SAT Reading Diagnostic 1-B

This passage is mainly about

• a single, rich main moving into a new neighborhood

• a husband and a wife who disagree about their daughters

• a concerned mother who feels pressure to provide a secure future for her daughters

• a wife who can't communicate her true feelings to her husband

The main purpose of the opening sentence of the passage is to

• provide a contrast to the dialogue between the Bennets

• state an ethical principle which the characters should live by

• reveal society's prejudice again the rich

• share social convention which will be illustrated by the Bennet's conversation

Which of the following best describes the narrator's point of view based upon lines 4-9

• humorously mocking humankind

• humbly pointing out flaws in society

• aggressively detailing erroneous thinking

• unreliably describing life in a small community

The use of the phrase "rightful property" in line 8, mostly nearly implies that

• single men had few rights when the story was written

• women view men as a means to financial security

• marriage laws were oppressive and dehumanizing

• women gave up all their rights when they married

Mr. Bennet's manner of addressing her husband suggests

• an ill-concealed dislike for him

• a confidence in her knowledge over his

• a lack of interest in her husband's opinion

• `a belief that she is vastly superior to her husband

Which lines provide the best evidence for the answer to question 5?

• lines 17-21 ("Do not you want to ...invitation enough")

• lines 22-30 ("Why, my dear, ... one of them")

• lines 34-40 ("Oh! single, my dear ... one of them")

• lines 39-44 ("how can you be . . . one of them")

Mrs. Bennet considers the new occupant of Netherfield

• somewhat pretentious because of his arrival in a chaise and four

• an interesting young man born of the right kind of family

• a person who could make one of her daughters very happy

• a person to be manipulated according to her design

As used in line 67, "over-scrupulous" most nearly means

• obsessed with minor details

• too strict a regard for what is right

• overly critical of others

• hones to a fault

Which lines provide the best evidence for the answer to question 8?

• Lines 56-57 ("in such . . . thin of")

• 61-62 ("But consider . . . them")

• 65-66 ("Indeed . . . do not")

• 73-74 ("I desire . . . the others")

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In lines 85-86, Mr. Bennet's use of the phrases "high respect" and "my old friends" reveal that his tone is

• intensely critical

• lightheartedly sarcastic

• optimistically merry

• pointedly callous