SAT From "The Nature of the Future" Questions 10-19

As used in line 10, "plot" most nearly means (question 10)

• A) mark.

• B) form.

• C) plan.

• D) claim.

The references to the shoemaker, the programmer, and the apple farmer in lines 37-40 ("We can easily... community") primarily serve to - (question 11)

• A) illustrate the quality of products and services in countries around the world.

• B) emphasize the broad reach of technologies used to connect people.

• C) demonstrate that recommendations made online are trustworthy.

• D) call attention to the limits of the expansion of the global economy.

The passage's discussion of life in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s primarily serves to (question 12)

• A) introduce the concept of social networking.

• B) demonstrate that technology has improved social connections.

• C) list differences between the Soviet Union and other countries.

• D) emphasize the importance of examining historical trends.

As used in line 45, "post" most nearly means (question 13)

• A) publish.

• B) transfer.

• C) assign.

• D) denounce.

The author indicates that, in comparison to individuals, traditional organizations have tended to be (question 14)

• A) more innovative and less influential.

• B) larger in size and less subject to regulations.

• C) less reliable and less interconnected.

• D) less efficient and more expensive.

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? (question 15)

• A) Lines 22-26 ("Empowered... connectedness")

• B) Lines 40-42 ("We no longer ... ideas")

• C) Lines 47-50 ("We are moving . . . socialstructing")

• D) Lines 66-72 ("amplified... ease")

The author recognizes counterarguments to the position she takes in the passage by (question 16)

• A) acknowledging the risks and drawbacks associated with new technologies and social networks.

• B) admitting that some people spend too much time unproductively on the Internet.

• C) drawing an analogy between conditions today and conditions in the Soviet Union of the 1960s and 1970s.

• D) conceding that the drawbacks of socialstructing may prove over time to outweigh the benefits.

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? (question 17)

• A) Lines 35-37 ("We can look... videos")

• B) Lines 74-76 ("a world... hackers")

• C) Lines 79-84 ("They ... science")

• D) Lines 85-87 ("Much... time")

Which statement best summarizes the information presented in the graph? Look at the graph in the packet pg 5

• A) Far more people around the world own computers and cell phones today than in 2005.

• B) The number of people sharing digital information has more than tripled since 2005.

• C) The volume of digital information created and shared has increased tremendously in recent years.

• D) The amount of digital information created and shared is likely to be almost 8 zettabytes in 2015.

According to the graph, which statement is true about the amount of digital information projected to be created and shared globally in 2012? look at pg 5 - question 19

• A) Growth in digital information creation and sharing was projected to be wildly out of proportion to growth in 2011 and 2013E.

• B) The amount of digital information created and shared was projected to begin a new upward trend.

• C) The amount of digital information created and shared was projected to peak.

• D) The amount of digital information created and shared was projected to pass 2 zettabytes for the first time.