SAT Practice Test 5

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SAT ® The SAT is a registered trademark of the College Board. The Princeton Review is not affiliated with the College Board or Princeton University. Copyright © 2015 by TPR Education IP Holdings, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Practice Test 52 1 1 Reading Test 65 MINUTES, 52 QUESTIONS Turn to Section 1 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section. DIRECTIONS Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or graph). Questions 1-10 are based on the following passage. This passage is adapted from Jane Austen’s Persuasion, originally published in 1818. Sir Walter Elliot, of Kellynch Hall, in Somersetshire, was a man who, for his own amusement, never took up any book but the Baronetage; there he found occupation for an idle hour, and consolation in a distressed one; there his faculties were roused into admiration and respect, by contemplating the limited remnant of the earliest patents; there any unwelcome sensations, arising from domestic affairs changed naturally into pity and contempt as he turned over the almost endless creations of the last century; and there, if every other leaf were powerless, he could read his own history with an interest which never failed. This was the page at which the favorite volume always opened: ELLIOT OF KELLYNCH HALL. “Walter Elliot, born March 1, 1760, married, July 15, 1784, Elizabeth, daughter of James Stevenson, Esq. of South Park, in the county of Gloucester, by which lady (who died 1800) he has issue Elizabeth, born June 1, 1785; Anne, born August 9, 1787; a still-born son, November 5, 1789; Mary, born November 20, 1791.” Precisely such had the paragraph originally stood from the printer’s hands; but Sir Walter had improved it by adding, for the information of himself and his family, these words, after the date of Mary’s birth— “Married, December 16, 1810, Charles, son and heir of Charles Musgrove, Esq. of Uppercross, in the county of Somerset,” and by inserting most accurately the day of the month on which he had lost his wife. Then followed the history and rise of the ancient and respectable family, in the usual terms; how it had been first settled in Cheshire; how mentioned in Dugdale, serving the office of high sheriff, representing a borough in three successive parliaments, exertions of loyalty, and dignity of baronet, in the first year of Charles II, with all the Marys and Elizabeths they had married; forming altogether two handsome duodecimo pages, and concluding with the arms and motto: “Principal seat, Kellynch Hall, in the county of Somerset,” and Sir Walter’s handwriting again in this finale: —“Heir presumptive, William Walter Elliot, Esq., great grandson of the second Sir Walter.” Vanity was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter Elliot’s character; vanity of person and of situation. He had been remarkably handsome in his youth; and, at fifty-four, was still a very fine man. Few women could think more of their personal appearance than he did, nor could the valet of any new made lord be more delighted with the place he held in society. He considered the blessing of beauty as inferior only to the blessing of a baronetcy; and the Sir Walter Elliot, who united these gifts, was the constant object of his warmest respect and devotion. His good looks and his rank had one fair claim on his attachment; since to them he must have owed a wife of very superior character to anything deserved by his own. Lady Elliot had been an excellent woman, sensible and amiable; whose judgment and conduct, if they might be pardoned the youthful infatuation which made her Lady Elliot, had never required indulgence afterwards. She had humored, or softened, or concealed Line 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 603 1 1 his failings, and promoted his real respectability for seventeen years; and though not the very happiest being in the world herself, had found enough in her duties, her friends, and her children, to attach her to life, and make it no matter of indifference to her when she was called on to quit them. Three girls, the two eldest sixteen and fourteen, was an awful legacy for a mother to bequeath, an awful charge rather, to confide to the authority and guidance of a conceited, silly father. She had, however, one very intimate friend, a sensible, deserving woman, who had been brought, by strong attachment to herself, to settle close by her, in the village of Kellynch; and on her kindness and advice, Lady Elliot mainly relied for the best help and maintenance of the good principles and instruction which she had been anxiously giving her daughters. This friend, and Sir Walter, did not marry, whatever might have been anticipated on that head by their acquaintance. Thirteen years had passed away since Lady Elliot’s death, and they were still near neighbors and intimate friends, and one remained a widower, the other a widow. 1 The main purpose of the passage is to A) describe a main character and his personal and family history. B) provide an overview of a family and a nearby neighbor. C) discuss some unfortunate traits in a main character’s nature. D) explain the relationship between a main character and his deceased wife’s friend. 2 Which choice best summarizes the first two paragraphs of the passage (lines 1-21)? A) A prominent and important family has had its history recorded for posterity’s sake. B) A long-established family is celebrated in one of the most popular books in England. C) Published family lineages were historically brief accounts, with many details omitted. D) A widower takes a great deal of pleasure in reading an account of his own family history. 3 The author most likely includes the phrase “with all the Marys and Elizabeths they had married” in the description of the family history in the fourth paragraph (lines 30-38) in order to A) indicate that such family histories often read very repetitively. B) establish the type of woman most commonly married by the elite. C) inform the reader of the most common British names for women. D) provide the reader with as much detailed information as possible. 4 Sir Walter can best be described as A) the head of one of the most foremost families in England. B) a man known to be a voracious reader. C) one who values personal beauty second only to title. D) someone who takes great pride in the vanity of his family. 