SAT Practice Test 3
VERBAL
1 – Until his defeat by the newcomer, the veteran boxer won most of his bouts by
knockouts and had achieved an series of wins.
(A)inconsequential
(B) exaggerated
(C) able-bodied
(D)unbroken
(E) observable
2 – Bird watching requires patience as well as keen powers of , since one must sit
still for hours and remain alert to the slightest sound or motion.
(A)extreme persuasion
(B) skilled concentration
(C) cheerful reasoning
(D)silent trust
(E) limitless observation
3 – Photographer Edward Weston’s work was akin to alchemy, his camera lens magically
transforming , everyday items such as vegetables into objects of beauty.
(A)inexpensive tawdry
(B) mundane resplendent
(C) small enormous
(D)decorative functional
(E) artificial natural
4 – The spokesperson for the group said that the issues raised by the controversy have
that go far beyond the matter presently under discussion.
(A)expectations
(B) ramifications
(C) proponents
(D)inferences
(E) critics
5 – Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of Great Britain adopted a approach to

(A)cursory
(B) disseminated
(C) singular
(D)concealed
(E) spurious
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Choose the lettered pair of words that is related in the same way as the pair in capital
letters.
10 – ANCHOR:BOAT::
(A) sink:ship
(B) launch:pier
(C) propel:rocket
(D) tether:horse
(E) waddle:duck
11 – COLLABORATE:WORK::
(A) question:borrow
(B) clot:bleed
(C) cohabit:live
(D) synchronize:watch
(E) cooperate:please
12 – APRON:CLOTHES
(A) parasol:sun
(B) gloves:cold
(C) socks:shoes
(D) jacket:hood
(E) helmet:head
13 – PREACHER:PULPIT
(A) teacher:student
(B) conductor:podium
(C) artist:canvas

doctors move large bones from one part of the body
to another without severely disabling a person.
Existing treatments for bone defects are all short- (15)
term and limited. Surgeons can replace some
diseased joints with plastic or metal implants, but
artificial hips or knees steadily loosen and must be
reconstructed every few years.
Fortunately, surgeons are beginning to overcome (20)
these obstacles by creating bone substitutes from, of
all things, muscle. The idea of making bones from
muscle is not all that strange. Muscle, bone, fat,
blood vessels, and bone marrow all develop in human
embryos from the same loosely organized tissue. (25)
In 1987 scientists isolated a bone-inducing protein
called osteogenin from cows. Osteogenin can make
undifferentiated human tissue produce cartilage and
bone. But few surgeons have used osteogenin because
it is hard to control. If sprinkled directly onto a (30)
defect, for instance, the entire area might stiffen to
bone if a tiny bit fell on surrounding blood vessels
and nerves.
More recently, plastic surgeons have circum-
vented that snag by prefabricating bones away from (35)
the immediate site of a defect. Flaps of animal thigh
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muscles are taken and placed in osteogenin-coated
silicone rubber molds of the desired shape. The
molds are implanted in the same animal’s abdomen
to provide a suitable biologic environment for (40)
transforming muscle into bone. Within weeks, the

refining artificial organs is through experiments on
people. Research using animals will not suffice. The
mechanics of bone joints, for example, differs
markedly from species to species. The replacement
of wrists, knees, and finger joints poses complex (75)
engineering problems because of the heavy
mechanical loads involved and the range of motion
required. Since there is no generally accepted large-
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animal model for the human bones and joints that
orthopedic devices are designed to replace, human (80)
evaluation is essential.
In developing each new implant, the experience
gained from human testing becomes the critical
bottleneck in the experimental process. In the case of
artificial heart devices, engineering design is not (85)
currently the main obstacle. Heart implants can
sustain patients for weeks while they await
transplants. These results are achieved with a variety
of devices. But in other cases, the same devices can
fail to keep patients alive. It appears that success (90)
depends less on the particular model used than on
the patient’s age, overall health, and the quality of
postoperative care.
Clearly, what is lacking today in coronary care are
not new devices or techniques but simply more (95)
experience. How much blood should be pumped, and
for how long? How can the natural heart be weaned
from mechanical assistance? When do the risks
outweigh the benefits of further surgical assistance?

20 – In Passage 2, the author intends the phrase “to die young at a ripe age” (line 57) to
mean
(A) dying prematurely from an illness or accident
(B) dying young of an illness prevalent among older people
(C) extending one’s life despite being ill
(D) maintaining a healthier body into old age
(E) living much longer than the average lifespan
21 – The author’s comments about medical ethicists in paragraph 2 of Passage 2 are best
described as
(A) embarrased
(B) deferential
(C) disapproving
(D) amused
(E) sarcastic
22 – In line 68, “standards” most nearly means
(A) slogans
(B) measurements
(C) examples
(D) banners
(E) principles
23 – In line 83, “critical” most nearly means
(A) decisive
(B) aggressive
(C) skeptical
(D) perceptive
(E) fault-finding
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24 – The author of Passage 2 uses the example of artificial heart devices primarily to
(A) show that important knowledge about coronary care is lacking
(B) praise scientists’ ability to fight coronary disease