This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Reading – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Reading Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Vocabulary in context questions: A) Questions ask you to identify what the passage suggests or indirectly states. B) Test your ability to use context clues to identify alternate meanings of common words. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Test your ability to use context clues to identify alternate meanings of common words. 2. What is the primary purpose of making predictions while answering questions? A) To ensure you answer all questions. B) To skip difficult questions. C) To eliminate incorrect options. D) To save time by avoiding unnecessary comparisons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To save time by avoiding unnecessary comparisons. 3. Literal Comprehension5.1 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 4. The reading section of the SAT is how many minutes long? A) 35. B) 45. C) 55. D) 65. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 65. 5. What should you always do to fight confirmation bias when answering SAT questions? A) Assume your first instinct is correct. B) Look for evidence to disprove each answer choice. C) Skip difficult questions. D) Guess on every question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look for evidence to disprove each answer choice. 6. How many different tests are there on the SAT with writing? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 7. It is a glorious history our God has bestowed upon. Bestowed means A) Enjoyed. B) Stood. C) Thrown. D) Granted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Granted. 8. How long do you have to complete the Reading Test? A) 45 min. B) 55 min. C) 65 min. D) 75 min. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 65 min. 9. According to the passage, why do economically developing countries export valuable resources? A) To generate economic and political gains. B) To reduce overconsumption in their own country. C) To increase their labor costs. D) To enforce strict environmental regulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To generate economic and political gains. 10. Fill in the blank with a Safety Word replacement:This quote ..... the importance of robotics in education. A) Suggests. B) Forgets. C) Ignores. D) Hides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suggests. 11. Provide an antonym for the word 'frugal'. A) Extravagant. B) Spendthrift. C) Lavish. D) Wasteful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extravagant. 12. This passage is mainly about A) A single, rich main moving into a new neighborhood. B) A husband and a wife who disagree about their daughters. C) A concerned mother who feels pressure to provide a secure future for her daughters. D) A wife who can't communicate her true feelings to her husband. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A concerned mother who feels pressure to provide a secure future for her daughters. 13. According to the table, which location has the largest freshwater reserves in cubic kilometers? A) Florida. B) Nantucket. C) Greenland. D) Suriname. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Florida. 14. What do rhetoric questions focus on? A) What the passage says, directly or indirectly. B) How the author conveys meaning. C) Drawing conclusions and make connections between two related passages or between passages and informational graphics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How the author conveys meaning. 15. Stanton's main argument is that A) A lack of political equality is the biggestissue faced by women. B) Men need to be more sympathetic towardthe plights of women. C) Women should be given the sameopportunities as men. D) Female explorers and soldiers are models ofself-sufficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Women should be given the sameopportunities as men. 16. Which of the following is a common author's purpose? A) To entertain. B) To inform. C) To persuade. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. The very first thing you should read for each passage is ..... A) The blurb. B) The questions. C) The first sentence of each paragraph. D) The final paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The blurb. 18. Read the following passage and answer the question below:"William Shakespeare is often regarded as one of the greatest playwrights in the English language. His works, including 'Hamlet, ' 'Othello, ' and 'Macbeth, ' have been performed and studied for centuries."Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a work of William Shakespeare in the passage? A) Hamlet. B) Othello. C) Macbeth. D) The Great Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Great Gatsby. 19. Rewrite the sentence using a Safety Word:The scientist criticized the Newton's Law of Motion. A) The scientist questioned the Newton's Law of Motion. B) The scientist ignored the Newton's Law of Motion. C) The scientist accepted the Newton's Law of Motion. D) The scientist proved the Newton's Law of Motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The scientist questioned the Newton's Law of Motion. 20. What should you do during the 10-minute break? A) Review your answers. B) Stretch, use the restroom, and have a snack. C) Start the next section early. D) Discuss questions with other test-takers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stretch, use the restroom, and have a snack. 21. CHARACTERIZES KATZ'S ATTITUDE TO DIGITAL TECH ..... A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 22. Which category focuses on the author's purpose and technique? A) Supporting details. B) Analysis of arguments. C) Rhetoric. D) Author's purpose and technique. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Author's purpose and technique. 23. According to the narrator, when the woman he loved learned of his feelings for her, she A) Pledged her undying affection in return. B) Dedicated herself to her maidenhood. C) Reconsidered her prior refusal of his advances. D) Wrote her own book of poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pledged her undying affection in return. 24. Which strategy is most effective for answering questions in the digital SAT Reading and Writing section? A) Skimming the passage quickly. B) Reading the questions first. C) Ignoring the passage. D) Memorizing the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading the questions first. 25. "Which choice best describes the structure of the paragraph/passage?" is an example of which question type? A) Vocabulary. B) Author Analysis. C) Textual Analysis. D) Synthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author Analysis. 26. What is the significance of the setting in the passage? A) It highlights the theme. B) It contrasts with the characters. C) It foreshadows events. D) It is irrelevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It highlights the theme. 27. "I dread to think what will become of them if they lose their home." As used in this sentence, "become" most nearly means A) Happen. B) Fit. C) Emerge. D) Develop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happen. 28. How many passages would you find in the Reading portion of the SAT A) 4. B) 5. C) 6. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5. 29. Added to A) Addition. B) Subtraction. C) Multiplication. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Addition. 30. The passage indicates that the assumption made by gift-givers in lines 41-44 may be A) Insincere. B) Unreasonable. C) Incorrect. D) Substantiated. 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