reading sat

the narrator of the passage can best be described as

• one of miss spivey's former students

• miss spivey's predecessor

• an anonymous member of the community

• miss spivey herself

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

in the passage, threestep is mainly presented as a

• summer retreat for vacationers

• small rural town

• town that is home to a prominent university

• comfortable suburb

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

it can reasonably be inferred from the passage that some of the people at the train station regard miss spivey's comment about the georgia heat with

• sympathy, because they assume that she is experiencing intense heat for the first time

• disappointment, because they doubt that she will stay in threestep for very long

• embarrassment, because they imagine that she is superior to them

• resentment, because they feel that she is minimizing their discomfort

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question

• lines 2-4 ("she stepped...angle")

• lines 8-11 ("i believe...else")

• lines 11-16 ("irritated...excitement")

• lines 18-20 ("she'd gone...london")

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

miss spivey most likely uses the phrase "fruitful intermission" (line 21) to indicate that

• she benefited from taking time off from her studies in order to travel

• her travels with janet miller encouraged her to start medical school

• her early years at boarding school resulted in unanticipated rewards

• what she thought would be a short break from school lasted several years

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

the interaction between miss spivey and ralphord serves mainly to

• suggest that miss spivey has an exaggerated view of what information should be considered common knowledge

• establish a friendly dynamic between the charming schoolchildren and their indulgent and doting new instructor

• introduce ralphord as a precious young student and miss spivey as a dismissive and disinterested teacher

• demonstrate that the children want to amuse miss spivey with their questions

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

in the third paragraph, what is the narrator most likely suggesting by describing miss spivey as having "wandered" (line 32) in one situation and "marched" (line 39) in another situation

• dewey, knowing miss spivey wasn't very confident in her ability to teach, instilled in her a sense of determination

• talking with dewey over coffee made miss spivey realize how excited she was to teach in the poorest, most remote corner of America

• after two years spent studying, miss spivey was anxious to start teaching and be in charge of her own classroom

• miss spivey's initial encounter with dewey's ideas was somewhat accidental but ultimately motivated her to decisive action

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

according to the passage, miss spivey ended up in threestep as a direct result of

• her friendship with janet miller

• attending college in new york city

• talking with a woman at the wpa

• miss chandler's retirement from teaching

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

in the passage, when miss spivey announces that she had seen camels, the students' reaction suggests that they are

• delighted

• fascinated

• baffled

• worried

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question

• lines 66-67 ("she looked...thought")

• lines 68-69 ("we all...up")

• lines 70-72 ("she means...room")

• lines 73-76 ("instead...right")

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1