This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Reading – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Reading Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. On average how much time should you spend on each passage? A) 11 mins. B) 12 mins. C) 13 mins. D) 14 mins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 13 mins. 2. As used in line 12, "peculiar" most nearly means A) Eccentric. B) Surprising. C) Distinctive. D) Infrequent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distinctive. 3. Reading Question #37 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 4. Literal Comprehension4.2 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 5. Is/Are/Was/Were A) Percent. B) Equals. C) Fraction. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equals. 6. The garish also means A) Ordinary. B) Gaudy, showy. C) Plain. D) Tailored. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gaudy, showy. 7. How does presenting a problem and then offering solutions help clarify the author's argument in an essay? A) It distracts from the main idea. B) It focuses only on the problem. C) It makes the argument more organized and easier to follow. D) It introduces unrelated information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It makes the argument more organized and easier to follow. 8. Select the sentence that is an example of parallel structure. A) The production manager was asked to write his report quickly, accurately, and in a detailed manner. B) The production manager was asked to write his report quickly, accurately, and thoroughly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The production manager was asked to write his report quickly, accurately, and thoroughly. 9. Cocoon A) Something that keeps you safe, but may stop you from learning to deal with problems. B) To bend your body forwards from the waist, especially to show respect for someone. C) A very strong feeling of not liking something. D) Events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy etc of a country, region, or the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that keeps you safe, but may stop you from learning to deal with problems. 10. What is the focus of the category 'Multiple text comprehension'? A) Understanding a single text. B) Understanding multiple texts. C) Data interpretation. D) Author's purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understanding multiple texts. 11. Setting is the geographical and chronological location of events in a story. When considering setting, readers should examine how characters interact with their surroundings, how they are influenced by the societal expectations of that time and place, and how the location and time period impact the development of the story. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. In a literary passage, the author uses the phrase "her heart was a locked box." What does this figurative language imply about the character? A) She is open and expressive. B) She is secretive and guarded. C) She is angry. D) She is joyful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is secretive and guarded. 13. How are the passages in the SAT Reading section typically organized? A) Chronologically. B) By difficulty. C) By subject matter. D) Randomly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By subject matter. 14. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to question 11? A) Lines 8-13 ("Many doctors had tested space whatsoever"). B) Lines 33-37 ("For the newly sighted of brightness"). C) Line 41-45 ("Another patient over them"). D) Lines 68-71 ("In general the newly sighted tormentingly difficult"). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lines 33-37 ("For the newly sighted of brightness"). 15. The best placement for a sentence about video conferencing would be: A) At the beginning of the passage. B) After the first sentence. C) Before the final sentence. D) At the very end of the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before the final sentence. 16. Paired passage questions: A) Test your ability to interpret information presented in graph or table form, and to determine whether and how it supports various pieces of information in a passage. B) Test your ability to compare texts with different, often conflicting, points of view, and to infer how each author would likely react to the other's point of view. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Test your ability to compare texts with different, often conflicting, points of view, and to infer how each author would likely react to the other's point of view. 17. The algaita is a double reed wind instrument from West Africa. The reed of a wind instrument is the mouthpiece ..... A double reed contains two pieces of cane that vibrate and produce sound as air passes between them ..... Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) Where sound is made?. B) Where is sound made. C) Where sound is made. D) Where is sound made?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where sound is made. 18. Knob A) To push something quickly with your finger or a pointed object. B) A round handle on a door or drawer. C) Move quickly up and down. D) A very strong feeling of not liking something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A round handle on a door or drawer. 19. Which of the following views of conflict is best supported by lines 37-40 ( "These ..... one" )? A) You can learn more about two parties in conflict as an observer than as an involved participant. B) You can learn more about two parties in conflict as an involved participant than as an observer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You can learn more about two parties in conflict as an observer than as an involved participant. 20. Which activity best represents Reading Closely? A) Reading only the headings and charts. B) Skimming only the first and last lines. C) Attending to specific details and nuances. D) Relying on outside knowledge heavily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attending to specific details and nuances. 21. Which lines provide the best evidence for the answer to question 5? A) Lines 17-21 ("Do not you want to invitation enough"). B) Lines 22-30 ("Why, my dear, one of them"). C) Lines 34-40 ("Oh! single, my dear one of them"). D) Lines 39-44 ("how can you be one of them"). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lines 39-44 ("how can you be one of them"). 22. Reading Question #26 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 23. What does the term 'symbolic' mean in literary analysis? A) Symbolic refers to something that represents or stands for something else, often conveying deeper meanings beyond the literal interpretation. B) Symbolic means something that is only understood literally without any deeper meaning. C) Symbolic refers to a type of writing that is purely factual and straightforward. D) Symbolic indicates a style of writing that avoids any representation or metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolic refers to something that represents or stands for something else, often conveying deeper meanings beyond the literal interpretation. 24. Revenue A) A white or brown powder made by crushing grains. Flour is used for making bread, cakes, pasta etc. B) Income from business activities or taxes. C) Strange, often in an unpleasant way. D) A round handle on a door or drawer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Income from business activities or taxes. 25. What do answer choices containing words such as always, never, or only most likely be? A) Correct answer choices. B) Measuring conventions. C) Incorrect answer choices. D) Words-in context. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incorrect answer choices. 26. Which of the following is NOT a common type of question in the SAT Reading section? A) Main idea. B) Detail. C) Inference. D) Mathematical calculation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mathematical calculation. 27. What is the relationship between Simon and Axel as described in the passage? A) They are rivals competing for the best SAT scores. B) Axel is Simon's mentor and helps him improve his vocabulary. C) Simon tutors Axel in vocabulary skills. D) They are merely acquaintances with no significant connection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axel is Simon's mentor and helps him improve his vocabulary. 28. Reading Question #19 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 29. Most jobs, however, require at least a bachelor's degree; majors of transportation planners are 10 varied, including fields such as urban studies, civil engineering, geography, or transportation and logistics management. For many positions in the field, a master's degree is required. A) NO CHANGE. B) Varied, and including. C) Varied, which include. D) Varied, and including. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 30. Literal Comprehension5.3 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. ← 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