4 EXTREMELY TRICKY Writing Questions

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<p>You guys will be amazed at the actual answers to these questions. Give these a try:</p>

<p>3) The reasons for his looking so young<a href="A">/u</a> are his low-fat diet,(B) his daily exercise,(C) and his regularity to follow his doctor's recommendations.(D) No Error<a href="E">/u</a></p>

<p>7) If I had my way,(A) the driver would be charged for<a href="B">/u</a> criminal negligence and drunk driving and spend<a href="C">/u</a> at least a year in jail.(D) No Error<a href="E">/u</a></p>

<p>15) Only with careful environmental planning can we protect the world we live in.
A. as it is
B. world in which we live in
C. living in this world
D. world's living
E. world in which we live </p>

<p>20) Eighteenth century architecture, with its columns and balanced lines, was characteristic of those of previous times in Greece and Rome.
A. as it is
B. is similar to characteristics of Greece and Rome
C. is similar to Greek and Roman building styles
D. is characteristic with earlier Greek and Roman architecture
E. was similar to architecture of Greece and Rome</p>

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<p>What is the source of these questions? I won't do them if they're from CB cuz I don't want to be exposed to them before I take the practice sections.</p>

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<p>The point was to answer the questions. Not to determine whether or not they are credible. Don't worry, they are.</p>

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<p>^Uh, I gave you an explanation for my reluctance to answer these questions. Now if you can tell me if these aren't CB questions, then sure, I will answer these questions, therefore, fulfilling "the point" of this thread.</p>

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<p>i doubt they are from CB averageazn CB never puts questions like that..or do they...
anyways lemme try
3) A ( his young look)
7)E
15)E
20)D</p>

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<p>3a
7c
15e
20c</p>

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<p>3 C
7 C
15 A
20 A</p>

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<p>So many different answers; I have never seen anything this confusing for the SAT. May I ask where you got these questions from?</p>

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<p>Yeah really. The only answer that I agree on so far is 7 with Fusion.</p>

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<p>D
C
A
E
10 char</p>

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<p>D
B
A
E</p>

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<p>D - parallelism
B - idiom; charged "with"
A - nothing wrong
E - clearest expression</p>

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<p>3-A (him looking so young)
7-A (I had my way---> I can't understand this)
15-E (A and E are both correct, but maybe E is the better)
20-C (the best of all, I think)</p>

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<p>D
E
E
A</p>

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<p>o actually i agree with admanrich that #2 is B because of the idiom error.</p>

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<p>E
C
E
E</p>

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<p>D
B
E
A - though I don't really think any of them are right</p>

<p>And I don't believe CB ever makes questions that are this equivocal. Who are these made by?</p>

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<p>D
C
E
D</p>

<p>What are the answers?</p>

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<ol>
<li>D</li>
<li>Probably C</li>
<li>E</li>
<li>C</li>
</ol>

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<p>D
E
E
E (really not sure, could be A)</p>

<p>Can we get both the answers and the source(s)?</p>