Free SAT® Practice Question: Transition

Also Great Practice for ACT® English

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Today’s free SAT® practice question is a mock Transition Question. It follows the digital SAT® format¹ but is also great preparation for ACT® English.

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

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Free SAT® Practice Question

Neuroscientist Michael Merzenich's decades of research on neuroplasticity has conclusively demonstrated that the adult brain remains capable of significant structural and functional change throughout life, even into old age. ______ Merzenich's work fundamentally challenges the long-held belief that brain development occurs primarily in childhood and that neural connections become largely fixed after a critical period.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

A) By comparison,

B) For instance,

C) That being said,

D) As such,

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