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In other words, freedom depends onthe internalizationof what they have learned. The author does all of the following EXCEPT. 20.
However, she was not a French impressionist painter; she was a Black American painter, and after meeting Locke she began to paint works that explicitly reflected her background as a Black American. Its only common sense: if you know very little about botany or are uninterested in it, you are all too likely to run into trouble reading a passage about plant life. (B)Refusing to be provoked by Mrs. Norriss interruptions, Sir Thomas demonstratespatient forbearanceor restraint. Instead of being sent for out of the room, and seeing him first, and having to spread the happy news through the house, Sir Thomas, with a very reasonable dependence perhaps on the, (50)nerves of his wife and children, had sought no confidant but the butler, and had been following him almost instantaneously into the drawing-room. Note the question refers you to specific lines in which a particular character speaks. 4. Choice B is incorrect. She had encouraged her mother in heridleness in order that she herself might be mistress, (35)and manager of the Stanhope household. The more we look at these carvings, Line (5)the more life we perceive hidden within them. B. Mattie strives to match the speed at which Ethan works. (D)The passage discusses sculpture, so it can be inferred that the common plastic language means the commonsculpturallanguage. He was curiousabout the progress of his copies, but it must be addedthat he was still more curious about the progress, Line (5)of the young lady herself. My grandmother, one of Howes sustainingwomen, not only ruled the household with an arm, (80)of iron, but kept a store to support them all, herblond, blue-eyed husband enjoying life rather thanstruggling through it. The passage suggests that the narrator's increasing discontent with his home during his apprenticeship was caused by (A) a new awareness on his part of how his home would appear to others . Sure, my dear Sir Thomas, a basin of soup would be a much better thing for you than tea. Such speculations are, to McCarthys mind, idle oruseless. What should I care for their beauty?Its a bore, and, worse still, its a reproach. InLanguage in Thought and Action, S.I. (40)strides were made in mapping submarine surfaces,particularly in many parts of the vast Pacific basin. Option A: emphasize the provisional nature of the findings discussed in the passage. 20. The most skillful carvers possess a boldconfidence, a direct approach to their art that has afreedom unsullied by any kind of formalized training.Eskimo carvers have strong, skilled hands, used toforcing hard materials with their simple tools. 5. Youve just read the first passage. According to McWilliams (lines 2025), the American ranchers contribution to the development of cattle-raising in the Southwest was primarily, 3. 2. But such rules existed, (35)for accident and coincidence cannot explain thecommon plastic language of African sculpture.There is too great a consistency from one work toanother. Option B: introduce the specific research topic addressed in the passage. Charlottes coarseness (vulgarity; crudeness) is implied in the reference to her freedomfrom feminine delicacy (lines 4547). One SAT test, for example, includes Kenneth Clarks comment about the sharp wits of Romans, but cuts out his comment about their hard heads. Another uses a passage from Mary Mccarthys pricklyMemories of a Catholic Girlhood, but cuts out every reference to Catholic and Protestant interactionand much of the humor, too. Its certainly not an everyday word. Note the use of the terms suggests and most likely. The passage never tells you directly where the story takes place. 15. (C)The descriptions of the bright and shiny kitchen where you could see yourself in the big copper boilers and of tiny, witch-like Maria with her long nose and long chin belong to the realm offairy tales. Late in his career, whenhis legs were bothering him and the Yankees had a comfortable lead in a. Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of art and makes judgments about beauty and good taste. Valentin would most likely agree with Statement I. The opening sentence of each paragraph describes some aspect of her behavior or character which the paragraph then goes on to develop. He feels resentment for the lack of care received by the victims. In line 59, directions most nearly means. (E)The first paragraph tells of the adoption of Mexican methods of handling animals, and the second speaks of Mexican contributions to riding equipment. Here are six categories of reading questions you are sure to face. Option B: introduce a controversy that the study described in the passage is intended to resolve. The prospect bores himplaying tour guide is one of hisennuis. If, however, youre not a speed demon at reading, a more effective move may be to skim the whole passage and then read the questions. You must not take anything directly stated by the author as an inference. Line (5)and explain that penniless islanders always borrowed. They are followed by two or three sample questions each. (A)Choice A is supported by lines 15 and 16 in which the narrator states he would not have had Miss Havisham and Estella see (his home) on any account.. 16. I will be furious; I will let them go to, (50)the deuce and I myself will go with youunlessby chance you too have a rendezvous., 18. Too strong: Be wary of extreme words like always and never. Instead, theyreveal to us the passionate feelings of a vital people. If you are stumped by a tough reading question, do not give up and skip all the other questions on that passage. While the author is concerned with Charlottes moral character, he is notmoralisticorself-righteous; he is describing her character, not preaching a sermon against her. 5. Note the doctors use of only and hardly, words with a negative sense. Everyone was so fond of Maria. The questions are organized sequentially: questions about Passage 1 come before questions about Passage 2. When asked about an attitude or tone, look for words that convey emotions, express values, or paint pictures. Look for key words (nouns or verbs) in the answer choices. Nextread Passage 2; then answer all the questions based on Passage 2. The passage suggests that Choice A is characteristic of Maria. Following her return to thiscountry in 1938, Jones had an exhibit at the Vose Gallery in Boston, a majorbreakthrough for a Black artist at that time.
