This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Reading – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Reading Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Handedness, a preferential use of either the right or left hand, typically is easy to observe in humans. Because this trait is present but less ..... in many other animals, animal-behavior researchers often employ tasks specially designed to reveal individual animals' preferences for a certain hand or paw. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) Recognizable. B) Intriguing. C) Significant. D) Useful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recognizable. 2. You can skip around on the reading passage and read the passage that you like best. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. What is the recommended approach for tackling the SAT Writing section's multiple-choice questions? A) Guess randomly without reading the passage. B) Read the passage carefully, identify errors, eliminate obviously incorrect choices, and choose the best option based on context. C) Choose the first option that seems correct. D) Select the longest answer choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read the passage carefully, identify errors, eliminate obviously incorrect choices, and choose the best option based on context. 4. One who refuses to follow the customs or rules of a group A) Maverick. B) Enigma. C) Fastidious. D) Superfluous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maverick. 5. Based on the passage, when Falvo says, "Don't drain the well" (line 83), he most probably means A) Don't use up all of your energy. B) Don't get sick. C) Don't try to outdo one another. D) Don't quit before you're finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't quit before you're finished. 6. What is the article's stance on spending time on vocabulary for SAT Reading? A) It is not a priority. B) It is more important than practice tests. C) It is crucial for success. D) It should be the main focus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is not a priority. 7. 12) Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 8. Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence in the overall structure of the text? A) It describes a serious limitation of the method used by Nance and colleagues. B) It presents the central finding reported by Nance and colleagues. C) It identifies the problem that Nance and colleagues attempted to solve but did not. D) It explains how the work of Nance and colleagues was received by others in the field. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It describes a serious limitation of the method used by Nance and colleagues. 9. What is the root word in 'biology'? A) Log. B) Biome. C) Bio. D) Biochem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bio. 10. How is the word 'altruistic' best defined in the context of the sentence:'Her altruistic actions helped many people in need'? A) Showing a selfless concern for the well-being of others. B) Indifferent to the needs of others. C) Displaying a selfish concern for the well-being of others. D) Acting with malicious intent towards others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Showing a selfless concern for the well-being of others. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. Literal Comprehension5.1 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. Provide an antonym for the word 'frugal'. A) Extravagant. B) Spendthrift. C) Lavish. D) Wasteful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extravagant. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. ← 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