Which choice best describes what takes place in the opening paragraph?

One character expresses dismay over another's proposed course of action.

Considered together, the two maps support which of the following conclusions?

Some correlation exists between interest in soccer and political beliefs

In the passage, the author anticipates which of the following objections to his argument?

Some conservatives are fans of soccer

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

Lines 38-45 ("Had Lydia's...scorned")

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

Lines 109-112 ("There are...war")

The main purpose of the third paragraph (lines 37-54) is to

show that some political leaders view soccer as a threat to American values

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

Lines 15-19 ("She was...place")

The expression "a sister's frailty" (line 34) refers to Elizabeth's sister's

moral weakness in running away with a man

The map of the strongest Red and Blue states indicates what about the distribution of political beliefs in the US?

Strongly Republican states tend to be located away from the coasts

Which outcome does Mrs. Bennet most fear from her husband's decision?

It will reflect badly upon the family's reputation

The main purpose of the passage is to

use attitudes toward soccer as a framework for understanding globalization

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New SAT Reading practice questions. Readings: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (excerpt) and "How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization" by Franklin Foer. Taken from Barron's PSAT prep book.

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Questions 16

Answers

1
According to the passage, Mr. Darcy feels contempt for
Lydia's future husband
secrets that are entrusted to him
Elizabeth's confession to him
the hastiness of Lydia's marriage
2
As used in line 1, "employed" most nearly means
occupied themselves with
provided work to
made use of
devoted time to
3
Which choice best describes what takes place in the opening paragraph?
One character expresses dismay over another's proposed course of action.
Two characters reach a compromise about how to treat a third character.
Two characters agree to disagree about the resolution of a crisis.
One character acquiesces readily to a decision made by another character
4
Considered together, the two maps support which of the following conclusions?
Some correlation exists between interest in soccer and political beliefs
No correlation exists between interest in soccer and political beliefs
None of the most Republican-leaning states are interested in soccer
All of the most Democratic-leaning states love soccer
5
As used in line 57, "intelligence" most nearly means
intellect
news
comprehension
espionage
6
As used in line 15, "alive" most nearly means
in existence
animated
living
aware
7
In the passage, the author anticipates which of the following objections to his argument?
Soccer is more popular in the US than it is in India and Australia
Some conservatives are fans of soccer
The author has confused causation and correlation
Soccer is growing in popularity in the US
8
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 30-32 ("There were...depended")
Lines 35-38 ("Not, however...between them")
Lines 38-45 ("Had Lydia's...scorned")
Lines 20-23 ("Elizabeth was now...sister")
9
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 14-17 ("But another...newspapers")
Lines 109-112 ("There are...war")
Lines 89-91 ("They consider...boundaries")
Lines 70-72 ("This isn't...globalization")
10
The main purpose of the third paragraph (lines 37-54) is to
show that some political leaders view soccer as a threat to American values
convince readers that soccer is a threat to American values
prove that critics of soccer are extremist pundits trying to sell papers
explain why Americans like football better than soccer
11
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 10-15 ("That his anger...possible")
Lines 6-8 ("He protested...marriage")
Lines 1-6 ("A long...daughter")
Lines 15-19 ("She was...place")
12
The expression "a sister's frailty" (line 34) refers to Elizabeth's sister's
fear of being considered an old maid
delicate health since birth
reluctance to marry a man whom others disdain
moral weakness in running away with a man
13
The map of the strongest Red and Blue states indicates what about the distribution of political beliefs in the US?
Strongly Republican states tend to be clustered in the South
There are no strongly Democratic states in the Northeast
Strongly Republican states tend to be located away from the coasts
Strongly Republican states are distributed evenly throughout the US
14
The "privilege" that Mr. Bennet refuses to grant his daughter (line 12) is the privilege of
running away from home
seeing her mother and sisters
buying a new wardrobe
marrying Mr. Wickham
15
Which outcome does Mrs. Bennet most fear from her husband's decision?
It will reflect badly upon the family's reputation
It will disrupt the nutial arrangements
It will place a financial burden on the newlyweds
It will illegally invalidate their daughter's wedding
16
The main purpose of the passage is to
use attitudes toward soccer as a framework for understanding globalization
predict if soccer's popularity could surpass that of other sports in the US
argue that soccer's increased popularity shows the US is more cosmopolitan
explain why some people do not like soccer

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Questions 16

Answers

1
According to the passage, Mr. Darcy feels contempt for
Lydia's future husband
secrets that are entrusted to him
Elizabeth's confession to him
the hastiness of Lydia's marriage
2
As used in line 1, "employed" most nearly means
occupied themselves with
provided work to
made use of
devoted time to
3
Which choice best describes what takes place in the opening paragraph?
One character expresses dismay over another's proposed course of action.
Two characters reach a compromise about how to treat a third character.
Two characters agree to disagree about the resolution of a crisis.
One character acquiesces readily to a decision made by another character
4
Considered together, the two maps support which of the following conclusions?
Some correlation exists between interest in soccer and political beliefs
No correlation exists between interest in soccer and political beliefs
None of the most Republican-leaning states are interested in soccer
All of the most Democratic-leaning states love soccer
5
As used in line 57, "intelligence" most nearly means
intellect
news
comprehension
espionage
6
As used in line 15, "alive" most nearly means
in existence
animated
living
aware
7
In the passage, the author anticipates which of the following objections to his argument?
Soccer is more popular in the US than it is in India and Australia
Some conservatives are fans of soccer
The author has confused causation and correlation
Soccer is growing in popularity in the US
8
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 30-32 ("There were...depended")
Lines 35-38 ("Not, however...between them")
Lines 38-45 ("Had Lydia's...scorned")
Lines 20-23 ("Elizabeth was now...sister")
9
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 14-17 ("But another...newspapers")
Lines 109-112 ("There are...war")
Lines 89-91 ("They consider...boundaries")
Lines 70-72 ("This isn't...globalization")
10
The main purpose of the third paragraph (lines 37-54) is to
show that some political leaders view soccer as a threat to American values
convince readers that soccer is a threat to American values
prove that critics of soccer are extremist pundits trying to sell papers
explain why Americans like football better than soccer
11
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 10-15 ("That his anger...possible")
Lines 6-8 ("He protested...marriage")
Lines 1-6 ("A long...daughter")
Lines 15-19 ("She was...place")
12
The expression "a sister's frailty" (line 34) refers to Elizabeth's sister's
fear of being considered an old maid
delicate health since birth
reluctance to marry a man whom others disdain
moral weakness in running away with a man
13
The map of the strongest Red and Blue states indicates what about the distribution of political beliefs in the US?
Strongly Republican states tend to be clustered in the South
There are no strongly Democratic states in the Northeast
Strongly Republican states tend to be located away from the coasts
Strongly Republican states are distributed evenly throughout the US
14
The "privilege" that Mr. Bennet refuses to grant his daughter (line 12) is the privilege of
running away from home
seeing her mother and sisters
buying a new wardrobe
marrying Mr. Wickham
15
Which outcome does Mrs. Bennet most fear from her husband's decision?
It will reflect badly upon the family's reputation
It will disrupt the nutial arrangements
It will place a financial burden on the newlyweds
It will illegally invalidate their daughter's wedding
16
The main purpose of the passage is to
use attitudes toward soccer as a framework for understanding globalization
predict if soccer's popularity could surpass that of other sports in the US
argue that soccer's increased popularity shows the US is more cosmopolitan
explain why some people do not like soccer