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Instruction:
- In the passage below is accompanied by a number of questions.
- For some questions, you need to think how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas.
- For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation.
- Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage.
- Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole.
SAT Writing & Language Section Passage
SAT Writing Passage Title: Dubai.
The city of Dubai, located on the southeast coast of Persian Gulf in the United Arab Emirates, has 1 turned up as one of the globally prominent cities in the world and heavily influences significant issues 2 important ln the Arab world. 3 Regarded as the Las Vegas of the Middle East, the city brings in tourists looking for fun, cultural attractions, and luxury.
Dubai’s economy 4 flew into the sky with the discovery of oil, which has brought in higher and higher revenues since 1960. This continued boom has fostered the growth of businesses, skyscrapers, roads, and parks. Recently, however, oil reserves have been depleting rapidly; thus, there has been 5 a development of an interest in other areas such as tourism, real estate, financial services, and airlines.
Retail has become one the prime strategies of the government to ensure a constant flow of cash into the emirates. With more than 70 shopping centers, 6 the biggest source of local jobs, the city has made retail shopping the biggest attraction to tourists. Luxury brands and local 7 boutiques eager to capitalize on the demand, have opened multiple locations that feature the very latest offerings. Among the most popular items to shop 8 for are for are designer handbags, jewelry, and shoes.
Another main attraction is the architecture. Architectural innovation and a boom in the construction industry has enabled Dubai to build some of the tallest buildings in the world. The greatest display of the city’s technological capability is the Burj Khalifa, or the Khalifa Tower. The tower reflects an Islamic style of architecture and 9 accounts for being the tallest building of the world.
One of the most recent endeavors is the city’s Miracle Garden, which covers more than 72,000 square meters. The garden holds 45 million flowers and employs 10 technology to reuse water through the means of drip irrigation.
The airline industry has also surfaced as a fast growing sector. Airlines such as Emirates and Fly Dubai offer a variety of flights to thousands of passengers every day, and their offerings continue to expand. 11 Given how the city has grown so quickly, it will be exciting to see what the city looks like in a few years.
SAT Writing & Language Practice Questions
Question No 1
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
Option A : No Change
Option B : emerged
Option C : unfolded
Option D : appeared
Answer
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Option B : emerged
because No easy explanation. Answer B is the one that most naturally fits.
Question No 2
Which of the following options is the most effective?
Option A : No Change
Option B : that have impact
Option C : of great consequence
Option D : OMIT the underlined portion.
Answer
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Option D : OMIT the underlined portion.
because he incorrect answer choices are repetitive because the sentence already mentions that the issues were significant.
Question No 3
The writer is considering deleting the underlined portion (capitalizing the start of the sentence). Should the writer make this deletion?
Option A : Yes, because it offers irrelevant background information.
Option B : Yes, because it does not clarify where Dubai is located.
Option C : No, because it provides a comparison that describes Dubai in a frame of reference that may be more familiar to readers.
Option D : No, because it supports the point that the West has greatly influenced the city of Dubai.
Answer
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Option C : No, because it provides a comparison that describes Dubai in a frame of reference that may be more familiar to readers.
because The phrase compares Dubai with Las Vegas to help the reader understand Dubai as a city in the context of the Middle East.
Question No 4
Which choice best maintains the tone established in the passage?
Option A : NO CHANGE
Option B : ran wild
Option C : took off
Option D : went crazy
Answer
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Option C : took off
because The incorrect choices are too informal.
Question No 5
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
Option A : No Change
Option B : an interest in developing
Option C : an interesting developing
Option D : an interested development of
Answer
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Option B : an interest in developing
because Answer B is the most natural phrasing. Answer D, for example, makes it sound like development is interested in something, as if development were a person.
Question No 6
Which choice results in a sentence that best supports the point developed in this paragraph?
Option A : No Change
Option B : many of which I’ve bought souvenirs from,
Option C : which are a great way to get out of the heat,
Option D : hundreds of stalls and stores at each one,
Answer
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Option D : hundreds of stalls and stores at each one,
because The paragraph emphasizes how big shopping is in Dubai. The choice that supports that point is D.
Question No 7
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
Option A : No Change
Option B : boutiques,
Option C : boutiques that are
Option D : boutiques which
Answer
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Option B : boutiques,
because A comma is necessary to pair up with the comma later on in the sentence. Answer D produces a sentence fragment (remove the nonessential phrase starting with eager to see this more clearly).
Question No 8
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
Option A : No change
Option B : for are:
Option C : are for
Option D : are for;
Answer
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Option A : No change
because A Shop for is the idiomatic phrase you shop for something. That’s why the for should come before are. No colon is necessary after the main verb. Remember that a colon must be preceded by an independent clause.
Question No 9
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
Option A : No Change
Option B : stands as
Option C : rises to be
Option D : measure for
Answer
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Option B : stands as
because Answer B is the most natural phrasing.
Question No 10
Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?
Option A : No Change
Option B : drip irrigation technology to reuse water.
Option C : reusable water by technology in drip irrigation.
Option D : drip irrigation to reuse water by technology.
Answer
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Option B : The incorrect answer choices are too wordy. The phrase by technology is especially awkward.
because The incorrect answer choices are too wordy. The phrase by technology is especially awkward.
Question No 11
At this point, the writer wants to further reinforce the paragraph’s claim about the rise of Dubai’s airline industry. Which choice most effectively accomplishes this goal?
Option A : Authentic Middle Eastern meals including falafel and tabouli are served on most flights.
Option B : Airline employees have lobbied the government for increases in pay and benefits.
Option C : The International Airport in Dubai is now the fifth busiest airport in the world.
Option D : Pilots who are trained in Dubai are some of the best in the world.
Answer
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Option C : The International Airport in Dubai is now the fifth busiest airport in the world.
because The paragraph mentions how Dubai’s airline industry is a fastgrowing sector. Answer C, which states just how busy Dubai’s airport is, best supports the paragraph’s main point.
