Digital SAT Transition Words Practice

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English
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11th Grade
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Hard
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Xiaowen Yang
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14 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Organisms have evolved a number of surprising adaptations to ensure their survival in adverse conditions. Tadpole shrimp (Triops longicaudatus) embryos, ______ can pause development for over ten years during extended periods of drought.
in contrast,
for example,
meanwhile,
consequently,
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In 1933, the Twentieth Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified. The amendment mandates that presidential inaugurations be held on January 20, approximately ten weeks after the November election. ________ this amendment requires newly elected US senators and representatives to be sworn into their respective offices on January 3.
Instead,
For instance,
Specifically,
In addition,
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
At two weeks old, the time their critical socialization period begins, wolves can smell but cannot yet see or hear. Domesticated dogs, _______ can see, hear, and smell by the end of two weeks. This relative lack of sensory input may help explain why wolves behave so differently around humans than dogs do: from a very young age, wolves are more wary and less exploratory.
in other words,
for instance,
by contrast,
accordingly,
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Most conifers (trees belonging to the phylum Coniferophyta) are evergreen. That is, they keep their green leaves or needles year-round. However, not all conifer species are evergreen. Larch trees, ________ lose their needles every fall.
for instance,
nevertheless,
meanwhile,
in addition,
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3
CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Archaeologist Sue Brunning explains why the seventh-century ship burial site at Sutton Hoo in England was likely the tomb of a king. First, the gold artifacts inside the ship suggest that the person buried with them was a wealthy and respected leader. ______ the massive effort required to bury the ship would likely only have been undertaken for a king.
Instead,
Still,
Specifically,
Second,
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Researchers Helena Mihaljević-Brandt, Lucía Santamaría, and Marco Tullney report that while mathematicians may have traditionally worked alone, evidence points to a shift in the opposite direction. ______ mathematicians are choosing to collaborate with their peers—a trend illustrated by a rise in the number of mathematics publications credited to multiple authors.
Similarly,
For this reason,
Furthermore,
Increasingly,
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In her poetry collection Thomas and Beulah, Rita Dove interweaves the titular characters’ personal stories with broader historical narratives. She places Thomas’s journey from the American South to the Midwest in the early 1900s within the larger context of the Great Migration. ______ Dove sets events from Beulah’s personal life against the backdrop of the US Civil Rights Movement.
Specifically,
Thus,
Regardless,
Similarly,
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CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.5
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