SAT reading practice questions

On April 5, 1977, Kitty Cone and 150 other disability rights activists entered a San Francisco federal building. After pleading for years-to no effect-for the passage of key antidiscrimination legislation., __ until their demands were addressed. Finally, on April 28, the legislation was signed.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• pressure on lawmakers increased when the activists staged a sit-in protest

• a sit-in protest staged by the activists increased pressure on lawmakers

• lawmakers came under increased pressure when the activists staged a sit-in protest

• the activists increased pressure on lawmakers by staging a sit-in protest

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In assessing the films of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa,___ have missed his equally deep engagement with japan artistic tradition such as Noh theater

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• many critics have focused on Kurosawa's use of Western literary sources but

• Kurosawa's use of Western literary sources has been the focus of many critics, who

• there are many critics who have focused on Kurosawa's use of Western literary sources, but they

• the focus of many critics has been on Kurosawa's use of Western literary sources; they

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Based on genetic evidence, archaeologists have generally agreed that reindeer domestication began in the eleventh century CE. However, since uncovering fragments of a 2,000-year-old reindeer training harness in northern Siberia, ___may have begun much earlier.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• researcher Robert Losey has argued that domestication

• researcher Robert Losey's argument is that domestication

• domestication, researcher Robert Losey has argued

• the argument researcher Robert Losey has made is that domestication

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African American Percy Julian was a scientist and entrepreneur whose work helped people around the world to see. Named in 1999 as one of the greatest achievements by a US chemist in the past hundred years, _______ led to the first mass-produced treatment for glaucoma.

• Julian synthesized the alkaloid physostigmine in 1935; it

• in 1935 Julian synthesized the alkaloid physostigmine, which

• Julian’s 1935 synthesis of the alkaloid physostigmine

• the alkaloid physostigmine was synthesized by Julian in 1935 and

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In 1815, while in exile in Jamaica, Venezuelan revolutionary Simón Bolivar penned a letter praising England's republic government and expressing hope that Latin American nations seeking independence from Spain might achieve something similar. The letter was addressed to a local merchant, Henry Cullen: _ though, Bolivar's goal was to persuade political leaders from England and Europe to support his cause.

Which choice completes the texts with the most logical transition?

• additionally,

• ultimately,

• accordingly,

• consequently,

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exander Lawrence Posey (1873-1908) varied his focus and tone depending on the genre in which he was writing. In his poetry, he used heartfelt language to evoke the beauty and peacefulness of his natural surroundings; in his journalism, _he employed humor and satire to comment on political issues affecting his Muskogee Creek community. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

• by contrast,

• granted,

• similarly,

• that is,

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researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

-Species belonging to the Orchidaceae (orchid) family can be found in both tropical and temperate environments.

-Orchidaceae species diversity has not been well studied in temperate forests, such as those in Oaxaca, Mexico.

-Arelee Estefanía Muñoz-Hernández led a study to determine how many different Orchidaceae species are present in the forests of Oaxaca.

-Muñioz-Hernández and her team collected orchids each month for a year at a site in Oaxaca.

-Seventy-four Orchidaceae species were present at the site

The student wants to present the study and its findings. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• A study led by Arelee Estefanía Muñoz-Hernández identified a total of 74 Orchidaceae species in the temperate forests of Oaxaca,Mexico.

• -There are orchids in many environments, but there are 74 Orchidaceae species in Oaxaca, Mexico.

• Oaxaca, Mexico, is home to temperate forests containing 74 Orchidaceae species.

• Arelee Estefani Munoz-Hernandez and her team wanted to know how many different orchdaceae species are present in the forest of Oaxaca, Mexico, so they conducted a study to collect orchids

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:⁃

-The Azores is a group of islands about 470 miles off the coast of Portugal.

⁃ Historians have long believed that in the fifteenth century Portuguese mariners were the first humans to populate the Azores

-A 2015 study coauthored by Sofia Gabriel and Maria da Luz Mathias found that Vikings from Scandinavia may have populated the Azores as early as the ninth century.

-The researchers found a genetic connection between house mice in the Azores and house mice in Scandinavia.

-House mice may have traveled from Scandinavia to the Azores on Viking ships.

The student wants to specify who may have first populated the Azores, according to the 2015 study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• Historians have long believed that the first humans to populate the Azores, a group of islands about 870 miles off the coast of Portugal, arrived in the fifteenth century.

• Portuguese mariners may not have been the first humans to populate the Azores.

• In their 2015 study, the researchers found a genetic connection between house mice in the Azores and those in Scandinavia.

• According to a 2015 study, the first humans to populate the Azores may have been Vikings from Scandinavia, not mariners from Portugal as previously believed.

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

-One of history's greatest libraries was the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, Iraq

• It was founded in the eighth century with the goal of preserving all the world's knowledge

⁃ Scholars at the House of Wisdom collected ancient and contemporary texts from Greece, India, and elsewhere and translated them into Arabic.

-Writings included those of the Greek philosopher Aristotle and the Indian mathematician Aryabhata.

-The House of Wisdom used Chinese papermaking technology to create paper versions to be studied and shared.

The student wants to explain how the House of Wisdom preserved the world's knowledge. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• The House of Wisdom was known for bringing together knowledge from around the world, including from Greece, India, and China

• Founded in irag in the eighth century, the House of Wisdom employed many scholars as translators

• Writings from the Greek philosopher Aristotle and the Indian mathematician Aryabhata were preserved at the House of Wisdom

• The House of Wisdom collected writings from different countries and created paper versions in Arabic to be studied and shared

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In her poetry collection Thomas and Beulah, Rita Dove interweaves the titular characters’ personal stories with broader historical narratives. She places Thomas’s journey from the American South to the Midwest in the early 1900s within the larger context of the Great Migration. ______ Dove sets events from Beulah’s personal life against the backdrop of the US Civil Rights Movement. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

• Specifically,

• Thus,

• Regardless,

• Similarly,

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