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Thus, she has a materialistic nature. Mrs. Norris was by no means to be compared in, (40)happiness to her sister. 1. McCarthy would most likely react to the characterization of her grandmother, like Heilbruns grandmother, as one of the sustaining women (lines 78 and 79) by pointing out that, (A) this characterization is not in good taste, (B) the characterization fails to account for her grandmothers piety, (C) the details of the familys social life support this characterization, (D) her grandmothers actual conduct is not in keeping with this characterization, (E) this characterization slightly exaggerates her grandmothers chief virtue. (10)Valentin de Bellegarde. He himself was in the worst of humorsand he wanted someone to contradict. You may also find that some question types give you more trouble than others. What does this mean? Wilson came in to a welcome from Mrs. Perrot. Throughout the passage he uses words like miserable, ashamed, and discontented to describe his emotional state. In acknowledging this, she ismaking a concession, conceding that the teachers had some slight evidence supporting their claim. The authors attitude toward Eskimo art is one of. When you tackle a long passage,if you run into real trouble understanding the material, dont get bogged down in the text. Luckily, I am writing a memoir and not a workof fiction, and therefore I do not have to account formy grandmothers unpleasing character and lookfor the Oedipal fixation or the traumatic experience, Line (5)which would give her that clinical authenticity thatis nowadays so desirable in portraiture. The wefts are beaten down tocover the warps completely. He has no reason to be bitter.
You can eliminate Choice E. Only Choice C is left. English Literature Literature questions and answers 55 Questions 11-21. The directions for the passage-based reading portions of the SAT are minimal. (E)Mrs. Norris has looked forward to spreading the news of Sir Thomass return (or of his death!). These barmbracks seemed uncut; butif you went closer you would see that they hadbeen cut into long thick even slices and were ready. (D)By stating that his joy at his return made him communicative and chatty in a very unusual degree (lines 67), the opening paragraph implies that Sir Thomas is usuallymore restrained in speech. Some of the. But you can figure it out. It isabout the only thing Iamglad to know of myselfin that connection. 4. According to the passage, the narrator gives himself a measure of credit for, (A) working diligently despite his unhappiness, (B) abandoning his hope of a military career, (C) keeping his menial position secret from Miss Havisham. Choice D is correct. (B)Valentin shows what a bad mood he is in bymaking insulting commentsabout his cousins poor taste in clothes, huge feet, and lack of punctuality. it is taken by Native Americans and Chinese refugees, evangelical Christians and Orthodox Jews, Buddhists and Hindus, Hispanics and blacks, New Yorkers and Nebraskansa typically American mix. 19. Choice B is incorrect. (15)Hardly, Wilson. Mr. Perrot injected. Choice D is also incorrect. (D) His argument dismisses the possibility of combining live performances with filmed segments. All materials on the site are licensed Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported CC BY-SA 3.0 & GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). Choice C is incorrect. They settled down before their huge mugswhich the cook and the dummy filled up with hottea, already mixed with milk and sugar in huge tincans. Tapestries are made on looms. (70)woven cloths hang like single pictures and can beadmired as examples of contemporary art. Passage 2 is from a meditation on the game written in 1989 by the late literary scholar A. Bartlett Giamatti, then commissioner of baseball. In figuring out the attitude or tone of an author or character, take a close look at the specific language used. In a bad humor among all these beautiful things?, (15)said Newman I thought you were so fond of pictures,especially the old black ones. The passage suggests that Sir Thomass suddenarrival, (A) was motivated by concern for his wife, (C) was timed by him to coincide with a family reunion, 13. A tough question may be just one question away from an easy one. Choice C is incorrect. Now, it was all coarse and common. The spiraling figure is theEnglish wind the bobbin; the teachers claim may sound persuasive. The correct answer is Choice C. Choice A is incorrect. (D)Use the process of elimination to answer this question. The passage suggests that Choice C is characteristic of Maria. Jones, however,isgood enough. She gave the orders, paid the bills, hired anddismissed the domestics, made the tea, carved themeat, and managed everything in the Stanhopehousehold. When we speak, our tone of voice conveys our emotionsfrustrated, cheerful, critical, gloomy, angry. She could notbe comforted or repaidasmymother would feelrepaidby a daughters accomplishments, onlyby her marriage. (45)their overtones of good will and social service,appealed to her less strongly; it was not aharvestof souls that my grandmother had in mind. SAT Practice Test 50 Question No 2. Cowboy slang came from such. The author shares no personal memories or reminiscences of Jones; the writing is objective throughout. (A)The first paragraph emphasizes that Charlotte in no way affected the graces of youth. Her manner is that of an assured mistress of a household, not a flirt. It can take as much as ayear to produce a yard of very finely woven tapestry. (A)By dwelling on how hard she had worked to support her daughters and how much she would be hurt if they failed to pay her back by making good marriages, Heilbruns grandmother exploited theirsense of guilt. Choice E is incorrect. 15. 2.
