SAT Practice Questions

Which of the following can be inferred about the "stress-buffering effect" of social support?

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

The first paragraph serves mainly to

According to the graph, the average incidence of colds for participants who had low-diversity social groups was closest to

ln the second paragraph, the author implies that the study shows hugs to be

According to the passage, the link shown in the graph between high social diversity and a strong immune system

According to the chart, the question to which the smallest percentage of college students answered “yes” mainly tested the students’

Based on the passage and the chart, college students playing SCRABBLE are more likely than elite players to

The main effect of the term “hardware” line 7 is to suggest that the human brain.

The author implies that people who experience great success in a given activity are often born with

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

According to the chart, elite SCRABBLE players are most likely to do which of the following?

The passage makes the most extensive use of which kind of evidence?

The main purpose of paragraph 3 is to

Which choice provides the best evidence for the claim that two people performing the same activity may be using different areas of the brai…

Evidence from the passage suggests that elite SCRABBLE players would be most likely to outperform non-elite SCRABBLE players in which of th…

As used in line 32, “objective” most nearly means

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

The difference between the tribes with the greatest level of similarity and the tribes with the least level of similarity, as depicted in t…

According to the passage, the similarities between the tribes’ Sun Dances as shown in the chart can be best attributed to

According to the table, which two tribes have the most similar Sun Dances, discounting each tribe’s comparison to itself?

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

It can be reasonably inferred that the relationships among the Sun Dances of the Great Plains tribes is puzzling because

As used in line 12, “mediated” most nearly means

What does the author imply about similarities in moccasin design among Great Plains tribes in the 19th century?

The main purpose of the author’s discussion of cultural patterning in paragraph two is to

The word “mosaic” (line 22) primarily serves to

The author makes the most extensive use of which kind of evidence?

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

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

According to the passage, Obama's comparatively high usage of social media as depicted in the chart is an example of

Which of the following choices represents the greatest number of people?

As used in line 1, “concerned with” most nearly means

The author uses the Pew Research Center findings to imply that

The expressions “cyber-optimists” and “cyber- pessimists” (line 4) primarily serve to

The author implies that cyber-optimists view the use of new media technologies by minor parties as

The author’s central claim is that

The author discusses Lixiaode as an example of

We can infer from the chart that the McCain supporters who used the social media platforms studied were

As used in line 21, “elemental” most nearly means

The authors mention Pokémon and Hello Kitty in order to

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

According to the passage, one explanation for the performance of the subjects in the graph’s top-scoring group is that the

The authors imply that Sherman, Haidt, and Coan’s Operation experiment would have been improved by changing the

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

The authors imply that they see Sherman, Haidt, and Coan’s experiments as mainly

According to the graph, the second-highest overall score in the study was achieved by the participants who

The average initial score of participants who were later shown the adult animal pictures was closest to which number?

The authors’ central claim is that

The words “capture” and “induce” (lines 22-23) primarily serve to

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

The author’s reference to Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's Children's and Household Tales in paragraph 1 primarily serves to

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

ln line 36, “belong to” most nearly means

The chart best supports the author’s discussion of the study by showing

The passage suggests that folktales and biological species are similar in that

The author implies that "The Tiger Grandmother" should be classified with which tale or tales mentioned in the last paragraph?

According to the chart, which trait is NOT present both in the East Asian tales and in those of ATU 333?

The primary purpose of the passage is to

Based on information in the passage and the chart, which two traits are both present in the tale "The Wolf and the Kids”?

As used in line 22, “phenomena” most nearly means

As used in line 42, “milder” most nearly means

It can most reasonably be inferred that the author regards mental exhaustion as

The graph most directly refers to the component of the study summarized in which lines of the passage?

ln the context of the passage as a whole, the sixth paragraph lines 51-62 primarily serves to

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

ln the first paragraph of the passage, the main effect of the phrases “preschoolers or kindergartners” and “corporate managers” is to

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

The graph indicates that the average priming effect of unrelated words for subjects in the experimental group was nearest in milliseconds (…

The graph shows that on average, the priming effects of related words for subjects in the experimental group and the control group were

The primary purpose of the passage is to

The passage suggests that one reason subjects in the control group connected fewer unrelated words on average than did subjects in the expe…

ln the context of the quotations by Ellen Winner the main effect of the word “rage” in line 51 is to

Based on the passage, it can most reasonably be inferred that genetics help to determine prodigies’ skills and the

Which choice provides the best evidence that the scores received by the prodigies in the Ruthsatz study cannot be attributed entirely to ch…

Which comparison of the prodigies’ scores is best supported by information in the table?

The data in the table best support a finding that is summarized in which lines of the passage?

ln the passage, the author mentions calculating a tip and learning the steps of a complex skill primarily in order to

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

According to the table, the highest mean Full Scale IQ standard score attained by a group of prodigies in a single domain was

ln line 60, “convergence” most nearly means a

As used in line 35, “capacity” most nearly means

The main purpose of the first paragraph is to

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

According to the graph, if the High Fertility rate is maintained

The primary purpose of the passage is to

It can reasonably be inferred that Borlaug viewed the dramatic increase in cereal production as

The author’s discussion of the “Green Revolution" in paragraph 4 (line 33) primarily serves to

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

ln line 29, "sympathetic to" most nearly means

The graph indicates that the population projections for Constant Fertility and High Fertility rates begin to diverge significantly in which…

The author implies that Reverend Thomas Malthus was influential because he

How does the graph relate to the passage?

ln the second paragraph (lines 12-21), the words “fears,” “concerns” and “scarred” primarily serve to

Which of author’s claims about self-esteem does the chart best support?

The main purpose of the passage is to

The difference between the average increase in girls’ self-esteem and boys’ self-esteem post-play is closest to

What does the author claim about “Green Exercise” (line 50)?

As used in line 8, “track” most nearly means

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