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SAT Practice Test #4

P707——Section 3

6. ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

Explanation for Correct Answer C :

Choice (C) is correct. While the author of Passage 2 is critical of Linnaeus’ legacy, the author of Passage 1 expresses appreciation of his contribution to natural history, describing it as "enormous and essential."

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A :

Choice (A) is incorrect. The author of Passage 1 does not regard Linnaeus with "cynicism," or scornful distrust. On the contrary, the passage expresses great respect for his significant contribution to science.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B :

Choice (B) is incorrect. Neither author expresses any "bafflement," or confusion, regarding Linnaeus or the historical role he played in the field of science.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer D :

Choice (D) is incorrect. The author of Passage 1 does not express "nostalgia," or bittersweet longing, for Linnaeus or for the era in which he lived.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer E :

Choice (E) is incorrect. While Passage 1 asserts that scientists misused the system of classification, there is no suggestion that the author feels "resentful" of, or personally wronged by, Linnaeus.

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7. ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

Explanation for Correct Answer D :

Choice (D) is correct. Unlike Passage 1, Passage 2 uses a first-person narrative voice that openly expresses the author’s "wariness" regarding Linnaeus' contribution to natural science.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A :

Choice (A) is incorrect. Specific scientific facts do not appear in either passage.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B :

Choice (B) is incorrect. Neither writer uses "literary allusion," or an indirect reference to a work of literature.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer C :

Choice (C) is incorrect. It is Passage 1, not Passage 2, that includes historical background information on Linnaeus and on the role that classificatory systems have played in science.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer E :

Choice (E) is incorrect. Neither passage uses "direct citations."

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8. ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

Explanation for Correct Answer A :

Choice (A) is correct. Although the two authors judge Linnaeus’ work differently, they agree that his classificatory system has had a great influence on the field of natural science.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B :

Choice (B) is incorrect. The author of Passage 2 claims that Linnaeus’ system limits modern human understanding of the natural world, but the author of Passage 1 does not mention science after the nineteenth century.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer C :

Choice (C) is incorrect. Neither passage implies that interest in biology was declining or that Linnaeus’ work renewed curiosity in the field.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer D :

Choice (D) is incorrect. These passages do not discuss the classification system’s ability to resolve disagreements within the scientific community. On the contrary, the author of Passage 2 writes about Linnaeus' work to raise, not settle, questions regarding the validity of classification.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer E :

Choice (E) is incorrect. Neither passage refers to scientific discoveries that may have laid the foundation for Linnaeus' famous system.

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9. ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

Explanation for Correct Answer D :

Choice (D) is correct. The author of Passage 1 argues that unlike his followers, Linnaeus probably saw his system of classification as a tool, not the goal, of science. The author of Passage 2 does not make this distinction.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer A :

Choice (A) is incorrect. Neither author implies that Linnaeus has not received enough recognition as a scientist.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer B :

Choice (B) is incorrect. Lines 12-17 intimate that the impact of Linnaeus' system was not entirely advantageous, but this section of Passage 2 does not dismiss the contributions of scientists who have integrated his work into their own.

Explanation for Incorrect Answer C :

Choice (C) is incorrect. The author of Passage 2 does "not dispute the value of" classification, but argues that Linnaeus' system has had a negative impact on "humans' relationship to the world."

Explanation for Incorrect Answer E :

Choice (E) is incorrect. Both authors agree that Linnaeus’ most notable contribution to natural history was his system of classifying plant and animal life.

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