SAT Practice Questions
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SSQB Words in Context — Hard
- Verbal•Q15
As used in the text, what does the word “manifest” most nearly mean?
- Verbal•Q26
As used in the text, what does the word “endure” most nearly mean?
- Verbal•Q6
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q12
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q38
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q48
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q36
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q40
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q53
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q25
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q37
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q27
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q45
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q50
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q41
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q52
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q13
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q54
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q47
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q34
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q31
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q3
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q19
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q2
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Verbal•Q8
As used in the text, what does the word “contracted” most nearly mean?
Paper Reading 01 — Plastic Pollution in the World’s Oceans
- Verbal•Q1
According to the passage, ocean plastics are found in greatest quantities in
- Verbal•Q3
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
- Verbal•Q4
In describing the distribution of ocean plastics, the author relies primarily on what type of evidence?
- Verbal•Q5
Which of the following statements most weakens the author’s conclusion that there are fewer microplastics than expected on the sea surface?
- Verbal•Q2
The main contrast that the author draws between this study and previous studies of plastic pollution is that this study
Paper Reading 02 — The Long, Winding Road to Advanced…
- Verbal•Q5
How would the researchers described in Passage 2 likely respond to the review quoted in the third paragraph of Passage l (lines 11-19)?
- Verbal•Q3
The researchers described in Passage 2 rely primarily on which type of evidence?
- Verbal•Q1
Which situation is most similar to the “positive feedback loop” (lines 22-23) described in Passage l ?
- Verbal•Q2
In Passage 2, one weakness of the Berkeley study is that the researchers
- Verbal•Q4
The authors of both passages would likely agree that
Paper Reading 03 — Scientific Research Needs an Overhaul
- Verbal•Q3
Which of the following situations is most similar to the research problems described in paragraph 2?
- Verbal•Q2
Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from
- Verbal•Q1
The main purpose of the passage is to
- Verbal•Q4
In the final paragraph, which of the following counterarguments regarding experiment replication does the author anticipate?
- Verbal•Q5
According to the graph, what are the primary research priorities for drug companies and universities?
Paper Reading 04 — Why Don’t You Want to Sing and Dance in…
- Verbal•Q4
Which potential counterargument do the authors address in the final paragraph of the passage?
- Verbal•Q3
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
- Verbal•Q2
Based on the passage, which statement about Theory of Mind and performance anxiety is most likely true?
- Verbal•Q1
In the first paragraph, the description of the two birthday parties serves mainly to
- Verbal•Q5
Which statement from the passage is best supported by the data presented in the graph?
Paper Reading 05 — Second Treatise of Government
- Verbal•Q5
The author of Passage 2 would most likely respond to the assertion in Passage 1 that it is necessary for a community to follow the “consent…
- Verbal•Q3
Which statement best reflects the perspective of the author of Passage 2 on the dissolution of the social contract?
- Verbal•Q1
The main idea of Passage 1 is that
- Verbal•Q4
How do the authors of the two passages view the relationship between society and personal liberty?
- Verbal•Q2
In Passage 1, the reference to “bonds” (line 5) mainly serves to
Paper Reading 06 — President John F. Kennedy’s inaugural…
- Verbal•Q4
Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from
- Verbal•Q1
A central theme of the passage is that
- Verbal•Q5
Which choice best summarizes Kennedy’s perspective on scientific progress?
- Verbal•Q2
Kennedy’s reference to “our forebears” (line 4) serves mainly to
- Verbal•Q3
Kennedy indicates that the ability to monitor weapons should be
Paper Reading 07 — Daisy Miller
- Verbal•Q4
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
- Verbal•Q5
In the last paragraph, the words “reflected,” “lucidly,” and “felt” primarily serve to
- Verbal•Q3
Based on the interaction between Miss Miller and Winterbourne, it can reasonably be inferred that Winterbourne
- Verbal•Q1
Which choice best summarizes the passage? [FIXED MISMATCH]
- Verbal•Q2
As used in line 24, “conscious” most nearly means
Paper Reading 08 — Redburn: His First Voyage
- Verbal•Q1
Which choice best summarizes the passage?
