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VETERANS EDU
Digital SAT Test 02

Module 1

While the strong version of the linguistic Which choice completes the text with the most
relativity hypothesis, also known as the Sapir- logical and precise word or phrase?
Whorf hypothesis, has been largely ______, a
Ⓐ vilified
weaker version suggesting that language
1 influences thought rather than determining it Ⓑ repudiated
has gained some acceptance.
Ⓒ corroborated

Ⓓ recapitulated

The intriguingly persistent use of a particular Which choice completes the text with the most
swirl pattern was characteristic of the works by logical and precise word or phrase?
the late Vincent van Gogh and is, according to
Ⓐ physical
some art historians, a symbolic representation
2 of the mental turmoil he suffered. Thus, instead Ⓑ emotive
of being merely decorative, such patterns were
Ⓒ derivative
also a form of ______ expression.

Ⓓ joyous

Despite being home to a vast array of Which choice completes the text with the most
biodiversity, the Amazon rainforest has logical and precise word or phrase?
witnessed alarming rates of deforestation in
Ⓐ mitigate
recent decades, a trend that not only threatens
3 its diverse ecosystems but also has significant Ⓑ perpetuate
implications for global climate change; thus, the
Ⓒ authenticate
international community's ability to ________
this trend is of paramount importance. Ⓓ ennoble

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The radical designs of modernist architects such Which choice completes the text with the most
as Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe, logical and precise word or phrase?
characterized by an emphasis on function,
Ⓐ converged with
simplicity, and the innovative use of new
4 construction materials, ______ the established Ⓑ subverted
norms of architecture during the early 20th
Ⓒ reiterated
century.

Ⓓ reinforced

Inside the petals of the obscure African flower, Which choice best describes the function of the
Striga gesnerioides, also known as the "Purple underlined sentence in the overall structure of
Witchweed," lies a battle of parasitic the text?
proportions. Relying on its host, the cowpea
Ⓐ It introduces a counterexample to the
plant, for sustenance, Striga gesnerioides latches
general behavior of Striga gesnerioides.
onto the plant's root system and extracts vital
nutrients. However, not all cowpea plants fall Ⓑ It offers a specific explanation for certain
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prey to this parasite—some varieties can trigger cowpea plants resisting the parasitic process.
a 'suicide' response in the invading witchweed,
Ⓒ It provides additional details about the
causing it to self-destruct. How this intriguing
plant-on-plant warfare is facilitated remains an parasitic process of Striga gesnerioides.

unsolved mystery within botany. Ⓓ It outlines a controversial theory in the field

of botany regarding plant defense mechanisms.

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As advancements continue to expand our Which choice best describes the function of the
understanding of neuroscience, the role of the last sentence in the overall structure of the
APOE ε4 allele—an established genetic risk text?
factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease—
Ⓐ It reveals the main result of the study
remains a topic of robust scrutiny. Dr. Marianne
conducted by Nivison and colleagues.
Nivison and her team investigated the allele's
influence on neurodegenerative pathways. Ⓑ It provides an alternate perspective that
6 They analyzed thousands of brain scans and challenges the team's findings.
genetic profiles, employing advanced
Ⓒ It recounts the approach Nivison's team
algorithms to discern patterns of disease
progression. However, despite the obvious adopted to verify their hypothesis.

association, Nivison and her team failed to Ⓓ It advocates for the cessation of further
explain the specific impact of the APOE ε4 allele
investigation in this particular research
on individual neurodegeneration trajectories.
domain.