Do not be misled into choosing an answer (even one that makes good sense) if you cannot find it supported in the text. The people rescued have been in the boats for forty days. (E)The opening sentence of the second paragraph states that none of the members of his family listened to him with such unbroken unalloyed enjoyment as his wife did. They share the need to make gesture as fluid and economical as, (35)possible, to make out of a welter of choices the single, precisely right one.They share the need for thousands of hours of practice in order to train thebody to become the perfect, instinctive instrument to express. They indicate that DiMaggio was a manunder intense emotional pressure, one who felt so much stress that he developed ulcers and had problems getting to sleep. (15)so many works of such high artistic quality? Choice C is incorrect. (40)her brother, and turning him loose upon the worldan idle man without a profession, and without ashilling that he could call his own. 6. B emphasize the consequences of these characters` actions in the private sphere. (E) He has disinherited his son without a shilling. The African carver followed his rules withoutthinking of them; indeed, they never seem to havebeen formulated in words. 11. 5. 3. 2. Whereas if youwere delighted and they were afterwards to turn up,you might not know what to do with your delight., You give me excellent advice, and I alreadyfeel better. (B)By using tapestries to display his wealth and social position, the nobleman is using them to demonstrate hisconsequenceor importance. When you locate a key word, read the relevant sentence and a couple of sentences around it to see whether you can confidently answer the question based on just that portion of the passage. Then run your eye down the passage, looking for those key words or their synonyms. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what isstatedorimpliedin that passage. All that was done in the, (10)house, and was not done by servants, was done byher. . When you have a choice, tackle passages with familiar subjects before passages with unfamiliar ones. We can see, and even feel with ourhands, the cold sleekness of seals, the hulking weightof walrus, the icy swiftness of trout, the flowingrhythm in a flight of geese. (E) Both excerpts discuss athletic performance primarily in abstract terms. If you find the characters in a passage foolish or pompous, the author may well be writing satirically. (C) One picture is worth more than ten thousand words. In Eskimo art there is much evidence of humorwhich the carvers have in abundance. Every student who has ever looked into a dictionary is aware that many words have more than one meaning. Choices A and B do not reflect the passages primary purpose. Choice D is incorrect. 16. This suggests that newly formed land and sea formations may have a greater frequency of earthquake occurrence than older, more stable formations. If so, are they words likefragrant, tranquil, magnanimouswords with positive connotations? McCarthys attitude toward her grandmother is best described as, 13. Choice A is incorrect. Choice C is incorrect. A. Ethan and Mattie share a powerful enthusiasm. 11. For, though it includes what I proceed to add, (45)all the merit of what I proceed to add was Joes.It was not because I was faithful, but because Joewas faithful, that I never ran away and went for asoldier or a sailor. 14. In fact, it may cost you time. Yet, although the African, with amazinginsight into art, used these rules, I am certain that he. 1. Key Terms in Questions on Technique or Style, similarity of functions or properties; likeness. This purpose is toprovide an historical perspective on tapestry making. Impatience, not patience, distinguishes him. She is so moved by her husbands return that she actually moves her lap dog from the sofa and makes room for her husband. They were usually commissionedor bought as sets, or chambers, and constitutedthe most important furnishings of any grand room, (40)except for the display of plate, throughout the MiddleAges and the sixteenth century. The Comparative Reading set below includes seven sample questions. 1. SAT Practice Test 45 Question No 1. Clearly, you cannot judge a book (person) by its cover (outward appearance). The modeling of thelandscape by weather, running water, and otheragents is apparent to the keenly observant eye andcauses thinking people to speculate on what must, (65)be the final result of the ceaseless wearing downof the lands. Just take a quick peek and skip to the instructions that follow. 1. Instead, try tackling a long passage using the following technique.
