3.The authors indicate that people value gift-giving because they feel it ...

can serve to strengthen a relationship.

10. Graph after the passage gives evidence that gift-givers base predictions of how much a gift will be appreciated on

the monetary value of the gift.

1. The authors most likely use the examples in the lines ("Every...showers") to highlight the...

regularity with which people shop for gifts.

11. The authors would attribute the differences in gift-giver and recipient mean appreciation as shown in the graph to

an inability to shift perspective.

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SAT Practice Reading Comprehension (Non-Fiction)

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6. The passage indicates that the assumption made by gift-givers may be ...
unreasonable.
incorrect.
insincere.
substantiated.
2
4. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
"Although...unfounded"
"People...own"
"Many...peers"
"Research...perspectives"
3
9. The authors refer to work by Camerer and others in order to ...
question a motive.
introduce an argument.
support a conclusion.
offer an explanation.
4
3.The authors indicate that people value gift-giving because they feel it ...
functions as a form of self-expression.
requires the gift-recipient to reciprocate.
is an inexpensive way to show appreciation.
can serve to strengthen a relationship.
5
2. In the first paragraph, the word "ambivalent" most nearly means
apprehensive.
supportive.
conflicted.
unrealistic.
6
7. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
"Perhaps...consideration"
"In...relations"
"As...consideration"
"According...relationship"
7
8. As used in paragraph five, "convey" most nearly means ...
transport
communicate
exchange
counteract
8
10. Graph after the passage gives evidence that gift-givers base predictions of how much a gift will be appreciated on
the appreciation level of the gift-recipients.
the monetary value of the gift.
the monetary value of the gift.
their relationship with the gift-recipients.
9
1. The authors most likely use the examples in the lines ("Every...showers") to highlight the...
number of special occasions involving gift-giving.
regularity with which people shop for gifts.
anxiety gift shopping causes for consumers.
recent increase in the amount of money spent on gifts.
10
11. The authors would attribute the differences in gift-giver and recipient mean appreciation as shown in the graph to
a growing opposition to gift-giving.
a misunderstanding of intentions.
an inability to shift perspective.
an increasingly materialistic culture.
11
5. The "social psychologists" mentioned in paragraph 2 would likely describe the "deadweight loss" phenomenon as ...
unprecedented.
disturbing.
predictable.
questionable.

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