SAT Practice Questions

The main purpose of Passage 2 is to

Which piece of evidence, if added to Passage 2, would both strengthen the central claim of Passage 2 and challenge the central claim of Pas…

In citing the example of President Lincoln, the author of Passage 1 implies that

To what concerns do both Passage 1 and Passage 2 attribute opposition to the League of Nations?

Hamilton compares the latitudes of Virginia to those of the finest wool countries in Europe (paragraph 5) mainly to support his assertion t…

Hamilton uses the term “National Resource” (line 50) most likely to emphasize

What objection to his argument does Hamilton anticipate in the passage?

The main purpose of the passage is to stress

Which choice best supports the answer to the previous question?

How does Hamilton organize his argument?

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

In the second paragraph, Hamilton implies that conflicts of interest among geographical regions

As used in line 27, “mischievous” most nearly means

The main relationship Hamilton highlights between the Northern and the Southern states is in terms of their

Which choice best describes Hamilton’s perspective on agriculture?

The author implies that a Northern confederacy would most likely engage in what kind of activity?

As used in line 26, the word “suppose” most nearly means

As used in line 60, the word “sensations” most nearly means

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

The author states that the competition of bordering nations

Which choice would most clearly undermine the author’s argument about the relations of bordering nations?

The author’s central claim in the passage is that

The author implies that a Southern confederacy would most likely engage in what type of behavior?

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

The main purpose of the passage is to

The author includes the example of Britain in order to

The author of Passage 2 implies that the author of Passage 1 does not

The central claim of the author of Passage 1 concerning the Confederation is that this form of government is historically

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

The authors of both passages would agree that the Constitution could provide

As used in line 20, the word “reckoning” most nearly means

The author of Passage 2 claims that public liberty is threatened by the majority’s abuse of power. This claim most clearly contrasts with t…

The author of Passage 1 uses the examples of ancient Greece and ancient Rome (line 22) most likely to

Which situation is most similar to the one described in lines 62-66 of Passage 2 (“Perhaps, in the progress... parent of oppression”)?

The author of Passage 2 states that the opinions of U. S. citizens are

As used in line 47 of Passage 2, the word “abridgement” most nearly means

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

The main purpose of the third paragraph (lines 22- 35), is to

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?

In line 48, the word “cultivate” most nearly means

Which of the following situations, if true, would significantly weaken Paine’s argument against Burke?

In the last sentence of the passage, Paine refers to “those who are concerned in the government” most likely to

Paine would most likely support which of the following 20th-century movements?

It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that both Paine and the Archbishop of Tholouse hope for

In line 64, the word “sowing” most nearly means

In the passage, Paine expresses the opinion that war is

It can reasonably be inferred that, at the onset of the French Revolution, Burke

Which choice best describes the author’s perspective on nature?

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

In paragraph 4 (line 52), the references to the Sequoias as kings and as “the noblest of a noble race” primarily serve to

It can reasonably be inferred from the discussion of the thousands of acres of Sequoia Forest (lines 36-38) that

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

The main purpose of the author’s comment about George Washington (lines 19-20) is most likely to

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

As used in line 21, “higher” more nearly means

A central claim in the passage is that

The main purpose of the passage is to

It can be inferred from the first paragraph that the author believes that people primarily are

The author of Passage 1 implies that in comparison to its past, present-day America

In presenting evidence supporting civil rights reform, both authors cite

In Passage 1, the quotation from Victor Hugo mainly serves to

According to Passage 2, the failure of the Senate to pass the Civil Rights Act would suggest that the

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

The stance taken by both authors is best described as that of

In their discussion of civil rights, the authors of Passage 1 and Passage 2 both claim that the issue

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

The author of Passage 2 characterizes the controversy surrounding civil rights reform as

As used in line 4, “divined” most nearly means

Which piece of evidence would best strengthen the assertion made in Passage 2 about the origin of the national discussion of rights?

Based on the passage, it can be inferred that the author would have been most critical of those who

As used in line 15, “reckless” most nearly means

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

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

The main purpose of the passage is to

The main purpose of the words “turmoil,” “heterogeneous,” and “antagonistic” (line 29) is most likely to

It can be inferred from the discussion of the movement of industry that the author believes that people have a natural tendency to

Which choice best describes the author’s perspective on individual limitation?

The author’s main claim about industrial development is that it

The main purpose of listing the assertions in the second paragraph (lines 8-18) is to

Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from

The authors of both passages claim that U.S. citizens have a duty to

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

What do both authors believe is the goal of education in a republic?

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

In Passage 1, the author uses the quote by Montesquieu (lines 29-31) mainly to support his assertion that

A central idea in Passage 2 is that education in the United States should

In Passage 2, the story about the Lacedemonians and Antipater primarily serves to

As used in line 59 of Passage 2, “prejudice” most nearly means

Based on the first passage, why does the author consider the books in the U.S. educational system improper?

In Passage 1, the author uses the terms “praise of liberty” and “illustrious heroes and statesmen” (lines 17-18) most likely to

The authors of both passages would agree that education in the United States should

In line 8, Stanton uses the phrase “we hold these truths to be self- evident” from the United States Declaration of Independence most likel…

It can be reasonably inferred from Passage 1 that the Declaration of Sentiments was created in part to do which of the following?

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

Which choice best describes the relationship between the two passages?

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

How do Stanton and Stone differ in their discussions of women’s equality?

Based on the passages, Stanton and Stone would most likely agree that

In the second paragraph of Passage 2 (lines 36-40), Stone refers to the founding of Oberlin College most likely in order to