Choice B is incorrect. Inference questions require you to use your own judgment. It is by taking these skills andapplying them purposefullyand with concentration to the task at hand that the performer achieves his or her goal. 1. In lines 1622, the author considers the possibility that the deeps are of recent origin. (35)The teachings of the Church did not interest her,except as they were a rebuke to others; Honor thyfather and thy mother, a commandment she wasno longer called upon to practice, was the one mostfrequently on her lips. The narrator gives Joe all the credit for his having worked industriously and for his not having run away to become a soldier. Heres how to tackle question 1. Valentin is quite ready to accept Newmans advice. A surprise to seeyou,Major Dawson.. (B)Although the grandmothers outward appearance was soft and motherly, her essential nature was hard as nails. Their lines will be numbered as if they were oneenormouspassage: if Passage 1 ends on line 42, Passage 2 will begin on line 43. Everything over the river was still and blank. The author also presents hersatirically: her weaknesses and those of her family are mocked or made fun of. In the passage, the author is primarily concerned with A. cautioning her audience against repeating past mistakes B. enumerating the most pressing social issues facing women today C. offering her audience advice for the future D. garnering political support for her husband E. identifying the most important skills for adapting in uncertain times The author absolutely dismisses the teachers claim.
Option A: present a claim that is supported and developed over the course of the passage. . The windows are not covered or blacked out to prevent light from getting out; instead, they are netted to prevent mosquitos from getting in. Answer all questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passages. Use your common sense.
The passage gives an example of emotional self-awareness, not of political consciousness. Closely spaced, (35)soundings show that many parts of the oceanic floorsare as rugged as mountainous regions of the continents.Use of the recently perfected method of echosounding is rapidly enlarging our knowledge ofsubmarine topography. The extent to which women were interested in pursuing educational opportunities in the eighteenth century the only interest the passage concerns itself with . So, do things in order. (E)In candidly exposing her grandmothers flaws, the author exhibits asardonicor scornful and sarcastic attitude. According to the author, which of the following did Mexicans contribute to ranching? In line 7 (Yesborrowed), the author does which of the following? (A) His argument assumes a mutual involvement between performer and spectator that can only occur when both are present. Reading Test 65 MINUTES 52 QUESTIONS 2. We may infer from the care with which Maria has cut the barmbracks (lines 710) that, (C) she expects the Board members for tea, 10. Therefore, you can eliminate Choice E. Only Choice D is left. When Asked About an Attitude or Tone, Look for Words That Convey Emotions, Express Values, or Paint Pictures. However, they are two separate passages. As you read the italicized introductory material and tackle the passages opening sentences, try to anticipate what the passage will be about. The author is unsympathetic to Charlottes faults and he is notsentimentalor emotionally excessive about her. He feelsthe burden of living up to his reputation. Thus, he is a puritan of sorts, a person who condemns practices that he regards as impure or corrupt. DiMaggio had size, power, and speed. (25)Combativeness was, I suppose, the dominanttrait in my grandmothers nature. (B)Note the adjectives used to describe Joe: faithful, industrious, kind. These are virtues, and Joe is fundamentallyvirtuous. This implies that he in general approves rather than disapproves of her concern.
