SAT Practice 1

Which choice best summarizes the passage?

• A character's arrival at her family's ink shop sparks fond memories of her favorite aunt.

• A character's surprise visit leads to a happy reunion at her family's ink shop.

• A character comes to understand her father's ambitions while visiting her family's ink shop.

• A character's visit to her family's ink shop deepens her appreciation of her family's work.

A main theme of the passage is that

• family relationships should be nurtured.

• quality is achieved through deliberate effort.

• hard work results in material compensation .

• creativity needs to be expressed concretely

Throughout the passage, the narrator is portrayed as someone who is

• reserved around unfamiliar people.

• attuned to her immediate surroundings.

• sympathetic to the needs of others.

• anxious about her responsibilities.

It can be most reasonably inferred from the passage that Old Widow Lau's reluctance to stay for tea is

• feigned, because she is not genuinely firm in her resolve.

• inconsiderate, because the family has been planning her visit.

• appropriate, because the shop is unusually busy

• ill-advised, because she is exhausted from the journey.

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

• Lines 1-4 ("At last ... first")

• Lines 11-15 ("And he ... customers")

• Lines 15-18 ("Old ... leave")

• Lines 19-21 ("Then ... ourselves")

The narrator indicates that the contrast between the ink-making studio at Immortal Heart village and her family's ink shop is that the ink shop

• displays the family's ink more impressively.

• is more conveniently located for the public.

• provides greater individual attention to customers.

• offers a larger space for presenting products.

Based on the artistic philosophy expressed in the fourth paragraph (lines 46-59), it is reasonable to infer that Precious Auntie would consider a hastily written first draft of a story to be

• emotionally raw and powerful.

• creatively satisfying for the author

• essentially worthless in and of itself.

• inappropriately analytical for a piece of art.

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

• Lines 46-48 ("As he ... meaning")

• Lines 49-50 ("Good ... bottle")

• Lines 52-55 ("You simply ... spawn")

• Lines 57-59 ("You push ... mind")

As used in line 59, "matches" most nearly means

• competes against.

• corresponds with.

• runs counter to.

• treats equally.

As used in line 68, "clean" most nearly means

• complete.

• skillful.

• distinct.

• upright.