SAT Practice - Science

Which choice best describes the author's tone in describing the research described in paragraph six?

Objective

Which of the following types of evidence is relied upon in passage 1 but not in passage 2? - Scientific studies

Passage 1 ends by describing a scientific study, while passage 2 does not include one.

The authors of passage 1 and 2 would likely agree about which of the following characters of mental time travel? - That it is a sophisticated cognitive ability.

Both passages describe mental time travel as a complex, or sophisticated, process.

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

Lines 19-20("Viruses...life")

The author of passage 1 would likely use which of the following terms to describe Santino's ability to recall past events? - Retrospection

Passage 1 describes judgements based on past experience as retrospection.

The author of passage 2 indicates that Santino's use of episodic memory is most evidenced by his - ability to recall past experiences

The passage characterizes Santino's likely memory of having failed to hit tourists with rocks as an example of episodic memory.

According to passage 2, which choice best summarizes the relationship between episodic and semantic memory? - Episodic memory relies on personal experiences while semantic memory relies on fact recollection.

The passage emphasizes the individual nature of episodic memory.

Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from

The presentation of a question to an analysis of factors affecting its answer.

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? - lines 50-53

These lines describe the differences between semantic and episodic memory by defining them.

In the first paragraph of passage 2, the use of the words "mischief," "clever," and "fooled" serves mainly to - call attention to Santino's advanced cognitive abilities

These words emphasize the advanced qualities, usually associated with humans, that Santino has developed.

As used in line 10, "pivotal" most nearly means - critical

This choice is the best answer. In this context, "pivotal" most nearly means "critical," or important. The sentence describes the widespread nature of this early-developing trait, emphasizing its importance.

Over the course of passage 1, the main focus shifts from - An explanation of mental time travel to a description of a study about its neurological basis.

This choice is the best answer. The passage begins by explaining mental time travel and concludes by describing a scientific study of the neurological factors that explain it.

It can reasonably be inferred from passage 1 that, in humans, the existence of mental time travel is - a universal characteristic.

This choice is the best answer. The passage states that mental time travel is a defining trait of humans, implying that this concerns all humans.

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question - lines 9-10

This choice is the best answer. These lines describe the ubiquity of mental time travel, stating that is is evident "across cultures."

What does the author imply about viruses in paragraph five?

Viruses' lack complex system means that they fail to meet the standards for life.

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

Which lines 42-44(A virus...virus"

The author implies that viruses are not considered living primarily because they are not

capable sustaining life without a host organism.

The words "emergent," line 43, and "verge," 47, in paragraph five primarily serve to

characterize the relationship of viruses to life.

The main purpose of the passage is to

explore reasons why a definition is ambiguous.

The "rock," line 28, primarily serves to provide an example of an item that

is easy to classify, unlike a virus.

The author uses the information in lines 48-62 mainly to support the assertion that

researchers have recently shown that viruses are closer to being alive than previously thought.

As used in line 7, "profoundly most nearly means

extremely.