Select the correct text in the passage.Which excerpt best shows the author regretted that he forgot about the organ player in the cold months?(10) My first impulse was to go up to him, but an uneasy feeling of I do not know what held me back; I felt that I blushed and I did not move from my place. Every now and then a passer-by stopped for a moment and made as if to search his pockets, but I did not see a single copper fall into the old man's hat. The place became gradually deserted, and one beggar after another trotted off with his little earnings. At last a child came out of the church, led by a gentleman in mourning; the child pointed towards the old man, and then ran up to him and laid a silver coin in his hat. The old man humbly bowed his head in thanks, and even I, with my unfortunate absent-mindedness, was very nearly thanking the little donor also, so pleased was I. My friend carefully wrapped up the precious gift in an old pocket-handkerchief, and stooping forward, as if still carrying the barrel-organ on his back, he walked off.

Select the correct text in the passage.Which detail from the passage best reveals the idea that the little things in life are worth exploring?(25) He took her back to the drawing-room and left her there, drank several glasses of champagne and watched her during supper. She allowed two young members of the Diplomatic Corps to wait on her, but made fun of them all the time and treated them as if they were footmen.(26) As soon as the cotillon1 began, he went to her and offered her a bouquet.(27) "Do you accept me?" he asked.(28) "Yes," she replied.(29) And so they were engaged.(30) It's a splendid match, said the world. They are made for one another. They are equals as far as social position and money are concerned. They hold the same blasé views of life. By blasé the world meant that they cared very little for dances, theatres, bazaars, and other noble sports without which life is not really worth living.(31) They were like carefully wiped twin slates, exactly alike; but utterly unable to surmise whether or not life would write the same legend on both. They never asked one another during the tender moments of their engagement: Do you love me? They knew quite well that it was impossible, because they did not believe in love. They talked little, but they understood one another perfectly.And they married.

Select the correct text in the passage.Which excerpt best develops the author's idea that there is a noticeable difference between the rich and the poor?(5) Thus we met from time to time during my rambles in the poor quarters. Had I a moment to spare I stopped for a while to listen to a tune or two, as I saw that it gratified the old man, and since I always carried a lump of sugar in my pocket for any dog acquaintance I might possibly meet, I soon made friends with the monkey also.…(6) Since the old man had once recognized his musical friend on a balcony of the Hotel de L'Avenir, he often came and played under my windows. Later on he became engaged, as already said, to come regularly and play twice a week,—it may, perhaps, appear superfluous for one who was studying medicine, but the old man's terms were so small, and you know I have always been so fond of music. Besides it was the only recreation at hand—I was working to take my degree in the spring.(7) So passed the autumn, and the hard times came. The rich tried on the new winter fashions, and the poor shivered with the cold. It became more and more difficult for well-gloved hands to leave the warm muff or the fur-lined coat to take out a copper for the beggar, and more and more desperate became the struggle for bread amongst the problematical of the street.

Select the correct answer.Which phrase offers the best evidence that the organ player does not have much money? A. "...but the old man's terms were so small, and you know I have always been so fond of music." (paragraph 6) B. "...the old man's clothes were doubtful, and the pallor of poverty lay over his withered features..." (paragraph 5) C. "...the child pointed towards the old man, and then ran up to him and laid a silver coin in his hat." (paragraph 10) D. "...the old man had surely his share in the sensation of melancholy which came over me whenever I heard his music." (paragraph 3)

PART B: Which quote from paragraph 12 best supports the answer to Part A?A. "After dithering about like this in the cold for two or three minutes"B. "when all at once his eye was caught and held in the most peculiar manner"C. "Each word was like a large black eye staring at him through the glass"D. "forcing him to stay where he was and not to walk away from that house"

The following text is from Robert Frost’s 1916 poem The Road Not Taken.Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;5Mark for ReviewABCWhich choice best describes the overall structure of the text?AThe speaker shares a physical description of a place, then details the emotions it elicits.BThe speaker explains a complex situation, then offers an unconventional solution.CThe speaker regrets a past choice, then relives the moment of indecision.DThe speaker presents a metaphorical choice, then describes his careful consideration.Report ErrorDSAT Practice Test 1Question 5 of 27