SAT Reading Charts and Graphs

Which claim about traffic congestion is supported by the graph?

• New York City commuters spend less time annually delayed by traffic congestion than the average for very large cities.

• Los Angeles commuters are delayed more hours annually by traffic congestion than are commuters in Washington, D.C.

• Commuters in Washington, D.C., face greater delays annually due to traffic congestion than do commuters in New York City.

• Commuters in Detroit spend more time delayed annually by traffic congestion than do commuters in Houston, Atlanta, and Chicago.

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Which statement best summarizes the information presented in the graph?

• Far more people around the world own computers and cell phones today than in 2005.

• The number of people sharing digital information has more than tripled since 2005.

• The volume of digital information created and shared has increased tremendously in recent years.

• The amount of digital information created and shared is likely to be almost 8 zettabytes in 2015.

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According to the graph, which statement is true about the amount of digital information projected to be created and shared globally in 2012?

• Growth in digital information creation and sharing was projected to be wildly out of proportion to growth in 2011 and 2013E.

• The amount of digital information created and shared was projected to begin a new upward trend.

• The amount of digital information created and shated was projected to peak.

• The amount of digital information created and shared was projected to pass 2 zettabytes for the first time.

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Which statement about the effect of hibernation on the seven bears is best supported by the graph?

• Only one of the bears did not experience an appreciable change in its total plasma cholesterol level.

• Only one of the bears experienced a significant increase in its total plasma cholesterol level.

• All of the bears achieved the desirable plasma cholesterol level for humans.

• The bear with the lowest total plasma cholesterol level in its active state had the highest total plasma cholesterol level during hibernation.

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According to the graph, when the focus of the question was on their own actions, scientists

• were more likely to admit that a study was wrong if they were more suspicious of other work.

• correctly assumed that admitting that a study was wrong would not lead to an increase in suspicion of their work.

• incorrectly assumed that admitting that a study was wrong would lead others to be more suspicious of their work.

• were less likely to admit that a study was wrong if they were more suspicious of other work.

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Which of the following is best supported by the graph?

• Scientists believed that others would view them as much less honest if they admitted to wrongness.

• Scientists were slightly less likely to view others as honest if they did not admit to wrongness.

• Scientists were much more likely to view others as honest if they admitted to wrongness.

• Scientists were slightly more likely to view others as honest if they did admit to wrongness.

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Which of the following best summarizes the data in the graph?

• The average wind speed increases steadily between 5:00 am and midnight.

• The average wind speed more than doubles from 18:00 to 22:00.

• The average wind speed is lowest between 3:00 and 5:00.

• The average wind speed is highest between 20:00 and 22:00.

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Which of the following best summarizes information displayed in the scatter plot above?

• The world records set between 2000 and 2010 were all faster than what the line of best fit predicts.

• The world record time in 2050, in seconds, is predicted by the line of best fit to be less than half what it was in 1910.

• The world records set between 1980 and 1995 were all faster than what the line of best fit predicts.

• Since 1900, the world record has never gone more than 15 years without being lowered.

Which of the following conclusions cannot be drawn from the graph above?

• The two Americas account for a combined 29% of the world’s landmass.

• Half of the earth’s surface area is covered by Asia and Africa.

• The landmass of Africa is approximately the same size as the combined landmass of Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

• Asia is approximately 50% larger, based on landmass, than Africa.

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Which of the following best describes the information in the graph?

• The average holder of any type of college degree is less than half as likely to be unemployed as is the average person who has not completed high school.

• For every level of education, as education increases the unemployment rate decreases.

• As the level of education increases, the unemployment rate and the median weekly income are positively correlated.

• The median holder of an associate’s degree earns more than twice as much per week as the median person who has not completed high school.

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