Reading Strategies Sat

The main purpose of the passage is to

• A-suggest some of the essential attributes of a character

• b-show that people's lives are determined by by events beyond their control

• c-identify the major causes of Mrs. Hight's unhappiness.

• d-recount an incident that changed the narrator's life

•“Which of the following views of conflict is best supported by lines 37-40 (“These . . . one”) ?”

•"These places have interesting frictions and incongruities, and often, if you stand at the point of tangency, you can see both sides better than if you were in the middle of either one.“

• A- You can learn more about two parties in conflict as an observer than as an involved participant.

• B- You can learn more about two parties in conflict as an involved participant than as an observer.

Mrs Hight's description of Esther's sheep raising efforts in line 20-25 reveals her daughter's

• A- desire to succeed no matter what the cost.

• B- humility and grace in accepting defeat.

• C- considerable regard for her neighbor's opinions.

• D- calm determination in meeting difficulties

The passage indicates which of the following about the countries in which coffee is grown?

• A-Their national economies are heavily dependent on coffee exports.

• B- Their leaders have often been critical of the Fair Trade Coffee movement.

• C- Their annual export earnings from coffee sales have declined in recent years

• D- Their national economies can really absorb small fluctuations in the price of coffee.

The central idea of this paragraph is that

• A- European countries excel at public transportation.

• B- some public transportation systems are superior to travel by private automobile.

• C- Americans should mimic foreign public transportation systems when possible.

• D- much international public transportation is engineered for passengers to work while on board.

Which choice provides the evidence that some public transport is better than private cars

• A- Line 35

• B- Lines 35-37

• C- Lines 37-40

• D- Lines 44-45

Which choice is supported by the data in this figure

• A

• B

• C

• D

As used in line 58 'credit' most nearly means

• A- endow

• B- attribute

• C- believe

• D- honor

As used in line 63 ,'upset' most nearly means

• A- attacked

• B- spoiled

• C- overturned

• D- distressed

• The question the narrator asks in lines 30-31 (“Will it . . . railway”) most nearly implies that

• •A) balloons will never replace other modes of transportation.

• •B) the North Pole is farther away than the cities usually reached by train.

• •C) people often travel from one city to another without considering the implications.

• •D) reaching the North Pole has no foreseeable benefit to humanity.