She pretended to listen to the old Viennese melodies. The submerged borders of the continentalmasses are thecontinental shelves,beyond. The office she has lost is that of herald ormessage-bearer. In running bases, DiMaggio never lets himself be distracted by looking at the bases or down at the ground; as Stengel says, he knows where they are. The revolution of the times as used in the final sentence means, 15. The doctor has judged the French. On the basis of the passage, which of the following statements about Dr. Stanhope can most logically be made? While the authors tone is not highly emotional, it is better to describe it as satiric than asunfeeling. (B) The purpose of both excerpts is to compare athletes with performing artists. Still the, (70)same anxiety for everybodys comfort, my dear Mrs. Norris, was his answer. How does this affect the sort of tone and attitude questions the SAT-makers ask? However, she acknowledges there is some truth in what the teachers have said; islandershavealways borrowed. feelings about a particular routine. Choice D is incorrect. Itseemed to him outrageously immodest. 3. (45)only 1150 feet; and Asia, the highest of the largercontinental subdivisions, averages 3200 feet. 3. 3. They are among the last of the hunting societies, (25)that have retained some part of the keen sense ofobservation that we have so long forgotten. Know more Show Answers See Preview 1. (40)brief glimpses of a people who have long possesseda very different approach to the whole question oflife and death. Each passage mentions which of the following as being important to the writers grandmother? Stengel, his new manager, was equally impressed,and when DiMaggio was on base he would point to him as an example of, Line (5)the perfect base runner. I do notknow how my grandmother got the way she was;I assume, from family photographs and from theinflexibility of her habits, that she was always the. If the double passage section has you worried, relax. However, she is unusual in this. He had the best right to be the talker; and the delight of his sensations in being again in his own, Line (5)house, in the center of his family, after such a separation, made him communicative and chatty in a very unusual degree; and he was ready to answer every question of his two sons almost before it was put. She had beenalmostfluttered for a few minutes, and still remained so sensibly animated as to put away her work, move, (25)Pug from her side, and give all her attention and all the rest of her sofa to her husband. If the Louvre has so little comfort for you, whyin the world did you come here? Newman asked. (D) Both excerpts examine the nature of superior athletic performance. The quotation at the end of the first paragraph implies that the money for the ranching industry was provided by Americans. The position of the deeps near the continentalmasses suggests that the deeps, like the highestmountains, are of recent origin, since otherwisethey would have been filled with waste from the, (20)lands. Still Mrs. Norris was at intervals urging something different; and in the most interesting moment of his passage to England, when the alarm of a French, (65)privateer was at the height, she burst through his recital with the proposal of soup. Look for the wordpurein the passage. There may be black ingratitude in the thing,and the punishment may be retributive and welldeserved; but, that it is a miserable thing, I can, Line (5)testify. Sometimes the word is a common one, and you must determine its exact meaning as used by the author. A) The first paragraph is mainly concerned with aesthetic issues, and the second, with pragmatic ones. In line 65, properties most nearly means, 17. (A) influence of Lois Jones on other artists, (B) recognition given to Lois Jones for her work, (C) experiences that influenced the work of Lois Jones, (D) obstacles that Lois Jones surmounted in her career, (E) techniques that characterize the work of Lois Jones. I rememberher as thoroughly loving. 9. . Techniquein itself is meaningless unless it serves toexpress content. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect. The following passages present two portraits of grandmothers. (40)was not conscious of them. (10)of State whose solemn opening was attended witha sacrifice of roast fowls; I had believed in thekitchen as a chaste though not magnificentapartment; I had believed in the forge as the glowingroad to manhood. (The line numbers in the questions will help you spot where the questions on Passage 1 end and those on Passage 2 begin.) (B) It influenced her to paint scenes from Black American life. ");b!=Array.prototype&&b!=Object.prototype&&(b[c]=a.value)},h="undefined"!=typeof window&&window===this?this:"undefined"!=typeof global&&null!=global?global:this,k=["String","prototype","repeat"],l=0;l
The opening and closing sentences of each paragraph are key sentences for you to read. The weaver always follows a preexistingmodel, generally a drawing or painting, known as thecartoon, which in most cases he reproduces as exactlyas he can. (20)Woodling to measure the distances between them without looking. It can be inferred from the passage that all the following are characteristic of Maria EXCEPT. (60)performing, silence or gasps are the most desired, for thenthe moment has occurredthen domination is complete, and as theperformer triumphs, a unity rare and inspiring results. 17. If you worry about not finishing the test, you will begin to take short cuts and miss the correct answer in your haste. Each of the following passages comes from a novel or short story collection that has provided reading passages on prior SATs. The narrator thinks his life is coarse; he thinks Joe is virtuous. Thus, the author of Passage 2 might well point out that DiMaggiofelt some resentmentof the audience whom he hoped to impress with his skill. Not only that, he emphasizes the importance of her having done so by placing this statement at the end of the paragraph (a key position). Choice E is incorrect. (30)the newly-entered road of apprenticeship to Joe. His concern for fashionable clothing is evident from the disparaging remarks he makes about his cousins clothes. Each carver, (50)must follow his own way, in his own time. 9. (10)Mrs. Perrot turned a knob; music from the London Orpheum filtered in.Dawson shifted uncomfortably; the Wurlitzer organ moaned and boomed. This suggestion is strengthened by the factthat the deeps are frequently the sites of world-shakingearthquakes. As used in lines 38 and 39, "should" is best interpreted to mean. I had believed in thebest parlor as a most elegant salon; I had believedin the front door as a mysterious portal of the Temple. Familiarize yourself with the technical terms used to describe a passages organization. Firstread Passage 1; then jump straight to the questions and answer all those based on Passage 1. Therefore, you can rule out Choice B. 13. Likewise, if youalwaysget technique questions wrong, these may be good questions for you to skip, period. people exhibit remarkable diversity in their development over time. In such instances, use the following technique: 1.
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