SAT Practice Questions

The thylacine was a dog - like animal which had a        ..coat and was carnivorous.

Paragraph D

Opposition to the introduction of cane toads in Australia.

The fact that the mother tongue can disappear at a similar        is less well understood.

Which TWO of the following statements about composers and music does the writer make?

But there are many clear examples of their usefulness, such as the inter-dependent relationship between music and     &…

Which TWO of the following statements about composers and music does the writer make?

The process of cooking gets rid of some plant poisons.

Bilingual children can eventually apply reading comprehension strategies acquired in one language when reading in the other.

Research proves that learning the host country language at school can have an adverse effect on a child's mother tongue.

If this is limited, children are likely to lose the active use of their mother tongue, and thus no longer employ it even with   &…

Nicholas Appert put food into containers made of       

In paragraph D, which TWO of the following effects does the writer say the arts can have?

It follows that teenage children in these circumstances experience a sense of        in relation to all aspec…

Why does the writer refer to something that Goethe said?

Clarence Birdseye had previously worked in the Australian food industry.

Eating cooked food is more energy efficient than eating raw food.

Less than half the children who attend kindergarten in Toronto have English as their mother tongue.

What point is the writer making in the second paragraph?

a claim that artists may have no clear objective when creating a piece of art

A dramatist may use a        to draw our attention to various issues in society, for example some kind of inj…

an example of something that has an unintentional benefit for us

in 1855, the metal can opener replaced the        which had been used with a hammer to open cans

According to Darwin, cooking was the most significant development in human history.

This phenomenon depends to a certain extent on the proportion of people with the same linguistic background that have settled in a particul…

It has often been noted that bilingual children acquire the        to converse in the majority language remar…

The Foyer programme is to be adopted by the French education system.

But there are many clear examples of their usefulness, such as the inter-dependent relationship between music and     &…

a description of how artists hope to benefit other people

Appert's method resulted in preserved food that had the same taste and        as fresh food

Apart from these obvious practical benefits, there are other benefits that we gain from things, such as the      &…

Bilingual children are taught to tell the time earlier than monolingual children.

some food was still found to be edible after more than a hundred years, e.g. an old can of       

a comparison between the arts and things made to perform a particular function

Why are some people suspicious about mother tongue-based teaching programmes?

the development of equipment and larger       

Birdseye's trip with the not confirmed what he already believed about rapid freezing.

Peter Durand introduced cans which had the advantage of being        and hard to break

The writer believes that when young children have a firm grasp of their mother tongue

In paragraph D, which TWO of the following effects does the writer say the arts can have?

early methods of food preservation included: smoking, drying and combining food with acid or       

a claim that it's possible to convince the world that anything you have made is a work of art

the ability to keep        as writing developed

What is the only living member of the Antilocapridae sub-family?

The solar-powered houses on Rokko Island are uninhabited.

Energy-saving measures must now be included in the design of all new homes and improvements to buildings.

Section D

can endure very harsh environments

a detailed description of an experiment that led to photovoltaics being promoted throughout the country

Which species of Bovinae has now died out?

Section C

Photovoltaics are used to store electricity.

The whole-language approach relates letters to sounds.

Section F

What facilitates the movement of the sitatunga over wetland?

Which of the following features do all bovids have in common?

includes the ox and the cow

can usually move at speed

Research supports the theory that we read without linking words to sounds.

Section B

Many educators believe the whole-language approach to be the most interesting way to teach children to read.

What sort of terrain do barbary sheep live in?

Research has shown that the whole-word approach is less effective than the whole-language approach.

Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Australia all have strict goals with regard to greenhouse gas emissions.

Since the 1970s, the US government has provided continuous support for the use of photovoltaics on homes.

an explanation of the photovoltaics system

Section E

does not defend a particular area of land

In 1994, the Japanese government was providing half the money required for installing photovoltaics on homes.

the negative effects of using conventional means of generating electricity

They should not, however, ignore the ideas of        which make reading enjoyable for learners.

These critics believe that        is incompatible with student-centred learning.

In the teaching community,        question the usefulness of research into methods of teaching reading.

a reference to wealthy countries being prepared to help less wealthy countries have access to photovoltaics

In which region is the biggest range of bovids to be found?

may supplement its diet with meat

What is the smallest species of Bovid called?

Research has shown that phonics is more successful than both the whole-word and whole-language approaches.

examples of countries where electricity use is greater during the day than at night

Residential electricity use is the major source of greenhouse gas emission.

Most bovids have a preference for living in

the long-term benefits of using photovoltaics

In the future, teachers need to be aware of        so that they understand the importance of phonics.

The Manatuto project aimed to set up a

Public transport is leading the way in the application of fuel-cell technology.

In which year did farmers finally stop using chemicals on cotton crops in Punukula?

Fuel-cells can come in many sizes and can be used in power stations and in        as well as in vehicles.

While a fuel-cell lasts longer, some aspects of it are comparable to a       

Paragraph C

Bake the filters in the fire for a maximum period of       

Initially the farmers’ cotton yields were low.

o left        to soak in water

To be effective, the Flynn filters must

The oil company Statoil in Norway owns gas wells in other parts of the world.

What did the women of Punukula collect to make money?

Ford engineers predict that they will eventually design an almost        car.

o added in        form to soil

Flynn does not intend to patent his filter because he

Paragraph E

Paragraph D