Cross Text Passages on the SAT Reading

​FAST Reading Practice

​Today we are going to complete part of a 10th grade FAST Reading practice test. First, you will work alone to determine which answers you think are correct. Then, you can work with your peers to discuss the answers selected. Finally, you will individually enter your selected answers in our Quizizz.

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​FAST Reading Tips

​Preview the text by reading the title information & scanning the length.
Read each question first. Some (like vocabulary) can be answered in isolation.
Highlight key words in every question.
Return to the portion referenced in the question & read it closely.
Highlight key terms or ideas while reading.
Strike through answers if you are positive they are wrong on every question.
Read the portion of the text related to each question closely.
Use B to answer A in all 2 part questions. (Answer B first)
Main idea/purpose questions: refer to title, 1st, last paragraphs, repetition.

The following slides are questions that can be answered independent of the text.

Reorder

Order these 5 steps to approaching the FAST Reading Test.

• Read the title, scan the length of the text.

• Read each question, highlighting key words.

• Read the paragraph mentioned in the question.

• Use strikethrough to eliminate wrong options.

• Select the best answer.

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Word Cloud

What is the first SINGLE WORD to describe how you FEEL when you think of the upcoming FAST Reading Assessment?

Multiple Choice

What does the word "vaunting" mean as it is used in these lines?

Hint: there is an antonym context clue

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Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from the passage. “‘The rats seem to be traveling back in time, revisiting places they have been,’ says Wilson.” (paragraph 9)

How does the phrase “traveling back in time” contribute to the tone of the paragraph?

• A by showing concern about rats’ dreams

• B by showing uncertainty about rats’ dreams

• C by creating a sense of wonder about rats’ dreams

• D by creating a sense of longing about rats’ dreams

Multiple Choice

Read these sentences from the passage.

"I mind they had an elephant and six poll parrots, an' a Rocky Mountain lion, an' a cage of monkeys, an' two camels. My! but they were a sight to me then!"

How does this memory from Hester's childhood affect the mood in this section?

• A. by describing how wondrous the circus was

• B. by describing the circus as a confusing experience

• C. by revealing that Hester longs to go back to the circus again

• D. by showing that Hester regrets not having appreciated the circus

Multiple Choice

Read this paragraph from the passage.

William continued to read his farm paper, but it was not Hester's custom to wait for an answer. She usually divined his arguments and assailed them one by one before he uttered them.

What is the meaning of assailed as it is used in the passage?

Hint: there is synonym context clue

• A. explained

• B. fought

• C. ignored

• D. understood

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Multiple Choice

1. In Passage 1, the speaker lists the number of commercial beekeepers in the United States. How does this develop his purpose?

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Multiple Choice

2. Select the word from Passage 1 that comes from a Latin root word meaning "settled" or "still".

• Addition

• Support

• Increase

• Abroad

• Stagnated

Multiple Select

3. Select two ways in which the speaker in Passage 1 develops the central idea that the honey program costs more than it is worth.

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Multiple Choice

4. Why does the speaker in Passage 2 begin with the information in paragraphs 11 & 12?

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Multiple Choice

5. What does the speaker suggest about the chart with the phrase "says it all"?

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Multiple Select

6. Select two reasons why the speaker in Passage 2 asks the rhetorical questions in paragraph 17.

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Multiple Choice

7. How do the speakers in both passages address the financial aspects of the honey program differently?

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Multiple Choice

8. PART A: How does Passage 1 use the idea of a declining bee population?

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Multiple Choice

8. PART B:How does Passage 2 use the information of a declining bee population differently than Part A?

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Word Cloud

What single word comes to mind about the paired passages you just read?