Due to a phenomenon known as the founder Which finding, if true, would most directly
effect, the Finnish population is often subject to support Haltia's hypothesis?
unique genetic patterns and diseases, as for
Ⓐ Research reveals that a significant
instance, the late infantile neuronal ceroid
percentage of individuals suffering from CLN5
lipofuscinosis (CLN5). This rare genetic disorder
also have a history of other neurodegenerative
is characterized by progressive mental and
diseases in their families.
motor deterioration caused by mutations in the
CLN5 gene. The gene encodes a lysosomal Ⓑ An experiment demonstrates that artificially
protein that is believed to play a critical role in induced mutations in the CLN5 gene in mice
cellular waste disposal, a process vital for resulted in an impaired cellular waste disposal
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neuronal health. A group of researchers led by mechanism.
biochemist Maria Haltia proposed that the
Ⓒ A comparative study between Finnish and
mutated CLN5 gene results in the production of
a defective lysosomal protein and thus Swedish populations shows a higher prevalence

compromises the cellular waste disposal of neurodegenerative diseases in Finland due to

system, leading to a build-up of harmful the founder effect.

substances in neuronal cells. Ⓓ A global survey of neurodegenerative

diseases shows that similar symptoms to CLN5
can be found in various other genetic disorders.

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Dopamine is known to play a significant role in Which finding, if true, would most directly
reward-based learning, and Professor Dieter support Einhauser's hypothesis?
Einhauser and his team aimed to explore how it
Ⓐ Participants in the study who were given a
might influence the perception of visual stimuli.
placebo instead of the dopaminergic drug
The researchers administered a dopaminergic
reported noticing a similar number of
drug to a group of volunteers and then showed
subliminal images as those given the drug.
them a series of images, some of which were
subliminally presented. Their findings Ⓑ Participants in the study who were given the
suggested that dopamine enhances the brain's dopaminergic drug reported being more alert
8 capacity to process subliminal images, making and focused during the image presentation.
them more likely to reach conscious awareness.
Ⓒ Inducing a lower signal-to-noise ratio results
They hypothesized that this is because
dopamine increases the signal-to-noise ratio in in a decrease in the number of subliminal

the brain's visual cortex, enhancing the contrast images reaching conscious awareness.

between relevant and irrelevant information. Ⓓ Another research team found that a
different neurotransmitter, serotonin, did not
have the same effect on the perception of
subliminal images.

The application of nanotechnology in medicine, Which choice most logically completes the text?
or nanomedicine, has opened up new
Ⓐ liposomes should be discarded as a method
possibilities for targeted drug delivery systems.
of drug delivery in nanomedicine due to the
One such system uses a nanoparticle known as
risks they pose.
a liposome, a tiny vesicle made of the same
material as a cell membrane, to deliver drugs Ⓑ the interaction between liposomes and
directly to diseased cells, thereby minimizing healthy cells needs to be further investigated to
the side effects on healthy cells. However, optimize targeted drug delivery.
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research by bioengineer John K. Park has found
Ⓒ nanomedicine is less effective than
that liposomes can sometimes be absorbed by
healthy cells as well, leading to unintended traditional methods of drug delivery due to the

effects. This indicates that ______ absorption of liposomes by healthy cells.

Ⓓ liposomes are the only nanoparticles that

can be absorbed by healthy cells, leading to
unintended side effects.

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A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel Which quotation from A Tale of Two Cities best
written by Charles Dickens, set in London and supports the claim?
Paris whilst the French Revolution was
Ⓐ the narrator describes Sydney and his
underway. Sydney Carton is a central character
situation: “Sadly, sadly, the sun rose; it rose
in the novel who is characterized by feelings of
upon no sadder sight than the man of good
despair because he has not formed real
abilities and good emotions, incapable of their
emotional connections with other people, as
directed exercise...”
demonstrated when ______
Ⓑ the narrator relays that “[t]hey said of
[Carton], about the city that night, that it was
the peacefullest man’s face ever beheld there.
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Many added that he looked sublime and
prophetic.”

Ⓒ he says of himself, “I am a disappointed

drudge, sir. I care for no man on earth, and no
man on earth cares for me.”

Ⓓ he declares before his death, “It is a far, far

better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it
is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have
ever known.”