5 Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) Lines 1-3 (“Sir Walter . . . Baronetage”) B) Lines 22-29 (“Precisely such . . . wife.”) C) Lines 30-31 (“Then followed . . . terms.”) D) Lines 50-54 (“He considered . . . devotion.”) 6 As used in line 47, “fine” most nearly means A) adequate. B) attractive. C) reasonable. D) light. 65 70 75 804 1 1 7 It can most reasonably be inferred that Lady Elliot A) had a positive effect on Sir Walter. B) died after a long illness. C) suffered from unhappiness most of her life. D) was surrounded by friends who supported and guided her. 8 Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) Lines 58-62 (“Lady Elliot . . . afterwards”) B) Lines 62-64 (“She had . . . years”) C) Lines 64-68 (“And though . . . them”) D) Lines 72-75 (“She had . . . Kellynch”) 9 Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph (lines 79-84)? A) The idea that Sir Walter and Lady Russell might wed occurred to those who knew them. B) Sir Walter and Lady Russell are likely to wed in the future due to deaths of their respective spouses. C) Lady Russell was prevented by her close relationship with Lady Elliot from accepting the hand of Sir Elliot. D) Lady Russell’s beauty was not equal to that of Sir Walter’s, which prevented the likelihood of their marriage. 10 As used in line 80, “head” most nearly means A) face. B) countenance. C) possibility. D) inevitably.5 1 1 THIS PAGE IS LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK.6 1 1 Questions 11-21 are based on the following passage. The following is an excerpt from Elliott A. Medrich’s Young Adolescents and Discretionary Time Use: The Nature of Life Outside School. Time use is one way of viewing important commonalties and differences in the experience of growing up. Studies of time use typically focus on one of two issues: how much time adolescents commit to particular activities; or what adolescents do, often without regard to the amount of time spent on each activity. Both styles of research enhance our understanding of the relationship between what adolescents do with their discretionary time and the circumstances—family background, gender, neighborhood environment— which serve as a backdrop to time use decision making. Five domains of out-of-school time use are described below, including activities alone or with friends, activities with parents, in-home or out-of-home chores, jobs and responsibilities, organized activities including participation in recreational and cultural programs supervised by adults, and television viewing and use of other media. Patterns of time use across each of the domains are summarized as follows. Time Alone and with Friends Young adolescence marks the emergence of peers as crucial actors in time use decision making. In contrast to younger children, time use research with adolescents documents the increasing import of peer relations, and in parallel fashion, increasing divergence in the activity sets of boys and girls. Among boys, there is still an interest in “active” forms of leisure (like sports), while among girls an increasing amount of time is spent socializing, talking and engaging in more passive pursuits. Activities with Parents and Family Early adolescents spend little time with their parents and families. Eating and television viewing tend to be the most frequent activities, although girls seem to spend somewhat more time interacting with family members than boys. This seems to reflect changes in parent-child relationships—parents do not determine how young adolescents spend their time as they do with younger children. Chores, Jobs, Responsibilities and Earned Income This domain reveals several important characteristics of young adolescence—changing views of the capabilities of boys and girls; reinforcement of role stereotypes; and the desire among young people to earn money and, thereby, gain increased control of their time use options. Boys and girls are typically assigned different kinds of chores at home—boys do things like yard work, while girls are more likely to shop and babysit. These activities also come to characterize the kinds of jobs held among young adolescents employed for the first time (estimates indicate that as many as 20 percent of fourteen- and fifteen-year-olds work regularly for money outside the home). Young adolescents are more interested in jobs for the sake of income rather than for the “skill building” or “character building” aspects of early work experience. Television and Other Media Television viewing peaks in early adolescence and begins to decline through the middle school years. Interestingly, it is sometimes the only activity young adolescents do with their parents or siblings. Other media are beginning to play a significant role in their lives. Many young adolescents spend as much as four to six hours a day listening to music (usually radio), and it begins to emerge as a significant backdrop to other activities, to a degree defining a cornerstone of adolescent peer culture. Organized Activities There is tremendous diversity within the domain of organized activities, with regard to the substance, structure, and management styles of the available services. Programs are provided by both public and non-profit sectors, and most young adolescents participate in at least one group, lesson, class, or club during the course of the school year (studies report that between sixty and eighty percent of young adolescents become involved). Levels of participation in particular activities are different for boys and girls, and for children from different income groups. Factors contributing to participation include: involvement of friends, interest in the activity, and whether or not the program or activity offers some measure of autonomy. Community facilities, as distinct from organized activities, represent a somewhat different type of time use. Physical access is important to decisions young adolescents make about using facilities like libraries, recreation centers and parks. Since they are still minimally mobile, they need services close to home. Providers must be sensitive to the growing independence of the age group and to differences in needs across and within communities, across gender and across age group