Experiences of Moving SAT Prep

In paragraph 1 of Passage 1, the narrator’s statement that “The words didn’t seem big enough to hold my new fate” serve to

•           A) highlight the tremendous impact the move will have on the narrator’s life
•           B) suggest that the weather will soon improve with the changing of the seasons
•           C) suggest that a cross-country move will be catastrophic for the author
•           D) show the ambivalence her family feels about moving to Tucson

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 In paragraph 3 of Passage 1, “espied” most nearly means

• dissected
• stalked
•  watched
• found

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3. The narrator of Passage 1 states that Ina Thorne “seemed to have emerged from the desert itself” because the woman

•           A) blends well with the colors of the desert
•           B) seems to have the ancient wisdom of the desert
•           C) appears to have lived in the desert for a long time
•           D) is startling and slightly dangerous

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

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4. It can be inferred from Passage 1 that the mountains

•           A) give the author a new perspective about her place in the world
•           B) remind the author of her hometown
•           C) mean different things to the author than they do to Ina
•           D) make the author feel closed in and trapped

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5. The author begins Passage 2 with “Imagine a girl” and “Let’s name her Sun-ah” in order to 

•           A) encourage the reader to wonder about the child’s real name
•           B) instill emotional distress in the reader
•           C) contrast the main character with everyone else in the passage
•           D) emphasize the strangeness of the girl’s circumstances

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

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6. Information from Passage 2 supports all of the following EXCEPT

•           A) Many other children will go through an ordeal similar to Sun-ah’s.
•           B) Sun-ah does not have a Korean birth certificate.
•           C) Sun-ah’s journey involves crossing the Pacific Ocean.
•           D) Thousands of parents arrive at O’Hare airport to greet Korean guardians.

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7. The phrase “the moist emotions triumph” in the last paragraph of Passage 2 indicates that

•          A) the man refused to cry in front of the child
•          B) Sun-ah has begun weeping again
•          C) the father could not hold back his tears
•          D) the family believes in showing great emotion

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8. Which of the following occurrences happens to the child in Passage 1, but NOT to the child in Passage 2?

•          A) A loss of familiar surroundings
•          B) A warning and reason for the move
•          C) A sense of the abruptness of the change
•          D) A very long trip to the new home

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9. The general tone of Passage 1 differs from that of Passage 2 in that the child in Passage 1 has a greater sense of

•          A) isolation and sadness
•          B) anger and self-pity
•          C) hopefulness and awe
•          D) confusion and indifference

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10. Which of the following is an event to the children in both passages?

•          A) Both children meet someone new after they arrive.
•          B) Both children know what their final destination will be.
•          C) Both children travel with relatives.
•          D) Both children travel to a new country.

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