The following text is from Alfred Lord Based on the text, what does the speaker
Tennyson's poem "Ulysses", written in 1842: encourage?

Come, my friends, Ⓐ The acceptance of the end of life's journey.

'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Ⓑ The pursuit of new experiences regardless
Push off, and sitting well in order smite
of age.
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holds Ⓒ The longing for the familiar comforts of
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths home.
Of all the western stars, until I die.
Ⓓ The necessity of maintaining order and
discipline in one's life.

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A journalist studying the works of British Which quotation from a recent editorial best
philosopher and social reformer Jeremy supports the journalist’s claim?
Bentham found herself deeply intrigued by
Ⓐ “Bentham's utilitarian philosophy, which
Bentham's concept of the Panopticon–a prison
advocates for the greatest happiness for the
design that enabled a single observer to watch
greatest number, has been a significant
all inmates without them knowing whether
influence on legal and political theory.”
they were being watched. Bentham envisioned
the Panopticon as a model of power and Ⓑ “French philosopher Michel Foucault drew
surveillance, but the implications of his concept heavily on Bentham's concept of the Panopticon
have been applied far beyond the realm of in his analysis of power relations and
prison design. Based on her analysis, the surveillance in modern societies.”
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journalist asserts that Bentham's Panopticon
Ⓒ “The Panopticon has been referenced in
concept has been influential in shaping modern
conceptions of surveillance, power, and control popular culture, with numerous authors,

in society. filmmakers, and artists drawing on its imagery

and themes.”

Ⓓ “Bentham's Panopticon was never fully

realized as a prison design, and his ideas about
prison reform have had a very limited impact
on the development of the modern penal
system.”

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Robert Schumann, the German composer and Which quotation from a scholarly review of
music critic, was a key figure in the Romantic Schumann's work best supports the student’s
era of music. His compositions are celebrated claim?
for their emotive power and innovative
Ⓐ “In his later years, Schumann struggled with
harmonies. However, a musicology student
mental health issues, which some believe
contends that Schumann's written music
influenced the darker, more introspective
criticism, despite being less known, is equally
quality of his later works.”
revolutionary: it shaped listeners'
understanding of music and helped establish Ⓑ “Schumann's compositions often break with
the canon of Western classical music. the conventional forms of his time,
demonstrating his willingness to experiment
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Ⓒ “Schumann's writings in the 'Neue

Zeitschrift für Musik', which he founded,
championed then-unknown composers like
Chopin and Brahms, playing a crucial role in
their recognition.”

Ⓓ “Schumann's marriage to Clara Wieck, an

accomplished pianist and composer in her own
right, was a significant source of inspiration for
his work.”

Researchers believe that some species of fungi Which choice completes the text so that it
can actually live inside plants, forming conforms to the conventions of Standard
mutualistic relationships. In exchange for English?
receiving nutrients and protection, the fungi
Ⓐ species:
help the plants absorb water and essential
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minerals from the soil. This symbiotic Ⓑ species.
relationship is crucial to the survival of many
Ⓒ species;
plant ___ including orchids and mycorrhizal
fungi. Ⓓ species,

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Heralded as one of the greatest tennis players of Which choice completes the text so that it
all time, Serena Williams has shattered conforms to the conventions of Standard
countless records throughout her career. With English?
her powerful serve, unmatched athleticism, and
Ⓐ determination,
fierce___ she has inspired a new generation of
15 athletes to break boundaries and redefine the Ⓑ determination;
sport.
Ⓒ determination:

Ⓓ determinationㅡ

Despite previous assumptions that the species Which choice completes the text so that it
evolved in isolation, researchers have recently conforms to the conventions of Standard
discovered evidence of interbreeding between English?
Homo sapiens and Neanderthals in ancient
Ⓐ Geneticist, Svante Pääbo, who
populations. ___ led the research team, has
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argued that these findings suggest a more Ⓑ Geneticist Svante Pääbo, who
complex picture of human evolution.
Ⓒ Geneticist, Svante Pääbo who

Ⓓ Geneticist Svante Pääbo who

Following years of debate over the origins of the Which choice completes the text so that it
Indo-European language family, linguist Joseph conforms to the conventions of Standard
Greenberg proposed a new theory based on English?
similarities in the grammatical structure of the
Ⓐ languages, although
___ his theory was initially met with skepticism,
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many linguists now accept his proposal as a Ⓑ languages; although
valid explanation for the diversity of Indo-
Ⓒ languages although
European languages.

