PSAT and SAT practice
In the context of the passage, (Mattie SIlver is Ethan's household employee), the author's use of the phrase "her light step flying to keep time with his long stride" (lines 5-6) is primarily meant to convey the idea that... A) Ethan and Mattie share a powerful enthusiasm B) Mattie strives to match the speed at which Ethan works C) Mattie and Ethan playfully compete with each other D) Ethan walks at a pace that frustrates Mattie
A) Ethan and Mattie share a powerful enthusiasm
paintings by Chinese landscape artists A) NO CHANGE B) Chinese landscape artists C) painters of chienese landscapes D) atrists
A) NO CHANGE
hydrant, A) NO CHANGE B) hydrant- C) hydrant: D) hydrant
B) hydrant-
The author refers to reed warbles and sparrows (line 53) primarily to... A) contrast the loggerhead turtle's migration patterns with those of other species B) provide examples of species that share one of the loggerhead turtle's abilities C) suggest that most animal species possess some ability to navigate long distances D) illustrate some way in which the ability to navigate long distances can help a species
B) provide examples of species that share one of the loggerhead turtle's abilities
The passage, (Turtles Use the Earth's Magnetic Field as Global GPS), most strongly suggests that Adelita used which of the following to navigate her 9,000 mile journey? A) The current of the North Atlantic gyre B) Cues from electromagnetic coils designed by Putman and Lohmann C) The inclination and intensity of Earth's magnetic field D) a simulated "magnetic signature" configured by Lohmann
C) The inclination and intensity of Earth's magnetic field
To make this paragraph most logical, sentence 3 (Kingman, however, departed from that tradition in a number of ways, mostly notably in that he chose to focus not on natural landscapes, such as mountains and rivers but on cities) should be placed where? A) where it is now B) before sentence 1 C) after sentence 1 D) after sentence 4
C) after sentence 1
vacated A) NO CHANGE B) evacuated C) departed D) retired
C) departed
Over the course of the passage, (Mattie SIlver is Ethan's household employee), the main focus of the narrative shifts from the... A) reservations a character has about a person he has just met to a growing appreciation that character has of the person's worth. B) ambivalence a character feels about his sensitive nature to the character's recognition of the advantages of having profound emotions. C) intensity of feeling a character has for another person to the character's concern that that intensity is not reciprocated D) value a character attaches to the wonders of the natural world to a rejection of that sort of beauty in favor of human artistry
C) intensity of feeling a character has for another person to the character's concern that that intensity is not reciprocated
The description in the first paragraph indicated that what Ethan values most about Mattie is her... A) fitness for farm labor B) vivacious youth C) receptive nature D) freedom from worry
C) receptive nature
Which choice provides the best evidence for the question, The description in the first paragraph indicated that what Ethan values most about Mattie is her... A) LInes 1-7 ("Mattie...farm") B) Lines 7-13 ("He had... anyhow") C) Lines 13-16 ("But it... hearth") D) Lines 17-21 ("She had... will")
D) Lines 17-21 ("She had... will")
Which choice provides the best evidence for the question, The passage, (Turtles Use the Earth's Magnetic Field as Global GPS), most strongly suggests that Adelita used which of the following to navigate her 9,000 mile journey? A) Lines 1-3 ("In 1996... way") B) Lines 32-34 ("Using... surface") C) Lines 58-60 ("In the wild... stars") D) Lines 70-73 ("Neither... it is")
D) Lines 70-73 ("Neither... it is")
It can reasonably be inferred from the passage and graphic that if scientists adjusted the coils to reverse the magnetic field simulating that in the East Atlantic, the hatchlings would most likely swim in which direction? A) Northwest B) Northeast C) Southwest D) Southeast
Northeast
