This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Reading – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Reading Quiz 38 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Implicit A) Directly state. B) Indirectly state. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirectly state. 2. If employees find themselves falling behind in the workplace, these critics contend, then it is the duty of those employees to identify, and even pay for, appropriate resources to show them how and why they are falling behind and what they should do about it. A) NO CHANGE. B) Address their deficiencies. C) Deal with their flaws and shortcomings. D) Allow them to meet their employers' needs in terms of the knowledge they are supposed to have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Address their deficiencies. 3. Which sequence best describes the basic communication process? A) Receiver $\rightarrow$ Message $\rightarrow$ Sender. B) Message $\rightarrow$ Channel $\rightarrow$ Feedback. C) Sender $\rightarrow$ Message $\rightarrow$ Channel $\rightarrow$ Receiver. D) Feedback $\rightarrow$ Sender $\rightarrow$ Receiver $\rightarrow$ Message. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sender $\rightarrow$ Message $\rightarrow$ Channel $\rightarrow$ Receiver. 4. Points are deducted from your score for every wrong answer choice. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 5. What do vocabulary questions test? A) Ability to use context clues. B) Understanding of straightforward meaning. C) Ability to compare texts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ability to use context clues. 6. What is the purpose of the digital SAT Reading and Writing section? A) To test knowledge of historical events. B) To evaluate reading comprehension and writing skills. C) To assess physical fitness. D) To measure artistic ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To evaluate reading comprehension and writing skills. 7. Her memoirs are quite unlike those of her predecessors, for she is bold and aggressive wherethey are ..... and comfortable. A) Audacious. B) Vivid. C) Brazen. D) Contentious. E) Bland. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Bland. 8. What is the max score on a SAT? A) 1100. B) 1200. C) 1400. D) 1600. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1600. 9. What will be the format of the reading passages in the digital SAT? A) Longer and more complex. B) Shorter and more direct. C) Similar to the current version. D) Graph-based. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shorter and more direct. 10. Based on the passage, how did the experienced runners respond to Falvo's advice? A) They enthusiastically embraced it. B) They acted like they hadn't heard it. C) They generally accepted it. D) They only pretended to take it seriously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They only pretended to take it seriously. 11. The phrase "heavy lifting" in the context of the passage refers to: A) Physically demanding tasks. B) The mental effort required to learn vocabulary. C) The workload of college students. D) The importance of fitness in college. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The mental effort required to learn vocabulary. 12. Numerator A) Division. B) Fraction. C) Equals. D) Multiplication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fraction. 13. Excavation is, in essence, an act of ..... :to clear a site down to the lowest level meansthat all the upper levels are completelyobliterated A) Exploration. B) Destruction. C) Validation. D) Malice. E) Spontaneity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Destruction. 14. An author uses irony in a passage to highlight the difference between what is expected and what actually happens. How does this technique affect the reader's interpretation of the text? A) It confuses the reader. B) It encourages the reader to think critically about the situation. C) It makes the text less interesting. D) It provides factual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It encourages the reader to think critically about the situation. 15. The wagon train leaders chose to ..... theirroute when they realized that the heavy rainshad made fording the river too ..... a task. A) Question uncomplicated. B) Disregard common. C) Abandon legitimate. D) Alter impracticable. E) Follow elusive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alter impracticable. 16. 15) As used in line 12, "peculiar" most nearly means A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 17. Reading Question #29 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 18. What is the effect of using a first-person narrator in a story? A) It limits the narrative to what the narrator knows. B) It allows the author to present multiple perspectives simultaneously. C) It makes the story less believable. D) It provides an objective viewpoint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It limits the narrative to what the narrator knows. 19. Reading Question #16 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 20. What is the primary purpose of a passage that provides a detailed description of a historical event? A) To entertain the reader. B) To persuade the reader. C) To inform the reader. D) To question the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To inform the reader. 21. Scientists were able to isolate a relatively pure sample of selenium in 1817, the same year they first discovered the element's existence. ..... the isolation process took longer for molybdenum, which was isolated in its pure form three years after scientists first discovered it.Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A) By contrast,. B) Thus,. C) Similarly,. D) For instance,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By contrast,. 22. Inference questions: A) Questions ask you to identify what the passage suggests or indirectly states. B) Test your understanding of how specific words or phrases help establish an author's perspective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Questions ask you to identify what the passage suggests or indirectly states. 23. The word capricious also means A) Zealous. B) Reliable. C) Impulsively. D) Stingy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impulsively. 24. Within a few decades, mining firms may be meeting earthly demands for precious metals, such as platinum and gold, and the rare earth elements vital for personal electronics, such as yttrium and lanthanum. A) Claims. B) Offers. C) Desires. D) Inquiries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inquiries. 25. What is the main focus of the SAT Reading section? A) To test mathematical problem-solving skills. B) To evaluate scientific knowledge. C) To assess reading comprehension and analytical skills. D) To measure physical endurance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To assess reading comprehension and analytical skills. 26. Reading Question #41 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 27. True or False?Sometimes the big picture is stated in the passage for us. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. How long is the SAT Reading portion? A) 60 Minutes. B) 30 Minutes. C) 65 Minutes. D) 10 Minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 65 Minutes. 29. The 'topic' of a passage is the person, thing or idea that is the primary subject of focus. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. When discussing communication, 'feedback' primarily refers to: A) An electrical sound problem. B) A response to a received message. C) Criticism of performance. D) Static interference. 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