SAT Comprehension

The quotation from Victor Hugo that appears early in Passage 1 serves primarily to

• address possible doubts about Dirksen's own background and expertise.

• outline traditional ideals that will make Dirksen's argument more appealing to a broad audience.

• set forward a broad principle that Dirksen then relates to an initiative that he supports.

• call attention to a source that motivated the struggle against racial prejudice.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

According to Dirksen in Passage 1, which of the following can be linked to the history of racial discrimination in the United States?

• Unwise Legislative compromises

• Conditions accepted by the nation's founders.

• False impressions of conditions in other countries.

• Misconceptions about the goals and abilities of minority groups.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

In Passage 2, Chisholm indicates that one stereotype about women is that

• women should not be allowed to occupy certain positions of authority.

• women possess interpersonal skills that are inferior to those of men.

• women's work responsibilities should mostly involve manual labor.

• women have prevented men from succeeding in administrative jobs.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

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

• Lines 41 - 43 (" If she .............. type?")

• Lines 45 - 49 ("Why is it ...................... Congress?")

• Lines 71- 72 ("More ............... female")

• Lines 77 - 80 ("Only ................ Representatives")

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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

As used in line 72, "occupy" most nearly means

• overtake.

• monopolize.

• revel in.

• possess.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

As used in line 98, "insensitive" most nearly means

• unreflecting.

• tough.

• violent.

• disloyal.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Chisholm in Passage 2 would most likely respond to the remarks on African Americans in lines 19 - 37 by pointing out that

• social progress for African Americans will necessarily be accompanied by progress for other groups that have faced discrimination.

• advocates for African American rights do not see many clear historical precedents for their efforts.

• improvements in the education of African Americans have not coincided with improvements in the education of women.

• high-achieving African Americans are by no means immune to gender-based discrimination.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

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

• Lines 58 - 61 (" But the truth ............. black")

• Lines 64 - 64 ("But it ................ exists")

• Lines 86 - 88 ("This was ............... with it")

• Lines 92 -95 (" As in ............. overnight")

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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

The primary purpose of each passage is to

• address and refute criticisms of new initiatives that will end specific forms of oppression.

• challenge the common historical understanding of ethnicity-related conflict in the United States.

• demonstrate the urgency of an issue to a seemingly hostile audience.

• offer a logical defense of a measure in support of a specific social group.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which choice best summarizes the relationship between the two passages?

• Passage 2 passionately addresses a form of social inequality that is not directly mentioned anywhere in Passage 1.

• Passage 2 proposes a measure that would serve as a complete replacement for a measure discussed in Passage 1.

• Passage 2 takes a personal approach to an issue that is presented without emotion in Passage 1.

• Passage 2 indicates the unlikelihood of achieving the social changes envisioned in Passage 1.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7