SAT Practice Test #4 - Section 1 - Passage 1

Question 1

...which choice best describes the current financial situation in many major American cities?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 2

As used in line 50, “bearing” most nearly means

Accepted Answer

A

Question 3

The narrator indicates that many previous explorers seeking the North Pole have

Accepted Answer

A

Question 4

The author of the passage would most likely consider the information in chart 1 to be

Accepted Answer

B

Question 5

Chart 2 suggests which of the following about population change in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

D

Question 6

According to chart 2, the years 2000–2010 were characterized by

Accepted Answer

A

Question 7

The sentence in lines 10-13 (“For years... other”) mainly serves to

Accepted Answer

C

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

D

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A

Question 10

Over the course of the passage, the narrator’s attitude shifts from

Accepted Answer

C

Question 11

In line 34, “flat” is closest in meaning to

Accepted Answer

A

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A

Question 13

As used in line 49, “take the slightest interest in” most nearly means

Accepted Answer

D

Question 14

Which choice best summarizes the first paragraph of the passage (lines 1-35)?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 15

As used in lines 1-2, “not readily verifiable” most nearly means

Accepted Answer

D

Question 16

The passage implies that American cities in 1974

Accepted Answer

C

Question 17

The question the narrator asks in lines 30-31(“Will it... railway”) most nearly implies that

Accepted Answer

D

Question 18

...members of which group moved away from central-city areas in large numbers in early 2000s?

Accepted Answer

D

Question 19

As used in line 68, “conducted” is closest in meaning to

Accepted Answer

A

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

C

Question 21

Which choice best describes the narrator’s view of his expedition to the North Pole?

Accepted Answer

B

Questions 21