In the writing and language test of the sat, questions ask students to do which of the following? a. write an explanatory paragraph b. fix punctuation in a passage c. rewrite a college-level essay for younger students d. define a term without seeing it in context

Afarmer began a new method of reducing grain spills. this reduced the number of mice on the farm. the number of snakes in the surrounding area decreased at the same time. the snakes depended on the mice that lived in the field. what’s the likely reason the snake population decreased? a. the number of snake predators increased. b. the number of mice increased. c. the number of mice decreased. d. the pesticides affected the snakes. e. a new breed of mice moved into the field.

The graph shows a trend in an ecosystem over time caused by increased pollution in the region. what can you conclude from the graph? a. there’s lower biodiversity among birds. b. there’s a higher reproductive rate among birds. c. there’s a significant decline in the number of producers. d. other types of animals were unaffected by pollution.

Which is these sentences can be deleted from the first paragraph sentence 4 sentence 2 sentence 5 sentence 3