This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Reading – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Reading Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Simon Lewis and Mark Maslin's central claim about the Athropocene age is that it A) Began wit the dawn of agriculture in the new world. B) Started when carbon dioxide levels dropped significantly. C) Is associated with the fallout from nuclear weapons testing. D) Was caused by the "Great Acceleration"of greenhouse gas growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Started when carbon dioxide levels dropped significantly. 2. What is the Writing Test testing? A) How well you understand text. B) How well you can revise and edit texts. C) How well you can synthesize information. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How well you can revise and edit texts. 3. Which word below means "said or done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought" A) Demeanour. B) Hastily. C) Hardship. D) Unpalatable. E) Civility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hastily. 4. Which literary device involves giving human qualities to non-human things? A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 5. In Passage 1, Lincoln contends that breaking the law has which consequence? A) It slows the repeal of bad laws. B) It undermines and repudiates the nation's values. C) It leads slowly but inexorably to rule by the mob. D) It creates divisions between social groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It undermines and repudiates the nation's values. 6. Percent change A) Multiplication. B) Fraction. C) Percent. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Percent. 7. What can be inferred about the character's motivations based on their actions in the passage? A) Lack of interest. B) Desire for revenge. C) Fear of failure. D) Seeking forgiveness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desire for revenge. 8. Which strategy involves engaging with the text to improve understanding and retention? A) Practice active reading techniques. B) Focus on evidence-based answers. C) Look for context clues in vocabulary questions. D) Review paired passages together. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Practice active reading techniques. 9. Based on the passage, which of the following best describes the main challenges Sarah faced? A) Hostile audience members. B) Environmental distractions. C) Personal nervousness. D) Technical difficulties with equipment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental distractions. 10. The Tantaquidgeon Museum in Uncasville, Connecticut, was founded in 1931 with the goal of showcasing the culture and history of the Mohegan ..... today, nearly a century later, it is the oldest Native-owned and-operated museum in the country.Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) Tribe, and. B) Tribe and. C) Tribe,. D) Tribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tribe, and. 11. Flap A) Present everywhere. B) To bend your body forwards from the waist, especially to show respect for someone. C) Move quickly up and down. D) Strange, often in an unpleasant way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Move quickly up and down. 12. Which of the following is probably NOT a good method to use when you momentarily find yourself daydreaming or losing focus during the test? A) Take a deep breath and mentally begin to concentrate again. B) Panic, get angry and feel sorry for yourself because SAT is picking on you. C) Sit up straight in your chair and/or change your seating position. D) Take a few seconds to put everything else out of your mind except the test and refocus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Panic, get angry and feel sorry for yourself because SAT is picking on you. 13. The main purpose of paragraph 5 is to convey: A) Why the author wanted to return to his home town. B) The contrast between elements of the present and of the author's past. C) That it was hotter in Dallas than in the author's hometown. D) Why the author prefers his air-conditioned SUV to his bike rides as a child. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The contrast between elements of the present and of the author's past. 14. A protagonist is the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story. A protagonist is sometimes a "hero" to the audience or readers A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Which of the following is NOT an informational text A) Science. B) Memoir. C) Social Science. D) Founding Documents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Memoir. 16. What is a key difference between SAT Reading and SAT Writing and Language sections? A) SAT Reading focuses on math problems. B) SAT Reading includes passages to read. C) SAT Reading tests grammar rules. D) SAT Reading is shorter in duration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SAT Reading includes passages to read. 17. The study found that the greater the iconicity of a sign, the more likely it was to have been learned ..... the correlation between acquisition and iconicity was lower than that between acquisition and another factor studied:sign frequency. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A) In other words,. B) In fact,. C) As a result,. D) Granted,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In fact,. 18. To the Ayatolla, America and the West were ..... ; he loathed the democratic nations, cursing them in his dying words. A) Ban. B) Alacrity. C) Anathema. D) Boon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anathema. 19. How does the author use statistics to strengthen their point in the provided passage? A) The author uses statistics by providing numerical data and evidence to support their point in the passage. B) The author uses statistics by providing fictional data and evidence in the passage. C) The author uses statistics by ignoring any numerical data and evidence in the passage. D) The author uses statistics by including personal anecdotes and stories in the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The author uses statistics by providing numerical data and evidence to support their point in the passage. 20. Taking part in a war or fighting; ready to fight A) Belligerent. B) Cantankerous. C) Enigma. D) Fastidious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Belligerent. 21. What is the primary goal when Analyzing Purpose in a passage? A) Count how many sentences per paragraph. B) Paraphrase each sentence word for word. C) Match each paragraph to a speaker. D) Explain why the author uses a technique. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Explain why the author uses a technique. 22. How does the author recommend improving vocabulary? A) By memorizing long lists of words without context. B) By reading extensively and looking up unfamiliar words. C) By only studying during the week before the SAT. D) By avoiding difficult texts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By reading extensively and looking up unfamiliar words. 23. The authors' central claim is that A) Cuteness promotes the same emotional responses around the world. B) Encountering a cute object may lead to changes in behavior. C) Studies of cuteness should involve tasks that require social interaction. D) Cuteness elicits feelings of tenderness in test subjects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encountering a cute object may lead to changes in behavior. 24. Which of the following is NOT a type of passage you may encounter in the SAT Reading section? Fiction Science Poetry Dialogue A) Non-Fiction. B) Math. C) Dialogue. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dialogue. 25. Which of the following is not answered in the passage? A) Which types of fossils were found in the K-Pg boundary?. B) Why did some scientists believe the CretaceousPaleogene extinction was not a result of an asteroid?. C) What are the distinguishing factors of shocked quartz?. D) What is the approximate size of the Chicxulub crater?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why did some scientists believe the CretaceousPaleogene extinction was not a result of an asteroid?. 26. According to the passage, what was the most important difference between the narrator's doll and her godmother? A) The doll cared for the narrator. B) The doll did not judge the narrator. C) The doll listened to the narrator. D) The doll was the same age as the narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The doll did not judge the narrator. 27. In the SAT Writing section, what is the best way to improve sentence clarity and structure? A) Ignoring sentence structure and flow. B) Using overly complex language and convoluted sentence structures. C) Repeating the same sentence structure throughout the passage. D) Focus on using clear and concise language, varying sentence structure, and ensuring logical flow between sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Focus on using clear and concise language, varying sentence structure, and ensuring logical flow between sentences. 28. What are 3 literary terms you should mostly annotate for? A) Character, Author, Mood. B) Similes, Voice, Style. C) Character, Events, Tone/Mood. D) Plot, Author, Voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Character, Events, Tone/Mood. 29. Detached means A) Connected. B) Gathered. C) Happy. D) Disconnected. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disconnected. 30. Drawing logical conclusions based on the information provided in the text is called: A) Inferences. B) Transitions. C) Boundaries. D) Rhetorical Synthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inferences. ← 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