCarlottaisapproachedbythe“imposinglyattiredlady”Mrs.Quabarlwhilestandingatatrainsta-tion(lines32-35).Mrs.QuabarlassumesLadyCarlottaishernewnanny,MissHope:“YoumustbeMissHope,thegovernessI’vecometomeet”(lines36-37).LadyCarlottadoesnotcorrectMrs.Quabarl’smistakeandreplies,“Verywell,ifImustImust”(line39).ChoicesA,C,andDareincorrectbecausethepassageisnotaboutawomanweighingajobchoice,seekingrevengeonanacquaintance,ordislikinghernewemployer.QUESTION2.ChoiceCisthebestanswer.Inlines1-3,thenarratorstatesthatLadyCarlotta“steppedoutontotheplatformofthesmallwaysidestationandtookaturnortwoupanddownitsuninterestinglength”inorderto“killtime.”Inthiscontext,LadyCarlottawastakinga“turn,”orashortwalk,alongtheplatformwhilewaitingforthetraintoleavethestation.ChoicesA,B,andDareincorrectbecauseinthiscontext“turn”doesnotmeanslightmovement,changeinrotation,orcoursecorrection.WhileLadyCarlottamayhavehadtorotateherbodywhilemovingacrossthestation,“tookaturn”impliesthatLadyCarlottatookashortwalkalongtheplat-form’slength.QUESTION3.ChoiceAisthebestanswer.Inlines10-14,thenarratorstatesthatsomeofLadyCarlotta’sacquaintanceswouldoftenadmonish,orcriticize,LadyCarlottaformeddlinginoropenlyexpressingheropiniononotherpeople’saffairs.ChoicesB,C,andDareincorrectbecausethenarratordoesnotsuggestthatotherpeopleviewedLadyCarlottaastactful,ambitious,orunfriendly.2QUESTION4.ChoiceAisthebestanswer.Inlines10-14,thenarratorstatesthatpeopleoftencriticizedLadyCarlottaandsuggestedthatshenotinterfereinotherpeople’saffairs,whichwere“noneofherbusiness.”ThefactthatpeopleoftenwerecriticalofLadyCarlotta’sbehaviorprovidesevidencethatLadyCarlottawasoutspoken.ChoicesB,C,andDdonotprovidethebestevidencethatLadyCarlottawasoutspoken.ChoicesB,C,andDmentionLadyCarlot...
