SAT Practice Questions

The student wants to emphasize a difference between quintidi and decadi. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the n…

Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

The student wants to present a finding from the study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish…

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Which choice most effectively uses information from the given sentences to introduce Ole Bull to a new audience?

Which choice most logically completes the text?

Which quotation from Life Among the Paiutes most effectively illustrates the claim?

Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text?

Based on the text, what can be concluded about clothing made during the Ice Age?

North American ferrets are thought to have originally come from        .

extra threads of glass used to highlight the        of vessels

the procedure by which black-footed ferrets are taught to survive in the wild.

from the 15th century, Venetians used old techniques like        and thread-glass decoration

The        is the black-footed ferret's primary source of food throughout their time in North America.

They will have to prove that any advances gained do not come at the expense of the animal's        .

The Roman road network provided a safer way of transporting glass than previous methods.

According to Singer, what is the root of the problem?

As a result, anyone who is interested in using apes for        must first obtain the official go-ahead from t…

One country introduced        which went some way to protecting the apes.

Particularly valuable animals in captivity are more likely to be protected by law.

The black-footed ferret shares most characteristics with its relative, the        .

If people in Western countries, for example, learned to consider apes' needs, fewer apes would be captured for sale.

complex        were often added, as well as coloured accents

How does de Waal change the perspective of the animal rights discussion?

What is the writer's attitude to Francione's theory?

North America's last wild-born black-footed ferrets were taken into captivity.

A scheme for releasing captive-born black-footed ferrets into the wild was launched.

With the rise of the Roman Empire, glass objects became more common.

So researchers can now only work on projects that may lead to the acquisition of further        about the way…

An appeal for evidence of black-footed ferrets was published.

Roman glass vessels produced in the 1st century AD were restricted to simple designs.

reference to a site which is ideal for the release of black-footed ferrets into the wild.

Syrian glassmakers created many different types of objects by blowing glass.

The glassmakers of the early Roman Empire made copies of luxury Greek items.

Why does Stumpe refer to 'layman's terms'?

Efforts to save the black-footed ferret were officially announced as having failed.

mention of doubts about whether there was such an animal as a black-footed ferret.

The black-footed ferret first appeared in a scientific work.

By about 450 BC, glass had become as important as ceramics in Greece.

reasons for the sharp decrease in black-footed ferret populations.

high point of later Roman glassmaking can be seen in containers like the       

greater emphasis on glass having a        , lightness and transparency

If Francione's current idea was implemented,

The discovery of a single black-footed ferret led to renewed hope for the species.

de Waal highlights the need to give human rights to higher order animals.

Some people believe the campaign to grant human rights to the great apes does not go far enough. They want it to include other   …

some methods dating back to the Roman Empire continue to be a        for today's glassmakers

acceptance of        as a subject for serious study in the 19th century led to improvements in glassmaking te…

If GAP beliefs were implemented in the wild, the survival rate of the larger apes would increase.

Which of the following is equivalent to \(\dfrac{6x^{2} + 9x}{6x + 3}\)?

If \(\cos \frac{\pi}{3} = x - 1\), then what is the value of \(x\)?

If \((x - 1)(x - 2)(x + 3)(x + 4) = x^{4} + ax^{3} + bx^{2} + cx + d\) for all values of \(x\), what is the value of \(a\)?

If \(x - 2\) is a factor of \(x^{3} - kx^{2} + kx + 2\), where \(k\) is a constant, what is the value of \(k\)?

Which of the following is equivalent to \(\frac{x^{2} + 3x + 2}{x + 3}\)?

The measure of angle \(X\) is \(\frac{5}{18}\pi\) radians smaller than the measure of angle \(Y\). How much greater is the measure of angle…

If \(x\) is the degree measure of an angle between \(0^{\circ}\) and \(90^{\circ}\), and if \(\cos x^{\circ} = \frac{4}{5}\), what is the v…

For the figure shown, which of the following is true?

If \(x\) is the radian measure of an angle, where \(0 < x < \dfrac{\pi}{2}\) and \(\tan x = k\), which of the following is the value of \(\…

The polynomial \(p^{4} + 4p^{3} + 3p^{2} - 4p - 4\) can be written as \((p^{2} - 1)(p + 2)^{2}\). What are all the roots of the polynomial?

If \(\sin x^\circ = k\), which of the following must be true for all values of \(x\)?

The angle \(a\) is an acute angle. If \(\sin a = x\) and \(b = 90^{\circ} - a\), what is the value of \(\cos b\)?

