SAT Reading

The time and place in which the story happens is called:

• Setting

• Point of View

• Plot

• Elements

Although the poet Stevie Smith had a childhood

that was far from ____, she always

envied children, believing they alone had the

ideal life.

• idyllic

• envious

• indifferent

• dubious

• neutral

The wagon train leaders chose to ____ their

route when they realized that the heavy rains

had made fording the river too ____ a task.

• question...uncomplicated

• disregard...common

• abandon...legitimate

• alter...impracticable

• follow...elusive

Because of its strength, adhesiveness, and

invaluable qualities as a nest-building material,

many species of birds ____ silk into their nests.

• smuggle

• jettison

• incorporate

• entice

• dissolve

People who don’t outgrow their colleges often

don’t grow in other ways; there remained in

Forster’s life and imagination a ____ of the

undergraduate, clever but ____.

• dislike...talented

• touch...judicious

• streak...immature

• fear.......domant

• trace......sincere

The Cabinet member’s resignation was not a

total ____: rumors of his imminent departure

had been making the rounds in Washington for

a week.

• withdrawal

• success

• shock

• eclipse

• pretense

It is possible to analyze a literary work to

death, ____ what should be a living experience

as if it were a laboratory specimen.

• questioning

• dissecting

• amending

• nurturing

• reviving

What is the main purpose of the SAT Reading section?

• To test mathematical skills

• To assess reading comprehension and reasoning skills

• To evaluate writing and grammar skills

• To measure scientific knowledge

Which of the following best describes the tone of a passage that is critical and analytical?

• Optimistic

• Nostalgic

• Judgmental

• Indifferent

In the context of SAT Reading, what does 'inference' mean?

• A direct statement from the text

• A guess based on personal opinion

• A conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning

• A summary of the entire passage