SAT 07/28/23 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. Over the course of the passage, the narrator’s attitude shifts from

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

3. As used in lines 1-2, “not readily verifiable” most nearly means

4. The sentence in lines 10-13 (“For years… other”) mainly serves to

5. The narrator indicates that many previous explorers seeking the North Pole have

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

7. Which choice best describes the narrator’s view of his expedition to the North Pole?

8. The question the narrator asks in lines 30-31 (“Will it… railway”) most nearly implies that

9. As used in line 49, “take the slightest interest in” most nearly means

10. As used in line 50, “bearing” most nearly means 

11. Which choice best summarizes the first paragraph of the passage (lines 1-35)?

12. According to the passage, members of which group moved away from central-city areas in large numbers in the early 2000s?

13. In line 34, “flat” is closest in meaning to

14. According to the passage, which choice best describes the current financial situation in many major American cities?

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

16. The passage implies that American cities in 1974

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

18. As used in line 68, “conducted” is closest in meaning to

19. The author of the passage would most likely consider the information in chart 1 to be

20. According to chart 2, the years 2000–2010 were characterized by

21. Chart 2 suggests which of the following about population change in the 1990s?

22. The primary purpose of the passage is to

23. The author’s attitude toward pharming is best described as one of

24. As used in line 20, “expert” most nearly means

25. What does the author suggest about the transgenic studies done in the 1980s and 1990s?

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

27. According to the passage, which of the following is true of antithrombin?

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

29. Which of the following does the author suggest about the “female goats” mentioned in line 59?

30. The most likely purpose of the parenthetical information in lines 63-64 is to

31. The phrase “liquid gold” (line 71) most directly suggests that

32. In Passage 1, Burke indicates that a contract between a person and society differs from other contracts mainly in its

33. As used in line 4, “state” most nearly refers to a

34.As used in line 22, “low” most nearly means

35.It can most reasonably be inferred from Passage 2 that Paine views historical precedents as

36. How would Paine most likely respond to Burke’s statement in lines 30-34, Passage 1 (“As the… born”)?

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

38. Which choice best describes how Burke would most likely have reacted to Paine’s remarks in the final paragraph of Passage 2? 

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

40. Which choice best states the relationship between the two passages?

41. The main purpose of both passages is to

42. The main purpose of the passage is to

43. Over the course of the passage, the focus shifts from

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

45. The author uses the phrase “is written in” (line 6) most likely to

46. Where does the author indicate the medieval volcanic eruption most probably was located?

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

48. As used in line 68, the phrase “Another possible candidate” implies that

49. Which choice best supports the claim that Quilotoa was not responsible for the Little Ice Age?

50. According to the data in the figure, the greatest below-average temperature variation occurred around what year?

51. The passage and the figure are in agreement that the onset of the Little Ice Age began

52. What statement is best supported by the data presented in the figure?