In right triangle \(CDE\) above, \(\cos C = \frac{1}{2}\). If the hypotenuse is \(10\) centimeters long, what is the length of side \(d\)?

For a polynomial \(p(x)\), the values are \(p(2) = 1\) and \(p(4) = -1\). Which of the following must be true about \(p(x)\)?

If \(p(x) = 6x^{2} + 2x\), which of the following is a factor of \(p(x) - 4\)?

If the function \(f(x) = x^{3} - x^{2} + px - 3\) has a zero at \(x = 1\), what is the value of \(p\)?

If \(\frac{x^{2} + 1}{x + 1} = x - 1 + \frac{b}{x + 1}\) is true for all values of \(x\), what is the value of \(b\)?

In a unit circle with center \(O\), the length of arc \(AB\) is the value of \(\frac{\pi}{4}\). What is the tangent of \(\angle AOB\)?

Which of the following is equivalent to \(\dfrac{3x^{2} + 7x - 6}{9 - x^{2}}\) for \(x \neq -3\) and \(x \neq 3\)?

Which of the following could be the graph of \(y = (x - 1)(x + 2)(x - 4)\)?

In the figure above, circle \(A\) has a radius of \(3\). If the area of the shaded region is \(8\pi\), what fraction of the area of the cir…

If \(\sin x = \frac{3}{5}\) and \(\cos x < 0\), find \(\tan x\).

Which factored expression below is equivalent to \(x(2x - 4)(-x + 3)\)?

A right triangle has acute angles with measures \(a^{\circ}\) and \(b^{\circ}\). Which of the following must be true?

In a unit circle with center \(O\), the length of arc \(PQ\) is \(\frac{\pi}{6}\). What is \(\sin(\angle POQ)\)?

When the polynomial \(x^{4} - 3x^{3} - 7x^{2} + 7x + 2\) is divided by \(x + 2\), the quotient is \(x^{3} + Bx^{2} + Cx + 1\). Find the val…

If \(\frac{3x^{4} - 2x^{2} - 3}{x + 2} = A + \frac{B}{x + 2}\) is written in the equivalent form above, what is the value of \(B\)?

Triangle \(XYZ\) has a right angle at \(Y\). If \(\cos Z = \frac{3}{5}\), what is the value of \(\tan X\)?

Each circle shown in the \(xy\)-plane above has center \((-2, 2)\), and their radii are \(4\) and \(6\). What is the area of the shaded reg…

The binomial \(x + 3y\) is a factor of which of the following?

The function \(y = g(x)\) is graphed in the \(xy\)-plane above. Which of the following equations could describe \(g(x)\)?

In the figure above, \(MNPQ\) is a rectangle. Which of the following must be true?

What is the smallest positive value of \(c\) such that \(2\sin(4c^{\circ}) = \sqrt{3}\)?

In the figure above, \(\tan \theta = \dfrac{5}{12}\). What is the length of the ramp, in feet, if its height is \(7.5\) feet?

What is the remainder when \(x^{2} - 5x + 6\) is divided by \(x - 4\)?

If \(x + 2\) is a factor of the polynomial \(x^{3} + 14x^{2} + bx + 60\), what is the value of \(b\)?

The base of a pyramid has the same area as the base of a cylinder, and the cylinder is twice the height of the pyramid. What is the ratio o…

Points \(A\) and \(B\) lie on a unit circle, and arc \(AB\) has length \(\pi/4\). What fraction of the circumference of the circle is the l…

If \(\frac{16}{5} = a + \frac{1}{b + \frac{1}{c}}\) and \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\) are positive integers, what is the value of \(a + b + c\)?

\[ f(x) = (x - 3)(x^{2} - 4x + 3) \] How many distinct real zeros does the function \(f\), defined above, have?

Which of the following is equivalent to \(\dfrac{x^{2} + 5x + 5}{x + 5}\)?

Which of the following is a factor of \(6xy - 9y + 8x - 12\)?

The function \(f\) is defined by \(f(r) = (r - 4)(r + 1)^{2}\). If \(f(h - 3) = 0\), what is one possible value of \(h\)?

In the circle above, \(D\) is the center, \(AC\) is a diameter, and point \(B\) lies on the circle. If \(AB = BD\), what is the value of \(…

What is the \(y\)-coordinate of the \(y\)-intercept of the graph shown?

The solutions to \(x^{2} + px + 56 = 0\), where \(p\) is a constant, are \(r\) and \(s\). The solutions to \(x^{2} + 12x + 28 = 0\) are \(r…

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?