- Verbal•Q5
As used in line 36, “hemmed in” most nearly means
- Verbal•Q2
In the first paragraph, the words “heaven,” “firmament,” and “stars” serve mainly to
- Verbal•Q3
It can reasonably be inferred that the narrator decides to loosen the skysail because
- Verbal•Q4
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Paper Reading 09 — Road Noise Takes a Toll on Migrating Birds
- Verbal•Q1
The main idea of the first paragraph of Passage 1 is that the presence of a road through a wilderness area
- Verbal•Q2
The primary purpose of the second paragraph of Passage 1 lines 8–16 (“Ware is... forest.”) is to
- Verbal•Q4
Based on the information in Passage 1, which of the following would most likely result from the construction of a busy road in a forest tha…
- Verbal•Q6
As used in line 32, the word “encourage” most nearly means
- Verbal•Q5
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
- Verbal•Q3
The fourth paragraph of Passage 1 serves mainly to
Paper Reading 10 — Building Earth’s Continental Crust
- Verbal•Q3
Passage 2 indicates that Cruden and his team made use of primarily what kind of research in their study?
- Verbal•Q1
The first paragraph of Passage 2 serves primarily to
- Verbal•Q5
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
- Verbal•Q2
As used in line 35, “unfolded” most nearly means
- Verbal•Q4
In Passage 2, it can reasonably be inferred that one reason scientists thought the continental crust took millions of years to form was tha…
Paper Reading 11 — Cell Membrane Exclusivity
- Verbal•Q3
As used in line 7, “granting” most nearly means
- Verbal•Q5
The main purpose of the final paragraph of Passage 1 is to
- Verbal•Q4
Which choice provides the best evidence for the idea that a molecule of glycerol is not chemically symmetrical?
- Verbal•Q1
The main purpose of Passage 1 is to
- Verbal•Q2
In the first paragraph of Passage 1, the example of an opera house primarily serves to
Paper Reading 12
- Verbal•Q5
Based on the passage and the graph, which of the following scenarios would be most likely to result in the removal of the southern sea otte…
- Verbal•Q3
The author most likely includes Dr. Tinker's comments in the second paragraph of Passage 2 in order to
- Verbal•Q6
The graph indicates that in the central coastal region of California, sea otters were
- Verbal•Q2
As used in line 36, “fuel” most nearly means
- Verbal•Q1
Passage 2 characterizes the main finding of the 2015 sea otter survey conducted by the US Geological Survey as
- Verbal•Q4
Based on the passage and the graph, what can reasonably be inferred about predatory shark activity in the south region?
Paper Reading 13 — Evolving Towards Mutualism
- Verbal•Q4
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
- Verbal•Q1
As used in line 5, the word “relevant” most nearly means
- Verbal•Q2
The author of Passage 1 indicates that the relationship between soil bacteria and legumes is
- Verbal•Q5
What does Passage 1 indicate about the expression of the symbiosis trait in rhizobia?
- Verbal•Q3
What can reasonably be inferred in Passage 1 about the fixed nitrogen released when a plant dies?
Paper Reading 14 — Meet Garganornis
- Verbal•Q1
The main purpose of the first paragraph of Passage 2 is to
- Verbal•Q6
Meijer’s quote in lines 57-60 (“I remember... big”) serves mainly to
- Verbal•Q3
The author of Passage 2 suggests that the giant goose may have developed its unique features as a result of
- Verbal•Q5
In line 54, the word “ancient” most nearly means
- Verbal•Q4
Which choice provides the best answer to the previous question?
- Verbal•Q2
The author of Passage 2 most likely uses the phrase “odd duck” in line 38 primarily to