Chapter 14 Practice Test 4 With Answers - Mcgraw-Hill'S Psat/nmsqt Page 34
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GRAW-HILL’S PSAT/NMSQT
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Detailed Answer Key
Section 1
Truman to be placed aside from everyone else.
pariah ¼ an outcast; lionize ¼ treat like a celebrity;
1. D
Bob Ross’s mantra (commonly repeated word
mendicant ¼ a begger; exile ¼ banish; hermit ¼ a
or phrase) preaches that there were no mistakes, only
social outcast; ostracize ¼ exclude from a group;
happy accidents. This indicates that one should keep
miscreant ¼ a troublemaker; censure ¼ criticize pub-
a positive attitude about the painting process. In
licly; egotist ¼ one who is conceited
addition, the show was an enormous success, so
people liked it. These two facts indicate that both
6. B
Passage 2 indicates that the ideal of a free and
words
should
be
positive
words.
dispirited ¼
democratic society (line 24) was not realized and was
disheartened; boorish ¼ rude; flippant ¼ lacking se-
instead replaced by bloodshed, division, domination,
riousness; agitated ¼ riled up
and reaction (line 27). It also states that the ideals
of progress, reason, and freedom (lines 30–31) were
2. B
Parallel sentence structure hints that the
a priori, that is, were based on theory rather than
word in the first blank should mean resistant to au-
experience. Finally, Passage 2 states that post-revolu-
thority and that the word in the second blank
tionary France was far from undertaking a scientific
should mean mischievous. agile ¼ nimble, light on
examination of society (lines 32 –33) as the philo-
one’s feet; obstinate ¼ stubbornly defiant; inert ¼
sophes had wished. Although Passage 2 claims that
lacking motion; infamy ¼ fame for bad deeds;
these ideals were not put into effect by the philo-
adamant ¼ stubborn and unyielding; notoriety ¼
sophes, it certainly does not suggest that these
fame for bad actions; indominable ¼ unable to be
philosophes disputed their own ideals.
defeated; scrutiny ¼ close examination
7. D
Passage 1 states that Rousseau believed that
3. D
She started her own lemonade business when
goodness, decency and equality . . . are the natural con-
she was young, which indicates initiative. Later in life
dition of mankind (lines 16 – 18).
she was a CEO of a pharmaceutical company, which
is usually not an easy position to obtain. Given that
8. C
These critics believed that the philosophes
she experienced business success during her lifetime
were naı ¨ ve, and the main point of Passage 2 is like-
it is reasonable to expect both missing words to
wise that these philosophes were ineffectual and
reflect that she was a hard worker. industrious ¼
“over-philosophizing.”
hard working; lassitude ¼ a lack of energy; tenacity ¼
persistance; lethargy ¼ tiredness; contempt ¼ hatred;
9. D
Since Rousseau was one of the philosophes
pertinacity ¼ stubborn persistance; diligence ¼ hard
who intended to use science as a critical instrument
work; initiative ¼ enterprise and determination;
(line 5), the final sentence of Passage 2 implies that
swagger
(verb) ¼ to
have an
overly
confident
Rousseau’s work was ineffectual, because the
expression
philosophes were far from undertaking a scientific
examination of society, and instead were merely
4. B
The statement, for as long as I have known her,
philosophizing. Therefore, the sentence is suggesting
she has otherwise always been willing to give to those
that Rousseau was not as rigorously scientific as he
less fortunate, indicates that Amelia is a generous
should have been.
individual. Recently she has displayed tightfisted
(stingy) behavior, which belies (misrepresents) her
10. B
In saying that a story or poem can be kept
usual behavior. Logically, this usual behavior
comfortably suppressed and remote (lines 4 –5), the
should relate to the generosity described in the
author is saying that it can be kept from becoming
second
clause
of
the
sentence.
malicious ¼
too vivid (line 3) and that its full effect (line 6) can
deliberately
harmful;
munificence ¼ generosity;
be lessened. In other words, keeping a piece of litera-
animosity ¼ extreme
clairvoyance ¼ the
dislike;
ture remote means keeping it at an emotional
ability to perceive things clearly; mirth ¼ laughter
distance.
11. C
The first paragraph discusses the distinction
5. C
Truman did not mind isolation, which indi-
between literature that is read and literature that is
cates he liked to be alone. The isolation came from
performed on stage. While literature that is read
the actions of his peers, so the word in the second
can be kept comfortably suppressed and remote,
blank should be something that would cause
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