SATs Reading Comprehension 3

Question 1

A passage about public health states: 'Access to nutritious food is unevenly distributed across income levels.' Which evidence best supports this claim?

Accepted Answer

A study showing high-income neighborhoods have 3× more grocery stores per capita than low-income ones

Answer

The disparity in grocery store density directly supports the claim that nutritious food access varies by income level.

Question 2

The central argument of a passage can best be described as the:

Accepted Answer

Main claim the author is trying to establish throughout the text

Answer

The central argument is the overarching claim the author develops and supports across the entire passage.

Question 3

A passage uses the phrase 'rising tide of automation.' This phrase is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A metaphor comparing automation to a natural force

Answer

Comparing automation to a rising tide is a metaphor that implies it is powerful, widespread, and difficult to stop.

Question 4

An author writing in 1920 states that 'women's entry into the workforce is a passing trend.' A modern reader encounters this in a historical passage. The statement is best understood as:

Accepted Answer

A historically held assumption that events have proven incorrect

Answer

Women's sustained and growing workforce participation since 1920 demonstrates that the author's claim was a historical assumption, not fact.

Question 5

A paragraph begins with a topic sentence and ends with: 'These exceptions, however, do not invalidate the broader pattern.' The final sentence primarily functions to:

Accepted Answer

Acknowledge counterexamples while defending the main claim

Answer

The sentence concedes that exceptions exist but argues they don't undermine the overall conclusion, a common concession-and-rebuttal move.

SATs (Standard Assessment Test) Practice Test

SATs (Standard Assessment Test) Practice Test

SATs Reading Comprehension 3