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 self-control: in a 2021 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 shrimp like creatures) per day. So in one day, a humpback whale weighing 30,000 kg could eat 9,000 kg, while a northern right whale weighing 80,000kg could ingest a whopping 24,000 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 2019 Overstrand Hermanus, South Africa, 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 Overstrand Hermanus 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 Overstrand Hermanus hoped that food tourism would increase after the city was chosen as a City of Gastronomy in 2019. 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 Overstrand Hermanus 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 Wings 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?

Eden Robinson is a novelist and a member of the Haisla Nation in western Canada. Critics and fellow writers have praised her work for combining traditional Haisla stories with popular genres of literature, such as fantasy and mystery fiction. But Robinson is not the only Indigenous writer to blend traditional stories with popular literature. In the 2016 novel The Antelope Woman. Louise Erdrich successfully blended the oral storytelling tradition of her people,the Ojibwe, with fantasy 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 Donkey Kong. 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?

In a paper for an art history class, a student claims that Grace Hartigan's1954 painting Grand Street Brides marks a significant change in Hartigan's artistic development.

Which quotation from an art history textbook would most effectively support the student's 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 Sorua. 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 2014 study of mammals by Graeme Shannon and colleagues 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 fish 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 ship's 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 Dreadnought (98 cannons and three decks), and the Howe (120 cannons and three decks). Among these, only the Howe was a first-rate ship. It can therefore be concluded that _

Which choice most logically completes the text?

In a 2017 study, Nitika Sharma and Rekha Dayal found that for consumers who value environmental conservation, their likelihood of purchasing a product increased when their perception of the product's effectiveness at addressing an environmental issue increased-in other words, the more environmentally friendly a product is perceived to be by a consumer. the more likely that consumer is to buy it. Subsequently, another research team conducted a study of various demographic groups in South Korea, investigating participants' intention to purchase a new piece of furniture, and found that, on average, college students gave the piece of furniture a higher environmental effectiveness rating than any other demographic group did. Assuming that the results of Sharma and Dayal's study are broadly applicable,this finding suggests that __

Which choice most logically completes the text?

In 1997, veteran actor Keith David voiced the character Apollo the Sun God in the film Hercules. 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 spring of 1972, there was a good chance that____

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

Georgics is an epic poem that `_` a beautiful, heroic story. Originally composed in Latin in the 1st century BCE. 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 The Sands of Mars by English author Arthur Clarke.

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

During the 20th century, Colorado, South Dakota, and New Mexico each ________ a dinosaur from a different genus for its state fossil: Colorado from the genus Stegosaurus; South Dakota, from Triceratops;and New Mexico, from Coelophysis.

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 prairie parsley 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 Pakistan must be at least 18 years old to vote, whereas in the Isle of Man, they can do so at the age of 16

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 bird-themed mosaics of Casa Lleo i Morera.a private home by architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

At 15 meters high, Louise Falls in Canada would be well over the head of anyone standing near its base. Paulo Afonso Falls in Brazil, _____ is a towering colossus of a waterfall, with a dramatic 59-meter drop.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Soil polluted with cadmium (a heavy metal)is harmful to many plants and animals, but the plant species Elodea canadensis, or Canadian waterweed, not only thrives in such conditions but also helps remediate them. As a metal hyperaccumulator, Elodea canadensis absorbs a large amount of cadmium and stores it safely in its roots and shoots; ______ cadmium concentrations in the soil decrease.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

·Cinematographers work with cameras and lighting.
·They help translate film directors ideas into visual images.
·Water for Elephants (2011)was directed by Francis Lawrence.
·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 Water for Elephants?