SAT Practice ELA

If all this extra water is diverted directly into a stream channel, several important changes will occur.

What is the meaning of the word diverted as it is used in the sentence?

• pushed

• sped forward

• brought together

• redirected

Based on the information in paragraph 8, what inference can be drawn about water movement in cities?

• Natural waterways have disappeared.

• Natural waterways are overloaded with rainwater.

• There are fewer natural waterways now than in the past.

• Flooding is caused when man-made waterways overflow.

As he sat on the grass and looked across the river, a dark hole in the bank opposite, just above the water's edge, caught his eye, and dreamily he fell to considering what a nice, snug dwelling-place it would make for an animal with few wants and fond of a bijou riverside residence, above flood level and remote from noise and dust.

What does the word remote mean as it is used in the sentence?

• bothered

• delayed

• isolated

• reserved

What does the word gingerly mean as it is used in the sentence?

• angrily

• carefully

• clumsily

• quickly

Which of the following sentences uses correct subject-verb agreement?

• The team of players are ready for their game.

• The team of players is ready for their game.

• The team of players were ready for their game.

• The team of players have been ready for their game.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'The team of players is ready for their game' because 'team' is a singular subject, so it requires a singular verb 'is'.

What type of question is this?

• Information & Ideas

• Craft and Structure

• Expression of Ideas

• Standard English Convenstions

Workers carved sandstone from the hillside for walls and salvaged floor tiles from the ruins of an old Spanish fort.

What does the word salvaged mean as it is used in the sentence?

• abandoned

• harmed

• increased

• recovered

It's easy to see why the Old Point Loma Lighthouse was taken out of service after only 36 years - heavy fog would often obscure the light.

How does the photograph help the reader understand the word obscure as it is used in the caption?

• It shows the lighthouse is blurred.

• It shows bad weather in the area.

• It shows how old the lighthouse it.

• It shows that the light is hard to see.

He rode through the streets demurely enough, but on reaching the open country roads his spirits broke forth into wild jubilation, and, urging the butcher's horse to full gallop, he dashed away in true cowboy fashion.

What does the word jubilation mean in the sentence?

• boldness

• joyfulness

• playfulness

• sadness

What does the word rebellion mean as it is used in the sentence?

• activity

• change

• opposition

• retreat