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College Board, SAT, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. 5LSA09  \nAnswer Explanations  \nSAT Practice Test \\#4  \nSection 1: Reading Test  \nQUESTION 1.  \nChoice C is the best answer. The narrator initially expresses uncertainty, or uneasiness, over his decision to set out for the North Pole: “my motives in this undertaking are not entirely clear”(lines 9-10) . At the end of the passage, the narrator recognizes that because of this journey he is “on the brink of knowing . . . not an ethereal mathematical spot,” the North Pole, but himself (lines 56-57) .  \nChoices A, B, and D are incorrect because the narrator does not suggest that he fears going on the expedition, doubts his own abilities, or feels disdain for the North Pole.  \nQUESTION 2.  \nChoice D is the best answer. Lines 56-57 provide evidence that the narrator eventually recognizes his motives for traveling to the North Pole: “What I am on the brink of knowing, I now see, is not an ephemeral mathematical spot but myself.” The narrator initially was unsure of why he was traveling to the North Pole, but realizes that he has embarked on a journey to find himself.  \nChoices A, B, and C are incorrect because they do not provide the best evidence that the narrator eventually recognizes his motives for traveling to the North Pole. Rather, choices A, B, and C all focus on the narrator’s preparations and expectations for the journey.  \nQUESTION 3.  \nChoice D is the best answer. In lines 1-6, the narrator says that he feels a“vast yearning” and that his emotions are “complicated.” He explains that he does “not understand quite what it is that the yearning desires.” In this context, his emotions are “not readily verifiable,” or not completely understood.  \nChoices A, B, and C are incorrect because in this context,“not readily verifiable” does not mean unable to be authenticated, likely to be contradicted, or without empirical support.  \nQUESTION 4.  \nChoice C is the best answer. In lines 10-13, the narrator explains that “the machinery of [his] destiny has worked in secret” to prepare him for this journey, as “its clockwork” has propelled him to “this time and place.” By using the phrases “the machinery” and “its clockwork,” the narrator is showing that powerful and independent forces are causing him to journey to the North Pole.  \nChoices A, B, and D are incorrect because they do not indicate the main purpose of lines 10-13. While lines 10-13 mention that these powerful and independent forces have been working “for years, for a lifetime” to convince the narrator to journey to the North Pole, they do not expose a hidden side of the narrator, demonstrate the narrator’s manner, or explain the amount of time the narrator has spent preparing for his expedition.  \nQUESTION 5.  \nChoice A is the best answer. In lines 20-21, the narrator states that many people have perished while journeying to the North Pole: “Nobody has succeeded in this thing, and many have died.”  \nChoices B, C, and D are incorrect because the narrator does not indicate that previous explorers have made surprising discoveries, have failed to determine the exact location of the North Pole, or had different motivations than his own.  \nQUESTION 6.  \nChoice A is the best answer. 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