Ⓓ languages and although

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Director Christopher Nolan is known for his Which choice completes the text so that it
mind-bending films that play with time and conforms to the conventions of Standard
reality, including "Memento" and "Inception." English?
Nolan's use of complex narratives and non-
Ⓐ has made
linear storytelling ___ him one of the most
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influential and innovative directors working Ⓑ have made
today.
Ⓒ make

Ⓓ will make

The history of air conditioning ___ back to Which choice completes the text so that it
ancient Egypt and Rome, where aqueducts and conforms to the conventions of Standard
water systems were used to cool buildings. English?
However, the modern air conditioning system
Ⓐ date
was invented by Willis Carrier in 1902. In the
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following decades, air conditioning became Ⓑ have dated
more widespread, especially in the US, and was
Ⓒ dates
used in commercial, industrial, and residential
settings. Ⓓ dating

In the field of psychology, there has been Which choice completes the text so that it
ongoing debate over the nature vs. nurture conforms to the conventions of Standard
question for many ___ since the advent of English?
cognitive neuroscience and brain imaging
Ⓐ decades, however
techniques, researchers like Michael Gazzaniga
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have argued that the two factors are not Ⓑ decades; however,
mutually exclusive and that both genetics and
Ⓒ decades, however,
environment play important roles in shaping
human behavior. Ⓓ decades, however;

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In 2013, American computer programmer John Which choice completes the text so that it
Resig released the first version of his software conforms to the conventions of Standard
library, jQuery, which simplifies HTML English?
document traversal, event handling, and
Ⓐ has become
animation. Since its introduction, jQuery ___ a
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popular tool among web developers for creating Ⓑ was becoming
interactive and dynamic websites.
Ⓒ became

Ⓓ were becoming

The city of Tokyo invested heavily in its Which choice completes the text with the most
transportation infrastructure ahead of the 2020 logical transition?
Olympics. ___ the city was able to efficiently
Ⓐ For example,
transport athletes, officials, and visitors to
various venues and destinations throughout the Ⓑ As a result,
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metropolis. With an influx of international
Ⓒ That is,
guests, Tokyo's already robust transportation
network was further enhanced and modernized Ⓓ Furthermore,
to accommodate the increased demand.

Apple's "1984" commercial, which aired during Which choice completes the text with the most
the Super Bowl, is widely regarded as one of the logical transition?
most iconic advertisements of all time,
Ⓐ First,
introducing the Macintosh computer and
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brand. ___ it pushed the boundaries of what a
Ⓒ Still,
television spot could achieve in terms of
narrative, visuals, and emotional impact. Ⓓ On the one hand,

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Winston Churchill's speeches during World War Which choice completes the text with the most
II rallied the British people and inspired logical transition?
resistance to Nazi aggression, helping to turn
Ⓐ To this end,
the tide of the war and shape the course of
24 history. ___ Churchill's famous "We shall fight Ⓑ In particular,
on the beaches" speech is widely regarded as a
Ⓒ Also,
masterpiece of oratory.

