SAT Practice Questions

The government created a mounted        to secure western land.

Paragraph F

Last year the high number of        doctors gave their patients highlights the fact that insomnia is a seriou…

People suffering from insomnia are easily recognisable.

the suggestion that sleep allows us to get rid of insignificant information

Politicians linked Western Canada's potential to increase agricultural output to the        crop consumed in …

In the first paragraph, what did the children in the experiment have to do?

on the phone by debit or credit card, or in cash to the       

1982: a complete        was made

next to a stone       

100 BC: invaded by Romans - trade in grain, olives and       

a statue of a Roman        was found

the        was the first place to be excavated

Which TWO things make Veggieblocks different from Bitublocks?

evidence of a        industry was found

Adele thinks the research into the hospital was included in the article to show

Which TWO things make Veggieblocks different from Bitublocks?

What does Adele think is the most innovative aspect of the manufacture of Bitublocks?

Refrigerator:

Oven:

a number of        were discovered

Northern California:

Cooking for Two:

Budget Feasts:

any single item weighing more than        kg

Italy:

for fifteen boxes and one violin sent from the UK to       

What insight did Ray get from reading about the hospital building?

the cost would be about £       

has sculptures of       

anything in containers made of       

1706: French explorer believed the site was the remains of a       

What do both Adele and Ray say about the manufacture of Bitublocks?

Adele read the article about Bitublocks because

Ray was surprised to read that the Bitublocks are so

New Orleans:

photocopy of       

Utensil cabinet:

Variations on a Theme:

Which TWO things about the future of the construction industry do Adele and Ray agree on?

Demonstration kitchen:

The company will transport some electrical goods, e.g. a computer, and a        .

Which TWO things about the future of the construction industry do Adele and Ray agree on?

organisation of       

any        (for security reasons) or foods

delivery on       

inhabitants came here to collect       

Because not all information can be conveyed, translations are best judged according to their        .

What does Jared Diamond blame for the lack of vegetation on Easter Island?

1865–1870: Carnegie realised that changing engineering needs would require a greater demand for        .

contrasting attitudes towards translators

Which THREE of the following points are mentioned by the writer?

1835–1855: Carnegie educated himself through books, theatrical performances and        .

Carnegie prevented his workers from joining unions.

What is suggested about rats on Easter Island in the fifth paragraph?

reinvesting profit and sometimes borrowing money from       

Which THREE of the following points are mentioned by the writer?

focuses on meaning without necessarily using the original grammatical structures

follows the original grammatical structures as required by the target language

Which THREE of the following points are mentioned by the writer?

A smaller workforce was required at the Homestead factory after Carnegie took control.

The way that rats arrived on Easter Island is still to be established.

looks at important cultural aspects of language use

there was no        around, which would have helped with their construction. Roggeveen did not

Carnegie's provision of funds for libraries was limited to those in the United States.

The writer's purpose in this article is to

1855–1865: Carnegie became        to Thomas A Scott at Pennsylvania Railroad.

focuses on reproducing the content accurately

Archaeologists removed valuable artefacts from the island.

the effect that a client's requirements have on the nature of a translation

arranging future        and innovations for factories

Translation attempts to create a target-language text displaying        with a source text.

What do Hunt and Lipo suggest about the population of Easter Island?

In the 1890s Carnegie negotiated with his competitors.

Smallpox continued to affect Easter Island's inhabitants for centuries.

Someone dubbing a film may give relatively low value to        .

and there was no evidence of successful        on the island.

1835–1855: Carnegie found employment in the same workplace as his        .

poor quality of the local inhabitants'        ; Roggeveen wondered how the people had managed to

survive long trips. At the time of Roggeveen's visit, he observed that the people were living in       

Carnegie blamed Frick for the violent workers' strike in 1892.

A business-letter or scientific translator need not consider the text's        aspects.

Flenley responds to Hunt and Lipo's theory by

Carnegie believed that the USA offered more opportunities than European countries did.

It remains open to question whether Easter Island was once covered in forest.

Erich von Däniken's claims were briefly accepted by some sections of society.

In 1873 Carnegie managed a rail-manufacturing business by reducing        .

Parents and children in the Middle Ages behaved much as they do today.

1582

1518

A person's opinion of their workspace may influence how well they perform at work.

an example of warlike play approved by grown-ups

an example of how children created their own toys

Provides        when standing near trees

1908

Paragraph C

Paragraph A

All staff carried out normal duties during the day without much        Later in the day participants were ass…

Little is known about adult attitudes to children's play in the Middle Ages.

Paragraph B