PSAT/SAT PRACTICE TEST 3 reading section 31-41

31 As used in line 21, "common" most nearly means

• average

• shared

• coarse

• similar

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

32 It can be inferred that the authors of Passage 1 believe that running a household and raising children...

• are rewarding for men as well as for women.

• yield less value for society than do the roles performed by men.

• entail very few activities that are difficult or unpleasant.

• require skills similar to those needed to run a country or a business.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

33 Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous questions?

• Lines 4-6 ("they are...representation")

• Lines 13-17 ("If the...sanction")

• Lines 25-30 ("Is it...home")

• Lines 30-35 ("And...manner")

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

34 According to the author of Passage 2, in order for society to progress, women must...

• enjoy personal happiness and financial security

• follow all currently prescribed social rules

• replace men as figures of power and authority

• receive an education comparable to that of men

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

35 As used in line 50, "reason" most nearly means...

• motive

• sanity

• intellect

• explanation

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

36 In passage 2, the author claims that freedoms granted by society's leaders have...

• privileged one gender over the other

• resulted in a general reduction in individual virtue

• caused arguments about the nature of happiness

• ensured equality for all people

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

37 Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

• Lines 41-45 ("Contending...virtue")

• Lines 45-47 ("truth...practice')

• Lines 65-66 ("If so...rest")

• Lines 72-78 ("Consider...happiness")

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

38 In lines 61-65, the author of Passage 2 refers to a statement made in Passage 1 in order to...

• call into question the qualifications of the authors of Passage 1 regarding gender issues

• dispute the assertion made about women in the first sentence of Passage 1

• develop her argument by highlighting what she sees as flawed reasoning in Passage 1

• validate the concluding declarations made by the authors of Passage 1 about gender roles

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CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

39 Which best describes the overall relationship between Passage 1 and Passage 2?

• Passage 2 strongly challenges the point of view in Passage 1

• Passage 2 draws alternative conclusions from the evidence presented in Passage 1

• Passage 2 elaborates on the proposal presented in Passage 1

• Passage 2 restates in different terms the argument presented in Passage 1

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

40 The authors of both passages would most likely agree with which of the following statements about women in the eighteenth century?

• Their natural preferences were the same as those of men

• They needed a good education to be successful in society

• They were just as happy in life as men were

• They generally enjoyed fewer rights than men did

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8