This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Reading – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Reading Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does 'contextual clues' refer to in reading? A) Hints or information within the text that help readers deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases. B) A method of analyzing text structure for better comprehension. C) A type of literary device used to enhance storytelling. D) The main idea of a text that summarizes its content. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hints or information within the text that help readers deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases. 2. How does the speaker suggest dealing with unknown vocabulary on the SAT? A) Starting with vocabulary questions to get them out of the way. B) Skipping all vocabulary questions. C) Focusing only on grammar questions. D) Checking out resources in the video description. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Checking out resources in the video description. 3. Using punctuation (periods, commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, etc.) to correctly combine independent and dependent clauses and phrases is important to avoid which common errors? A) Run-on sentences, comma splices, and sentence fragments. B) Misplaced modifiers, dangling participles, and passive voice. C) Incorrect verb tense, subject-verb agreement, and pronoun case. D) Redundancy, wordiness, and lack of parallel structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on sentences, comma splices, and sentence fragments. 4. Inference questions ask you to identify what the passage suggests or indirectly states. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. What type of question is this? Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) Words in Context. B) Analysis. C) Command of Evidence. D) Expression of Ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Command of Evidence. 6. What can be inferred about the author's attitude towards the subject? A) Critical. B) Indifferent. C) Supportive. D) Enthusiastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Critical. 7. Literal Comprehension6.4 A) A. B) D. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 8. How many questions is the reading test? A) 55. B) 62. C) 52. D) 60. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 52. 9. LINE 83 "RANGE" MEANS A) B. B) A. C) D. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 10. Reading Question #36 A) A. B) D. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 11. What should be your first step in any reading passage? A) Read the questions. B) Read the blurb. C) Annotate the whole passage. D) Skim over the entire passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read the blurb. 12. Known by having a direct perception of truth, fact, etc. A) Theoretical. B) Intuitive. C) Whereby. D) Calibrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intuitive. 13. Rydra Wong, the protagonist of Samuel R. Delany's 1966 novel Babel-17, is a poet, an occupation which, in Delany's work, is not ..... nearly a dozen of the characters that populate his novels are poets or writers. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Infallible. B) Atypical. C) Lucrative. D) Tedious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atypical. 14. Reading Question #1 A) A. B) D. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 15. What is the best approach to take when you encounter a difficult passage in the SAT Reading section? A) Skip it and move on. B) Read the questions first, then the passage. C) Read the passage multiple times. D) Guess the answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read the questions first, then the passage. 16. 32) To make this paragraph most logical, sentence 2 should be placed A) A. B) C. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 17. The author implies that the living should: A) Avoid future conflict. B) Replace the government. C) Continue the work begun by the fallen soldiers. D) Criticize political leaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continue the work begun by the fallen soldiers. 18. The word enigmatic means A) Crazy. B) Ordinatry. C) Useable. D) Mystifying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mystifying. 19. Besides reading texts from the Great Global Conservation, a student should read articles from which popular journal. A) The Atlantic. B) National Geographic. C) Smithsonian. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 20. Which of the following is NOT one of the skills you will be asked to do on the SAT Reading test. A) Interpret data on informational graphics. B) Draw conclusions. C) Use evidence. D) Skim and scan passages. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skim and scan passages. 21. In the given passage, what does the word 'altruistic' mean in the context? A) Narcissistic. B) Selfish. C) Selfless. D) Greedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Selfless. 22. How many genres / types of passages are there on the test? A) 1. B) 3. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 23. It has long been thought that humans first crossed a land bridge into the Americas approximately 13, 000 years ago ..... based on radiocarbon dating of samples uncovered in Mexico, a research team recently suggested that humans may have arrived more than 30, 000 years ago-much earlier than previously thought. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A) However,. B) In conclusion,. C) Similarly,. D) As a result,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However,. 24. This SAT sub-test measures how well you can read, analyze, and write about a passage. A) Essay Test. B) Math Test. C) Reading Test. D) Writing and Language Test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Essay Test. 25. American abstract artist Richard ..... his installations to make passersby keenly aware of how one's movements are affected by the physical features of one's environment, assembles large-scale steel plates into sculptures that dominate the outdoor spaces they occupy. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) Serra, intends. B) Serra intends. C) Serra is intending. D) Serra, intending. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Serra, intending. 26. Which of the following text structures is most effective for explaining the steps in a scientific experiment? A) Cause and effect. B) Problem and solution. C) Chronological order. D) Compare and contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chronological order. 27. Which strategy is NOT mentioned as a key strategy for success? A) Memorize vocabulary lists. B) Review paired passages together. C) Focus on evidence-based answers. D) Practice active reading techniques. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Memorize vocabulary lists. 28. The author includes the information in lines 24-26 most likely to A) Validate the significance of the freshwater reserve discovery. B) Stress that freshwater reserves are not a new discovery. C) Reveal how little scientists know about freshwater. D) Challenge the claim that freshwater is limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Validate the significance of the freshwater reserve discovery. 29. The word perpetual means A) Occurring frequently. B) Disgusting. C) One time. D) Late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occurring frequently. 30. According to the passage, the word "arcane" means: A) Well-known and understood by many. B) Hidden or known only by a few. C) Outdated and irrelevant. D) Easy to learn and remember. 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