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The critical reading section [of the SAT], formerly known as the verbal section, includes short reading passages along with the existing long reading passages. Analogies have been eliminated, but sentence-completion questions and passage-based reading questions remain.
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The critical reading section, formerly known as the verbal section, will include short reading passages along with the existing long reading passages.
Reading passages will range from 500 to 800 words. The new short reading passages will be paragraphs of about 100 words, followed by questions similar to questions on the longer reading passages. |
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Type 1: Sentence Completion
Sentence Completion questions measure your:
 Knowledge of the meanings of words
Ability to understand how the different parts of a sentence fit logically together. |
Directions
Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
| Ex 1: |
| Because King Philip’s desire to make Spain the dominant power in sixteenth-century Europe ran counter to Queen Elizabeth’s insistence on autonomy for England, _________ was _________. |
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reconciliation … assured |
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warfare … avoidable |
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ruination … impossible |
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conflict … inevitable |
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diplomacy … simple |
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| Ex 2: |
| There is no doubt that Larry is a genuine ________: he excels at telling stories that fascinate his listeners. |
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braggart |
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dilettante |
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pilferer |
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prevaricator |
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raconteur |
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Type 2: Passage-Based Reading |
The reading questions on the SAT measure a student's ability to read and think carefully about several different passages ranging in length from about 100 to about 850 words.
Passages are taken from a variety of fields, including the humanities, social studies, natural sciences, and literary fiction.
They vary in style and can include narrative, argumentative, and expository elements. Some selections consist of a pair of related passages on a shared issue or theme that you are asked to compare and contrast. |
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Directions
The passages below are followed by questions based on their content; questions following a pair of related passages may also be based on the relationship between the paired passages. Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passages and in any introductory material that may be provided.
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