Ⓓ Still,

While researching a topic, a student has taken The student wants to describe the significance
the following notes: of the 2015 study on Antoni Gaudí's
architectural designs. Which choice most
 Antoni Gaudí was a Spanish architect
effectively uses relevant information from the
known for his distinctive style that
notes to accomplish this goal?
combined elements of Art Nouveau,
Catalan Modernism, and organic Ⓐ 3D modeling and structural analysis
shapes inspired by nature. software were used by Dr. Marisa López and
 Gaudí's most famous work is the her team to study Antoni Gaudí's architectural
Basilica of the Sagrada Família in designs and found that his structures
Barcelona, which remains incomplete effectively distributed weight and stress.
even after his death in 1926.
Ⓑ In 2015, a study led by Dr. Marisa López
 In 2015, a group of researchers led by
analyzed Antoni Gaudí's structural design
Dr. Marisa López analyzed the
principles, revealing that his buildings were
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more resilient and less prone to damage due to
Gaudí in his architectural projects.
their effective distribution of weight and stress.
 The research team used 3D modeling
and structural analysis software to Ⓒ Researchers led by Dr. Marisa López
study the stability and load-bearing conducted a study on Antoni Gaudí's
capacities of Gaudí's buildings. architectural projects, using structural analysis
 The study found that Gaudí's designs techniques to examine the stability and load-
effectively distributed weight and bearing capacities of his buildings.
stress, making his structures more
resilient and less prone to damage. Ⓓ The 2015 study by Dr. Marisa López and her
team provided insight into innovative
architectural designs, including their effective
distribution of weight and stress, which made
the structures more resilient.

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While researching a topic, a student has taken The student wants to introduce Sir Isaac
the following notes: Newton to a new audience. Which choice most
effectively uses relevant information from the
 Sir Isaac Newton, an English physicist,
notes to accomplish this goal?
mathematician, and astronomer, is
widely regarded as one of the most Ⓐ Newton's laws of motion and universal
influential scientists in history. gravitation, published in "Mathematical
 Newton's laws of motion and universal Principles of Natural Philosophy," laid the
gravitation, published in his work foundation for classical mechanics and modern
"Mathematical Principles of Natural physics, shaping our understanding of the
Philosophy" (1687), laid the foundation physical world.
for classical mechanics and modern
Ⓑ Sir Isaac Newton made significant
physics.
contributions to physics and mathematics,
 In addition to his work in physics,
including the development of calculus, which
Newton also made significant
he independently developed alongside German
contributions to mathematics.
26 mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
 His contributions include the
development of calculus, which he Ⓒ Sir Isaac Newton, an English physicist,
independently developed alongside mathematician, and astronomer, is widely
German mathematician Gottfried regarded as one of the most influential
Wilhelm Leibniz. scientists in history, known for his laws of
 Newton's work has had a profound motion, universal gravitation, and
impact on science and technology, contributions to mathematics, including the
shaping our understanding of the development of calculus.
physical world and influencing
subsequent generations of scientists. Ⓓ Widely regarded as one of the most
influential scientists in history, Sir Isaac
Newton has had a profound impact on science
and technology with his work in physics and
mathematics, influencing subsequent
generations of scientists.

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While researching a topic, a student has taken The student wants to emphasize the
the following notes: significance of the Panama Canal. Which choice
most effectively uses relevant information from
 The Panama Canal is a man-made
the notes to accomplish this goal?
waterway, connecting the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans. Ⓐ The Panama Canal is a 50-mile-long
 The canal is approximately 50 miles waterway that was completed in 1914 after ten
long. years of construction.
 Construction of the canal began in
Ⓑ The United States controlled the Panama
1904 and was completed in 1914.
Canal until it was transferred to Panama on
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December 31, 1999.
the canal.
 Control of the Panama Canal was Ⓒ The Panama Canal, connecting the Atlantic
transferred to Panama on December and Pacific Oceans, has significantly impacted
31, 1999. global shipping and trade by providing a
 It has significantly impacted global shorter route between the oceans.
shipping and trade by providing a
shorter route between the oceans. Ⓓ Construction of the Panama Canal began in
1904 and involved a complex engineering
process to create the man-made waterway.

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