Daily Drill: SAT® Rhetorical Synthesis Practice Question

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Today’s Daily Drill is a mock SAT® Rhetorical Synthesis question. It follows the digital SAT® format.¹

For effective time management on test day, you should aim to answer this question correctly in a maximum of 30 to 40 seconds.

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Free SAT® Practice Question (mock)

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• The National Weather Service uses two types of weather forecasting models: statistical and dynamical.

• Statistical models rely on historical weather patterns to make predictions.

• Many weather services use statistical models to predict seasonal temperatures.

• These models may produce inaccurate forecasts when current weather patterns don't align with historical trends.

• Dynamical models, which simulate current atmospheric conditions rather than relying on past patterns, generate more reliable seasonal forecasts.

The student wants to explain a disadvantage of using statistical models for seasonal forecasting. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A. Many weather services rely on statistical models, which use historical weather patterns to predict seasonal temperatures.

B. Statistical models may generate inaccurate forecasts when current weather patterns deviate from historical trends, making them less reliable than dynamical models that simulate current conditions.

C. Statistical models utilize historical weather patterns, which may not align with current conditions, whereas dynamical models simulate current atmospheric conditions, which generate reliable forecasts.

D. Dynamical models produce reliable seasonal forecasts because they simulate current atmospheric conditions.

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