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WorksheetsSAT Prep Passage 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which choice best summarizes the passage?
A woman weighs the positive and negative aspects of accepting a new job.
A woman does not correct a stranger who mistakes her for someone else.
A woman impersonates someone else to seek revenge on an aquaintance.
A woman takes an immediate dislike to her new employer.
In line 2, "turn" most nearly means
slight movement.
change in rotation.
short walk.
course correction.
The passage most clearly implies that other people regarded Lady Carlotta as
outspoken.
tactful.
ambitious.
unfriendly.
Which choice provides the the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 10-14 ("Certain...business")
Lines 22-23 ("It is...lady")
Lines 23-26 ("On this...her")
Lines 30-32 ("She...train")
The description of how Lady Carlotta "put the doctrine of non-interference into practice" (lines 14-15) mainly serves to
foreshadow her capacity for deception.
illustrate the subtle cruelty in her nature .
provide a humorous insight into her character.
explain a surprising change in her behavior.
In line 55, "charge" most nearly means
responsibility.
attack.
fee.
expense.
The narrator indicates that Claude, Wilfred, Irene, and Viola are
similar to many of their peers.
unusually creative and intelligent.
hostile to the idea of a governess.
more educated than others of their age.
The narrator implies that Mrs. Quabarl favors a form of education that emphasizes
traditional values.
active engagement.
artistic experimentation.
factual retention.
As presented in the passage, Mrs. Quabarl is best described as
superficially kind but actually selfish.
outwardly imposing but easily defied.
socially successful but irrationally bitter.
naturally generous but frequently imprudent.
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 49-50 ("How...careless")
Lines 62-68 ("I wish...memory")
Lines 70-73 ("I shall...Russian")
Lines 77-82 ("She was...apologetic")
