Medium SAT Practice Questions

473 free medium-difficulty SAT questions, drawn live from KomFi's calibrated bank. The exam backbone: the difficulty band where most scoring happens.

The use of bioluminescence in marine organisms, such as the deep-sea anglerfish, serves several critical…
In her 1977 book 'On Photography', Susan Sontag argues that the act of taking a picture is an act of…
The painter Mary Cassatt is often celebrated for her depictions of the private lives of women, particularly…
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
The following text is from a literary analysis of the poet Emily Dickinson. Dickinson's poems are famous for…
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Historians have long debated the impact of the 1347 plague on European labor markets. Traditional accounts…
The astronomer argued that the star's unusual flickering was not caused by an orbiting planet but was ______…
The widely repeated claim that goldfish retain a memory of only a few seconds is entirely ______: in…
In her study of nineteenth-century portraiture, historian Clara Vance argues that the draped fabric appearing…
During the winter months, certain species of arctic rodents must carefully ____ their limited fat reserves to…
While many economists argue that high taxes on luxury goods discourage spending and harm the economy, some…
While many nineteenth-century biologists assumed that deep-sea organisms were relics of an ancient era…
The new government policy aims to ____ the steady decline of the region's native bird population by…
The following text is from a literary critique of a nineteenth-century novel. The author's use of…
Social psychologist Amara Okafor designed a study to test what sustains honesty under temptation. Before a…
Although the two political factions agree on the necessity of infrastructure reform, they remain sharply…
Linguist Dr. Sarah Chen notes that the 'Great Vowel Shift,' a major change in the pronunciation of the…
In some species of songbirds, males ______ their songs during the mating season, adding complex trills and…
The judge's expression became quite ____ as the prosecutor presented a piece of evidence that appeared to…
For decades, it was assumed that the ancient monument served as a celestial observatory, with its stones…
The following text is adapted from a naturalist's account of the Amazon rainforest. The forest floor is not a…
In her 1929 essay 'A Room of One's Own,' Virginia Woolf argues that a woman must have money and a room of her…
The newly discovered manuscript was remarkable not for its ______ (it was merely a list of household…
Sociologist Liam Vance notes that when a large company relocates to a small town, the immediate economic…
While many architectural historians have focused on the aesthetic innovation of the early skyscraper, Dr…
A team of geologists found that the presence of certain silicate minerals in a rock sample can indicate the…
The excavation of the ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro revealed a sophisticated urban planning system that was…
Eyewitness memory feels like a recording, faithfully replayed on demand. Research tells a different story…