This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Reading – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Reading Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ideas being asked about in Inference questions won't be stated explicitly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. As used in line 20, "put" most nearly means A) Imposed. B) Placed. C) Incited. D) Stated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stated. 3. Analyze the pie chart and answer:What is the relationship between the two variables depicted in the chart? A) Proportional relationship. B) Exponential relationship. C) No relationship. D) Inverse relationship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proportional relationship. 4. A prudent, thrifty New Englander, DeWitt wasnaturally ..... of investing money in junkbonds, which he looked on as ..... ventures. A) Enamored worthless. B) Terrified sound. C) Chary risky. D) Tired profitable. E) Cognizant provincial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chary risky. 5. What evidence from the text supports the author's argument about the impact of climate change? A) Data on increasing ice caps. B) Extreme weather events such as blizzards and floods. C) Data on decreasing global temperatures. D) Data on rising global temperatures, melting ice caps, and extreme weather events such as hurricanes and droughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Data on rising global temperatures, melting ice caps, and extreme weather events such as hurricanes and droughts. 6. When using POE, what are you looking for? A) The right answer. B) The wrong answers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The wrong answers. 7. As Alvaro gripped the wheel of his convertible. Gripped means A) Grasped slightly. B) Held firmly. C) Moved. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grasped slightly. 8. How many minutes are allocated for the TOTAL Reading & Writing section of the SAT? A) 64 minutes. B) 70 minutes. C) 54 minutes. D) 134 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 64 minutes. 9. What does the SAT reading test assess? A) Literal comprehension. B) Argument comprehension. C) Both literal and argument comprehension. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both literal and argument comprehension. 10. Read the following passage and answer the question below:"Marie Curie was a pioneering scientist known for her research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields."What is Marie Curie known for according to the passage? A) Discovering electricity. B) Research on radioactivity. C) Inventing the telephone. D) Developing the theory of relativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Research on radioactivity. 11. Which word below means "a belief or set of beliefs, especially political or religious ones, that are taught and accepted by a particular group" A) Doctrine. B) Evidence. C) Conflict. D) Restrictioni. E) Sanctity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doctrine. 12. Quantum particles of light-photons-provide an unhackable means of transmitting encryption keys over networks, as attempts to observe particles in quantum states will invariably alter the particles ..... dismantle any information they transmit.Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) And in the process . B) And, in the process. C) And in the process,. D) And, in the process,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And, in the process,. 13. Maintaining consistent and accurate tense throughout a passage helps to clearly show what? A) The timing of events (e.g., past, present, future). B) The number of characters in the story. C) The length of the passage. D) The genre of the writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The timing of events (e.g., past, present, future). 14. A 'communication barrier' is best defined as: A) A physical wall. B) Any interference with message transmission. C) Language differences only. D) Technological problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any interference with message transmission. 15. In a paragraph (non Literary), when the main idea is stated directly, it is expressed in what is called the topic sentence. It gives the overarching idea of what the paragraph is about and is supported by the details in subsequent sentences in the paragraph. A) True. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. How many required sections are there on the SAT? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. E) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 17. Passage #1:The main purpose of the first paragraph is to A) Describe a culture. B) Criticize a tradition. C) Question a suggestion. D) Analyze a reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analyze a reaction. 18. Identify the theme that is most prevalent throughout the passage. A) Happiness. B) Perseverance. C) Greed. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perseverance. 19. The works of Chicana artist Ester Hernandez are now ..... in museums both in the United States and abroad, but the murals she contributed to as a member of Las Mujeres Muralistas early in her artistic career were displayed in outdoor public spaces across San Francisco. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Invented. B) Adjusted. C) Featured. D) Recommended. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Featured. 20. According to Dirksen in Passage 1, which of the following can be linked to the history of racial discrimination in the United States? A) Unwise Legislative compromises. B) Conditions accepted by the nation's founders. C) False impressions of conditions in other countries. D) Misconceptions about the goals and abilities of minority groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conditions accepted by the nation's founders. 21. As used in line 98, "insensitive" most nearly means A) Unreflecting. B) Tough. C) Violent. D) Disloyal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unreflecting. 22. ..... reading means being an interested and focused reader A) Passive. B) Active. C) Bored. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active. 23. Which sentence best supports the idea that actions matter more than words? A) "We are met on a great battlefield of that war.". B) "It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.". C) "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here ". D) "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth ". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here ". 24. A passage describes a character who "walked through the storm, undeterred by the thunder." What can you infer about the character's personality using literary analysis techniques? A) The character is afraid of storms. B) The character is determined and courageous. C) The character is easily distracted. D) The character is unaware of the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The character is determined and courageous. 25. According to the text, how does the narrator feel about being at summer camp? A) He feels overjoyed. B) He feels peaceful. C) He feels both scared and excited. D) He feels both angry and jealous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He feels both scared and excited. 26. Which choice provides the best evidence of the "social media echo chamber" ? A) Lines 1-4 ("As LinkedIn"). B) Lines 17-20 ("Facebook Feed"). C) Lines 20-24 ("The system site"). D) Lines 29-33 ("In contemporary views"). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lines 20-24 ("The system site"). 27. "The coming decades will likely see more intense clustering of jobs, innovation, and productivity in a smaller number of bigger cities and city-regions." "Intense" most nearly means A) Emotional. B) Concentrated. C) Brilliant. D) Determined. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concentrated. 28. A turtle shell appears external to the animal, protecting its body like armor ..... the shell is often incorrectly assumed to be an exoskeleton, a rigid outer casing like that of a crustacean or an insect, when in fact it is an endoskeleton, a part of the turtle's internal bone structure, more akin to a spine or a pair of ribs. Which choice comple A) That being said. B) However. C) For instance. D) Hence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However. 29. If you don't understand how literary elements work together to create meaning and convey the author's purpose, you will most likely not fully grasp a passage or its point. A) True. B) False. C) Try me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Hummingbirds use spider silk to strengthennest walls to better ..... the weight andpressure of wriggling hatchlings. A) Withstand. B) Discern. C) Expose. D) Transmute. E) Induce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Withstand. ← PreviousNext →Related 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