SAT Reading practice 1

The main purpose of the opening sentence of the passage is to

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

The reference to "shade" and "darkness" at the end of the first paragraph mainly have which effect?

Which choice best summarizes the passage

The sixth paragraph (lines 67-68) is primarily concerned with establishing a contrast between

The passage indicates that, after a long day of work, the narrator sometimes found his living quarters to be

Stanton claims that which of the following was a relatively recent historic development?

The central problem that Stanton describes in the passage is that women have been

As used in line 36, "best" most nearly means

Stanton contends that the situation she describes in the passage has become so dire that even men have begun to

At the end of the second paragraph, the comparisons of abstract qualities to a lynx and a snake mainly have the effect o

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

The passage indicates that Edward Crimsworth's behavior was mainly caused by his

As used in line 24, "rule" most nearly refers to

The passage indicates that when the narrator began working for Edward Crimsworth, he viewed Crimsworth as a

It can reasonably be inferred that "the strong-minded" (line 32) was a term generally intended to

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

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

During the course of the first paragraph, the narrator's focus shifts from

Stanton uses the phrase "high carnival" (line 15) mainly to emphasize what she sees as the