This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Reading – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Reading Quiz 20 (14 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. About how much time does ShivVAG spend reading each passage? A) 4 Minutes. B) 8 Minutes. C) 6 Minutes. D) 2 Minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8 Minutes. 2. As used in line 3, "forces" most nearly means A) Efforts. B) Groups. C) Pressures. D) Powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Powers. 3. Which choice best describes a major theme of the passage? A) The internal battle between true love and self-doubt. B) The unequivocal joy of wedded marital bliss. C) The destructive power of encroaching poverty. D) The fear of never reaching one's ultimate potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The internal battle between true love and self-doubt. 4. A harpsichord may look just like a piano, but the difference between the two instruments is easy to hear. When a harpsichord's keys are pressed, the strings inside the ..... are plucked, not struck.Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) Instrument-. B) Instrument. C) Instrument,. D) Instrument:. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Instrument. 5. 21) Beecher would most likely have reacted to lines 65-68 ("Now ..... woman") of Passage 2 with A) D. B) A. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 6. The Reading Test contains informational graphics, such as tables, charts, graphs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. During the course of the first paragraph, the narrator's focus shifts from A) Generalization about job dissatisfaction to the specifics of his own situation. B) Recollection of past confidence to acknowledgment of present self-doubt. C) Evaluation of factors making him unhappy to identification of alternatives. D) Reflection on his expectations of life as a tradesman to his desire for another job. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generalization about job dissatisfaction to the specifics of his own situation. 8. Reading Question #49 A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 9. What does the passage suggest is a potential solution when a vital resource is no longer available? A) Finding alternatives. B) Waste reduction. C) Importing resources. D) Overconsumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finding alternatives. 10. According to the passage, why do some believe that building more roads can alleviate traffic congestion? A) They believe that new roads attract drivers to switch from mass transit to cars. B) They believe that additional roads provide alternative routes to distribute traffic. C) They believe that better road infrastructure can reduce commuting time. D) They believe that increased road capacity can accommodate more vehicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They believe that new roads attract drivers to switch from mass transit to cars. 11. Reading Question #32 A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 12. How can you identify the author's tone in an SAT Reading passage? A) By analyzing the sentence structure. B) By counting the number of adjectives. C) By examining word choice and style. D) By looking at the length of the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By examining word choice and style. 13. Which word below means "a situation in which something continues to exist or is not allowed to become less" A) Appreciation. B) Civilization. C) Maintenance. D) Hemisphere. E) Strife. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maintenance. 14. A question asks you to pick the best transition and tighten wordiness. Which domain is being tested? A) Expression and Analysis of Ideas. B) Words in Context. C) Command of Evidence. D) Conventions of Punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expression and Analysis of Ideas. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSat Reading Quiz 1Sat Reading Quiz 2Sat Reading Quiz 3Sat Reading Quiz 4Sat Reading Quiz 5Sat Reading Quiz 6Sat Reading Quiz 7Sat Reading Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books