This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Reading – Quiz 50 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Reading Quiz 50 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The old bookstore was a treasure trove of stories, its shelves overflowing with books of every genre. The smell of aged paper filled the air, inviting readers to lose themselves in the magic of words.What can be found in the old bookstore described in the passage? A) Musical instruments. B) Books of every genre. C) Sports equipment. D) Electronics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Books of every genre. 2. He will not ..... his allegiance to his family A) Aberration. B) Abogate. C) Abject. D) Abjure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abjure. 3. In the passage, Stanton claims that depriving women of knowledge and responsibility A) Always results in them making unfortunate choices. B) Has a negative effect on the entire family. C) Means that they become a financial burden. D) Positions them for failure and reproach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Positions them for failure and reproach. 4. What function does the last paragraph (lines 59-63) serve in the passage as a whole? A) It expands upon the overall theme of the narrator's never-ending love for Amy. B) It lists the long-term effects that poverty could have on the narrator's relationship. C) It provides evidence that the narrator cannot support his wife by revealing his hysteria. D) It intensifies the narrator's growing concerns about his ability to support his marriage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It intensifies the narrator's growing concerns about his ability to support his marriage. 5. Ratio of A) Percent. B) Fraction. C) Division. D) Multiplication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Division. 6. The word endure most nearly means: A) Grow. B) Win. C) Survive. D) Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Survive. 7. Difference between/of A) Addition. B) Subtraction. C) Multiplication. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subtraction. 8. Which of the following best explains why an author might use a compare and contrast text structure? A) To entertain the reader with anecdotes. B) To highlight similarities and differences between ideas. C) To provide statistical evidence. D) To present events in chronological order. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To highlight similarities and differences between ideas. 9. 17) In Passage 2, Grimke makes which point about human rights? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 10. Understanding Relationships within Command of Evidence most often involves what? A) Tracing cause-and-effect between ideas. B) Counting adjectives in a sentence. C) Labeling stanza rhyme patterns. D) Rewriting sentences in passive voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tracing cause-and-effect between ideas. 11. About how much time does ShivVAG spend reading each passage? A) 2 Minutes. B) 4 Minutes. C) 6 Minutes. D) 8 Minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8 Minutes. 12. As used in line 3, "forces" most nearly means A) Efforts. B) Powers. C) Groups. D) Pressures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Powers. 13. Which choice best describes a major theme of the passage? A) The internal battle between true love and self-doubt. B) The unequivocal joy of wedded marital bliss. C) The destructive power of encroaching poverty. D) The fear of never reaching one's ultimate potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The internal battle between true love and self-doubt. 14. A harpsichord may look just like a piano, but the difference between the two instruments is easy to hear. When a harpsichord's keys are pressed, the strings inside the ..... are plucked, not struck.Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) Instrument:. B) Instrument. C) Instrument-. D) Instrument,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Instrument. 15. 21) Beecher would most likely have reacted to lines 65-68 ("Now ..... woman") of Passage 2 with A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 16. Increased by A) Percent. B) Fraction. C) Equals. D) Addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Addition. 17. Scorn A) A feeling that someone or something is not good enough to deserve your approval or respect. B) The feeling that someone or something is not important and does not deserve any respect. C) An old phrase meaning 'to promise to get married to someone'. D) The process of thinking about something or looking at something for a long time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A feeling that someone or something is not good enough to deserve your approval or respect. 18. The Reading Test contains informational graphics, such as tables, charts, graphs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. During the course of the first paragraph, the narrator's focus shifts from A) Recollection of past confidence to acknowledgment of present self-doubt. B) Reflection on his expectations of life as a tradesman to his desire for another job. C) Generalization about job dissatisfaction to the specifics of his own situation. D) Evaluation of factors making him unhappy to identification of alternatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generalization about job dissatisfaction to the specifics of his own situation. 20. Reading Question #49 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 21. What does the passage suggest is a potential solution when a vital resource is no longer available? A) Overconsumption. B) Waste reduction. C) Finding alternatives. D) Importing resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Finding alternatives. 22. According to the passage, why do some believe that building more roads can alleviate traffic congestion? A) They believe that additional roads provide alternative routes to distribute traffic. B) They believe that increased road capacity can accommodate more vehicles. C) They believe that better road infrastructure can reduce commuting time. D) They believe that new roads attract drivers to switch from mass transit to cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They believe that new roads attract drivers to switch from mass transit to cars. 23. Reading Question #32 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 24. How can you identify the author's tone in an SAT Reading passage? A) By analyzing the sentence structure. B) By counting the number of adjectives. C) By examining word choice and style. D) By looking at the length of the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By examining word choice and style. 25. Which word below means "a situation in which something continues to exist or is not allowed to become less" A) Appreciation. B) Hemisphere. C) Civilization. D) Strife. 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