SAT Pastpaper with Solutions

The early British postal system required the cost of mail delivery to be paid upon receipt, a system which encouraged inventive strategies by the intended recipient to avoid payment. To improve this system, _______ were proposed in 1837, including the use of a postage stamp. a small receipt pasted to the mail indicating that delivery costs had been paid by the sender

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Consumers usually `___` rising prices of nonessential products, such as video games or jewelry.by purchasing fewer of those products. When the prices fall, consumers usually react the opposite way, by purchasing more of those products.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Cuttlefish appear to be surprisingly `__` at exercising elf-control: in a2021 study conducted by behavioral ecologist Alexandra Schnell, these cephalopods routinely demonstrated restraint by delaying gratification, waiting for a favorite treat instead of instantly devouring a readily available meal.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Baleen whales eat up to 30 percent of their total body mass in krill (tiny shrimplike creatures)per day. So in one day, a humpback whale weighing 30,000 kg could eat 9,000 kg, while a blue whale weighing 150,000 kg could ingest a whopping 45,000 kg. Over the last century, baleen whale populations have declined. and contrary to some scientists' expectations, so have krill populations. Matthew S. Savoca and colleagues resolve this apparent discrepancy by pointing out that baleen whales cycle iron in the ocean, helping support phytoplankton populations, which, in turn, sustain krill populations. 

Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?

Text 1
In 2015 Gaziantep, Turkey, was named a City of Gastronomy by UNESCO in recognition of the city's unique food culture. The honor is well known among both residents of the city and tourists who visit. It's obvious that the selection of Gaziantep by UNESCO has brought awareness to local recipes, cooking practices,and chefs and has provided a boost to the city's tourism industry

Text 2
Many residents of Gaziantep hoped that food tourism would increase after the city was chosen as a City of Gastronomy in 2015. However. as researcher Eerang Park and colleagues argue, cities must still create effective marketing strategies to benefit fully from being named a City of Gastronomy. Without an intentional effort to promote the city's food scene, many current and potential visitors to Gaziantep may not even be aware that it's home to uniquely delicious food.

Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the underlined claim in Text 1?

The following text is from Yung Wing's 1909 memoir My Life in China and America We landed in New York on the 12th of April. 1847, after a passage of ninety-eight days of unprecedented fair weather. The New York of 1847 was altogether a different city from the New York of 1909. It was a city of only 250,000 or 300,000 inhabitants; now it is a metropolis rivaling London in population. wealth and commerce. The whole of Manhattan Island is turned into a city of skyscrapers, churches and palatial residences.

Based on the passage, how does Yung perceive New York to have changed between 1847 and 1909?

Tanya Tagaq is a writer and musician and a member of the Inuit community of Cambridge Bay in northern Canada. Critics and fellow writers have praised her work for combining traditional Inuit stories with popular genres of literature, such as fantasy fiction. But Tagaq is not the only Indigenous writer to blend traditional stories with popular literature. In the 2020 novel The Only Good Indians, Stephen Graham Jones successfully blended the oral storytelling tradition of his tribe, the Blackfeet Nation, with horror fiction.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

Home Video Games and Computer Games of the 1980s

A student is writing a research paper on the global rise of the home video game industry during the 1980s. The student wants to know the developer of the game Frogger. The student finds that the developer was___

Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?

Researchers Narelle Haworth and Amy Schramm studied bicycling behavior in Queensland.Australia.Haworth and Schramm asked adult bike riders questions about their level of experience, reasons for riding a bike, and route preferences. The researchers claim that experienced riders who mainly bike to work tend to prefer routes that reduce their travel time.

Which survey response from a bike rider in Queensland would best support the underlined claim?

Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts is an 1898 play by Anton Chekhov. originally written in Russian.In the play. Professor Serebrakoff and his wife Helena have come to stay at their country estate, which Vanya manages with the help of Sonia, the professor's daughter from a previous marriage. Chekhov portrays Helena as trying to ease tensions between Vanya and the professor as is evident when ______

Which quotation from a translation of Uncle Vanya most effectively illustrates the claim?

