Reading & Writing — SAT Practice Questions

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1. The use of bioluminescence in marine organisms, such as the deep-sea anglerfish, serves several critical funct
2. In her 1977 book 'On Photography', Susan Sontag argues that the act of taking a picture is an act of 'non-inte
3. The following text is from a literary analysis of the poet Emily Dickinson. Dickinson's poems are famous for t
4. The painter Mary Cassatt is often celebrated for her depictions of the private lives of women, particularly th
5. The study of deep-sea hydrothermal vents has revealed a unique ecosystem that does not rely on sunlight for en
6. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
7. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
8. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
9. While many nineteenth-century biologists assumed that deep-sea organisms were relics of an ancient era, recent
10. Historians have long debated the impact of the 1347 plague on European labor markets. Traditional accounts arg
11. The following text is from a literary critique of a nineteenth-century novel. The author's use of first-person
12. While many economists argue that high taxes on luxury goods discourage spending and harm the economy, some res
13. The novelist's latest work has been described as having a texture that is remarkably ______: while the prose a
14. The widely repeated claim that goldfish retain a memory of only a few seconds is entirely ______: in controlle
15. The decision to build the new library on the site of the old park was ______: while it provided much-needed st
16. The astronomer argued that the star's unusual flickering was not caused by an orbiting planet but was ______ t
17. In her study of nineteenth-century portraiture, historian Clara Vance argues that the draped fabric appearing
18. The new government policy aims to ____ the steady decline of the region's native bird population by establishi
19. During the winter months, certain species of arctic rodents must carefully ____ their limited fat reserves to
20. The judge's expression became quite ____ as the prosecutor presented a piece of evidence that appeared to cont
21. For decades, it was assumed that the ancient monument served as a celestial observatory, with its stones align
22. Although the two political factions agree on the necessity of infrastructure reform, they remain sharply divid
23. Sociologist Liam Vance notes that when a large company relocates to a small town, the immediate economic impac
24. Linguist Dr. Sarah Chen notes that the 'Great Vowel Shift,' a major change in the pronunciation of the English
25. The following text is adapted from a naturalist's account of the Amazon rainforest. The forest floor is not a
26. While many architectural historians have focused on the aesthetic innovation of the early skyscraper, Dr. Elia
27. A team of geologists found that the presence of certain silicate minerals in a rock sample can indicate the te
28. In some species of songbirds, males ______ their songs during the mating season, adding complex trills and var
29. The newly discovered manuscript was remarkable not for its ______ (it was merely a list of household expenses)
30. Social psychologist Amara Okafor designed a study to test what sustains honesty under temptation. Before a dif