SAT 7/14/23 Exam Reading Test

Reading Test
65 MINUTES, 52 QUESTIONS
Directions: Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading
each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or
implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or
graph).

1. The main purpose of the first paragraph is to

2. As used in line 16, “kicks” most nearly means

3. The author uses the image of an engineer at sea (lines 23-28) most likely to

4. Which choice best supports the claim that Nawab performs his duties for Harouni well?

In the context of the conversation between Nawab and Harouni, Nawab’s comments in lines 43-52 (“Sir . . . beg you”) mainly serve to

6. Nawab uses the word “bridegroom” (line 62) mainly to emphasize that he’s no longer

7. It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that Harouni provides Nawab with a motorcycle mainly because

8. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

9. The passage states that the farm managers react to Nawab receiving a motorcycle with

10. According to the passage, what does Nawab consider to be the best result of getting the motorcycle?

11. The main purpose of the passage is to

12. According to the passage, which expectation do traditional authorities now face?

13. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

14. As used in line 24, “common” most nearly means

15. The authors most likely include the extended quotations in lines 43-53 to

16. The authors indicate that the public is coming to believe that journalists’ reports should avoid

17. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

18. As used in line 74, “raw” most nearly means

19. Based on the table, in which year were people the most trusting of the news media?

20. Which statement is best supported by information presented in the table?

21. The 2011 data in the table best serve as evidence of

22. The primary purpose of the passage is to

23. As presented in the passage, Theis and Adler’s research primarily relied on which type of evidence?

24. Which statement about striped cucumber beetles can most reasonably be inferred from the passage?

25. The author indicates that it seems initially plausible that Texas gourd plants could attract more pollinators if they

26. As used in line 38, “treated” most nearly means

27. What did Theis and Adler do as part of their study that most directly allowed Theis to reason that “bees were repelled not by the fragrance itself” (lines 70-71)?

28. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

29. The primary function of the seventh and eighth paragraphs (lines 65-84) is to

30. In describing squash bees as “indifferent” (line 68), the author most likely means that they

31. According to the passage, Theis and Adler’s research offers an answer to which of the following questions?

32. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

33. In Passage 1, Lincoln contends that breaking the law has which consequence?

34.Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

35. As used in line 24, “urge” most nearly means

36. The sentence in lines 24-28 (“When… made”) primarily serves which function in Passage 1?

37. As used in line 32, “observed” most nearly means

38. In Passage 2, Thoreau indicates that some unjust aspects of government are

39. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

40. The primary purpose of each passage is to

41. Based on the passages, Lincoln would most likely describe the behavior that Thoreau recommends in lines 64-66 (“if it… law”) as

42. Based on the passages, one commonality in the stances Lincoln and Thoreau take toward abolitionism is that

43. The passage is written from the point of view of a

44. As used in line 4, “poor” most nearly means

45. It can most reasonably be inferred from the passage that many people in the solar panel industry believe that

46. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

47. According to the passage, two-sided solar panels will likely raise efficiency by

48. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

49. As used in line 69, “betting on” most nearly means

50. The last sentence of the passage mainly serves to

51. According to figure 1, in 2017, the cost of which of the following fuels is projected to be closest to the 2009 US average electricity cost shown in figure 2?

52. According to figure 2, in what year is the average cost of solar photovoltaic power projected to be equal to the 2009 US average electricity cost?