SAT READING QUESTIONS
Remember, this test is named: SAT I Reasoning Test and it tests reasoning skills more than it tests reading skills.
Even though I have a _________ for Venetian blinds, I have never wanted to put them in my apartment.
(A) glutton
(B) toleration
(C) mediation
(D) polyglot
(E) penchant
Steven was _________ with the governor's views in the beginning of the campaign, but something must have made him angry and swayed him in the opposite direction because by the end of the campaign, he was notorious for his _________ cries of protest.
(A) consonant .. vociferous
(B) compliant .. diminished
(C) averse .. dissonant
(D) amenable .. appreciative
(E) reticent .. tempered
The marriage was doomed from the start as Dana was _________ and _________, while Darren, on the other hand, was kind and thoughtful.
(A) diabolical .. compassionate
(B) heinous .. amiable
(C) malevolent .. ruthless
(D) perverse .. inept
(E) sympathetic .. sinister
The following selection discusses the history of the zebra.
According to the author, a zebra has stripes on its body primarily due to
(A) camouflage itself from predators
(B) avoid becoming extinct like the guagga
(C) distinguish herd members
(D) allow it to climb rocky hillsides with ease
(E) distinguish it from the antelopes and wildebeests that it travels with
According to the author, a stallion (line 10) is most similar to which of the following
(A) A president
(B) A boss
(C) A priest
(D) An older brother
(E) A patriarch
The following selection details some of the history of Dixieland jazz.
The closing of the Storyville district led to
(A) an uprising among young musicians
(B) a proliferation of jazz across the country
(C) a protest from a minority of musicians such as Johnny Dodds
(D) the elimination of the Dixieland jazz sound
(E) the production of a complex melodic line
The author most likely mentions Jelly Roll Morton to
(A) compare his works to those of Louis Armstrong
(B) present a case for the single melodic line style of music
(C) to resonate with readers a familiar name in the jazz industry
(D) show that New Orleans style jazz continued to flourish
(E) contrast the new style of jazz that young musicians were experimenting with
