SAT Practice Questions

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

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

Clarence Birdseye had previously worked in the Australian food industry.

However, the problem with this idea is that the plants producing the most attractive flowers do not usually have fruit which is  &nbsp…

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reference to the fact that Robert Falcon Scott enjoyed the time he spent living in the hut

Rand McNally made a lot of money by putting a map and a        in one publication

reference to how the Ross Island project has received attention from the media

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Which TWO statements are true about the conservation workers on Ross Island?

an explanation of how to see the huts without travelling to Antarctica

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The huts on Cape Adare are not as        as those on Ross Island and the workers have to be careful not to di…

a description of the process for preserving paper

The huts on Cape Adare are not as        as those on Ross Island and the workers have to be careful not to di…

what to do if your car broke down • the Michelin guide became popular mainly because it helped people select a     &nbs…

Harry Beck had previous experience of map-making when he produced a map of the underground.

finding economical       

People found the early maps of the London Underground easy to read.

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Male and female responses were more uniform than expected.

The study focused on participants' short-term reaction to receiving flowers.

Beck's first version of the underground map met with a positive reaction.

Participants were deliberately misled as to the aim of the study.

Receiving flowers had a notable effect on participants' mental capacities.

to raise their        . The interpretation of these signs was essential for the survival of

In the 1920s, maps for pilots helped improve safety records for flights.

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It was the high price of oil that stopped free maps being given out to the public.

The presence of flowers might indicate a potential source of        in a particular location, and primitive h…

a reason the early explorers left some objects behind

Which TWO statements are true about the conservation workers on Ross Island?

the company's Auto Trails Maps helped people explore roads through a particular        of the USA

Phyllis Pearsall was the first woman to produce a published map.

Which TWO research activities were carried out by Scott's expedition team?

the company was also responsible for giving        to American roads

Visitors to Antarctica must have a        to see the restored huts.

the kind of        the paths had

Which TWO research activities were carried out by Scott's expedition team?

The Touraide was organised according to the particular needs of each traveller.

the reason the trust decided to begin conservation work at Ross Island

had some        , which is evidence of their having had warm blood. There are two

At which place of higher learning did Young hold a teaching position?

All Young's written works were published in the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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It was also the result of general changes in manufacturing systems, as well as the spread of shops like      &nbsp…

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This development was partly due to inventions like the        .

Another mystery has concerned the ability of the pterosaur to fly despite its immense        , and the fact t…

Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make about garment assembly?

What was Professor Wilkinson's main problem, according to the third paragraph?

What name did Young give to a group of languages?

Today, despite the fact that the fashion industry originated in        , it has become a truly international …

The fact that Young's childhood brilliance continued into adulthood was normal.

Young was interested in a range of social pastimes.

What does 'it' in the last sentence refer to?

What was the subject of Thomas Young's first academic paper?

Young's advice was sought by several bodies responsible for local and national matters.

their        only. Another mystery has concerned the ability of the pterosaur to fly

It is possible that pterosaur species achieved their wing size as a result of the pteroid.

Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make about garment assembly?

The changes also led to the standardisation of sizes and        .

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Young suffered from poor health in his later years.

What did Professor Wilkinson discover about a bone in pterosaurs called a pteroid?

It is rare to find a fossil of a pterosaur that clearly shows its skeleton.

Other people have been referred to as 'the last man who knew everything'.

They are classed as        which were capable of flight, although, unlike modern species, they had some &nbsp…

What was the improvement to London roads on which Young's ideas were sought?

The reason for building the model was to prove pterosaurs flew for long distances.

Young's talents as a doctor are described as surpassing his other skills.

According to the writer, the main problem with the remote-controlled 'pterosaur' is that

Thanks to reptile fossils found in Brazil, we now know that the subspecies known as anhanguera had wings that were 12 metres across and tha…

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have great        . Thanks to reptile fossils found in Brazil, we now know that the

How many life stories did Thomas Young write for the Encyclopaedia Britannica?

Wilkinson has made several unsuccessful replicas of the pterosaur's head.

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Who inspired Young to enter the medical profession?

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Dingoes tend to hunt native animals rather than hunting other non-native predators.

The rate of internet use in Brooklyn is unlikely to increase in the near future

One limitation in the information produced by all of this research is that it

The migration of people from Asia to the Pacific

research which has proved that dingoes have resorted to eating young livestock

A group of professional researchers are in charge of the Brooklyn project.

The presence of dingoes puts the income of some people at risk.

The dingo replaced the        as the main predatory animal in Australia.

Citizen maps are sometimes made when        maps are unsatisfactory.

Australian animals reproduce at a slow rate as a natural way of avoiding        .

The Brooklyn project has experienced technical difficulties setting up the website

One goal of the mapping project is to help develop new        on food.

how dingoes ensure that rival species do not dominate

the way that the structure of dingo groups affects how quickly their numbers grow

The online map provides users with a store's name,        and details of its produce

Foxes and cats are more likely to hunt native animals when there are fewer        .

Dingoes have had little impact on the dying out of animal species in Australia.