Research such as the 2015 study of mammals by Jessie Patrice Bunkley and Jesse Rex Barber has shown that noise from human activity, like traffic on a busy highway, has significant effects on animals, and many governments require studies of the potential noise effects on wildlife before approving highway construction projects. A report on one such study proposed many more actions to mitigate the effects on birds in the area than it did to mitigate the effects on mammals in the area. Despite the lack of focus on measures specifically for mammals,conservationists were satisfied that the proposed mitigations were sufficient to protect all the wildlife in the area because `_`

Which choice most logically completes the text?

Ships in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)were ranked based on military strength. The system considered the number of a ships cannons and decks."First-rate" was the highest ranking, and "sixth-rate" was the lowest ranking. followed by unranked ships. The size of a ship's crew was based on this ranking:first-rate ships had between 850 and 875 crewmen, while lower-ranked ships had fewer. Three of the ships in the British Royal Navy were the Waterloo (80 cannons and two decks), the Temeraire (98 cannons and three decks).and the Caledonia (120 cannons and three decks). Among these, only the Caledonia was a first-rate ship. It can therefore be concluded that ______

Which choice most logically completes the text?

In 2013, veteran actor Keith David voiced the character Frog King in the film The Frog Kingdom. Throughout his career, David has acted in _ and more. However, he gets the most recognition for his voice acting.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

If you had turned on the radio in the fall of 1964, there was a good chance that `_`

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

The Song of Roland is an epic poem that _____ a beautiful, heroic story. Originally composed in Old Trench in the 11th century, the poem has since been translated into many languages, allowing it to reach readers in all corners of the world

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Where______Interestingly, it was invented by an author: It first appears in the novel Christine by American author Stephen King.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

During the 20th century, Montana, New Jersey, and Colorado each selected a dinosaur from a different genus for its state fossil: Montana ____ from the genus Maiasaura; New Jersey, from Hadrosaurus; and Colorado, from Stegosaurus.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

To illustrate Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity, picture two jugglers: one juggling on a steadily moving parade float, the other juggling while standing still on a sidewalk. The laws of physics are identical for both __ motion relative to each other:But what, Einstein wondered, about the speed of light;

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

When using slippery elm for dyeing cloth, textile artists first soak it in water to release its color. Then, they add the cloth to the dyebath and simmer it for hours, perhaps even days._______they will remove the cloth, at which point it will have turned a vibrant red color:

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Around the world, the minimum voting age varies. ____ citizens in Peru must be at least 18 years old to vote, whereas in Cuba, they can do so at the age of 16

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Formed in 2009 by former combat sports athlete Genki Sudo, the band World Order captivated fans across Japan with its electropop music catalog. In 2010. the band released the album World Order, which includes the song"A Brave New World." ____ in 2012, it released the album 2012, which includes the song"Aquarius."

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

The architects of Spain's Modernista movement took inspiration from the natural world when adding finishing touches to their buildings. _____ they favored plant-and animal-inspired design flourishes, like the decorative botanical panels of Castell dels Tres Dragons, a public building by architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

At 22 meters high. Limestone Falls in Canada would be well over the head of anyone standing near its base. Virginia Falls in Canada, ____ is a towering colossus of a waterfall, with a dramatic 96-meter drop.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Soil polluted with chromium (a heavy metal)is harmful to many plants and animals, but the plant species Cyperus rotundus. or purple nutsedge, not only thrives in such conditions but also helps remediate them. As a metal hyperaccumulator, Cyperus rotundus absorbs a large amount of chromium and stores it safely in its roots and shoots: _____ chromium concentrations in the soil decrease.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

·Sister cities are pairs of cities that form social or legal partnerships to promote each other's cultures.

·Previously known as "town twinning," the concept of sister cities evolved in Europe after World War ll as a way to repair bonds between cities.

·Many cities in New York State maintain such partnerships with cities around the world.

·Binghamton, New York and Borovichi, Russia, became sister cities in 1990

Which choice most effectively uses information from the given sentences to emphasize the duration of Binghamton and Borovichi's sister city relationship?

·Cinematographers work with cameras and lighting.

·They help translate film directors' ideas into visual images.

·Biutiful (2010)was directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.

·Rodrigo Prieto was the film's cinematographer.

Which choice most effectively uses information from the given sentences to emphasize Prieto's role in helping to make Biutiful?