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 Table of Contents
Chapter 1 About the Digital SAT 1

Chapter 2 Practice Test 1 13

Reading and Writing Module 1 14

Reading and Writing Module 2 26

Math Module 1 40

Math Module 2 48

Answer Key 56

Answers to Test #1 57

Chapter 3 Practice Test 2 87

Reading and Writing Module 1 88

Reading and Writing Module 2 102

Math Module 1 116

Math Module 2 124

Answer Key 132

Answers to Test #2 133

Chapter 4 Practice Test 3 161

Reading and Writing Module 1 162

Reading and Writing Module 2 176

Math Module 1 190

Math Module 2 198

Answer Key 206

Answers to Test #3 207

Chapter 5 Practice Test 4 239
Reading and Writing Module 1 240

Reading and Writing Module 2 254

Math Module 1 270

Math Module 2 278

Answer Key 286

Answers to Test #4 287

Chapter 6 Practice Test 5 317

Reading and Writing Module 1 318

Reading and Writing Module 2 332

Math Module 1 348

Math Module 2 356

Answer Key 364

Answers to Test #5 365

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 How To Get The Most Out Of This Book
Having no useful information about how to successfully take the Digital SAT test can make it look like a difficult
thing. However, this practice test book is specifically designed to give you a thorough practice of the new SAT. By
attempting the practice tests in this book you will become confident to face the real test.

This book includes 5 full-length Digital SAT tests with a total of 490 practice questions for your continuous
practice. The practice tests in this book follow the modular format for the Reading and Writing and Math sections.
Each question has the most appropriate answer explanation and distractor explanation. This is to ensure that you
understand the reasoning behind each correct (or incorrect) answer and train your mind to logically answer the
questions.

First, read the About The Digital SAT chapter in order to fully understand how the test is planned and administered
before diving in to give the tests. As the College Board transitions from administering paper-and-pencil SAT tests
to digital SAT Suite tests, you need to be aware of all the appropriate information that can increase your chance of
passing the test with a high score.

After reading through the information, consider taking one of the complete practice tests first. In the first test, give
yourself as much time as you need rather than trying to finish within the allotted SAT time limit. However, write
down how long each section and module takes to solve, so you can determine how to budget your time. Then,
compare your answers with the correct answers given in the ‘Answer Key’ section of each test. Understand what went
wrong by referring to the detailed solutions given in the ‘Answer & Explanations’ section. Look over the categories of
questions that you consistently had difficulties with or consistently made errors on. This will help you determine your
strengths and weaknesses and the areas you need to focus on.

Identify and practice the question types that you found difficult. Familiarize yourself with their pattern. Often refer
to the ‘How to Use This Book’ section for tips on how to solve the problem associated with each section and which
resources to use for getting a thorough and focused practice. You can also get ample practice of Reading and Writing
and Math questions from Digital SAT Reading and Writing Practice Questions and Digital SAT Math Practice
Questions.

After completing your practice, try another complete practice test. This time, have your timer at hand and take breaks
only at the intervals given in the real test. This more realistic testing experience will also show you how well you can
concentrate for extended periods. After you complete the second practice test, check your answers and compare them
with the answers given in the ‘Answer Key’ section after each test and look for patterns in the questions you missed.
Are they the same style as before, or do you have different weaknesses? Try reviewing these weaknesses before taking
the next complete practice test.

Create a study schedule and stick with it. Attempt to take a practice test every week for 6 weeks. This will help you
become well-versed with the format of the SAT and also increase your confidence.
Continue alternating review of specific question types with complete practice tests throughout your preparation
period. Do not worry if you miss a day on your study plan; just revise your schedule as needed so you can complete
every practice test in this book. When the day arrives for your actual SAT, you will be comfortable with the new
pattern of the test and will be ready to solve any style of question that might be on it, whether it is related to language
or mathematics. You can be confident of getting your best possible score!

More so, practice test questions and their corresponding answers will expose you to the format and structure of real
digital SAT. Do not read this book like a textbook; rather, use it as a companion to guide you in understanding every
aspect of the digital SAT suite tests.

Good luck on your SAT journey!

 Chapter 1

About the Digital SAT

®
 Introduction
Now that you have made the important decision to head to college/university, there is one last thing you need to
do to achieve your goal—taking the SAT (Standardized Aptitude Test). Most universities or colleges, including the
IVY league schools such as Yale, Harvard, and others expect you to have a good SAT score to secure admission in any
course of your choice.

But, there is a major change in how students will give the SAT. The College Board has decided to transition the
famous pencil-and-paper test into a fully digital one. The College Board’s decision to go digital is based on giving a
fair testing experience to students. The digital test will be easier to take, easier to administer, will be more secure, and
more relevant.

For giving the new test, you need to be aware of the format of the test, the time that will be given to you to answer
each question, the possible complexity of the questions, and the scoring method employed to assess your performance
in the test. In this chapter, you will discover important information all that including the SAT policy of inclusive
accessibility, the newly introduced Multistage Adaptive Testing feature, the modular format of the test, and much
more.

The College Board has also streamlined the method of delivery of the digital SAT. With the latest test delivery
platform for the digital SAT Suite assessments, students can have access to all their tests and their content, as well
as enjoy the chance of practicing with the full-length, adaptive practice test offered for free on the platform so that
students can be aware of their knowledge levels before taking the real tests. More so, every question on the digital SAT
Suite is in a discrete (standalone) format. This indicates that test takers can answer each question independently. They
don’t necessarily need to refer to a common stimulus such as an extended passage.

If you are attempting the SAT for the first time, it could be scary not knowing exactly what to expect in the test.
This is why this book is specifically designed to expose you to everything you need to know about successfully taking
the Digital SAT Suite test.

Customized Test Delivery Platform

The College Board sets up a customized test delivery platform for the Digital SAT Suite assessments. This platform
is designed according to the principles of UDA (Universal Design for Assessment) and the main goal of it is to make
the testing experience accessible to maximum number of students. The most useful features of this platform are that:
(i) all test takers can have complete access to the tests and their content; (ii) students will be able to take full-length,
adaptive practice tests for free on the platform so that they can assess their knowledge levels or have an understanding
of similar test materials before attempting the real tests.

Multistage Adaptive Testing

The College Board is changing from a linear testing mode, which has been the primary mode of SAT
administration to an adaptive mode.

The main difference between the linear and adaptive testing modes is that for the linear testing mode, students are
given a test form that contains some questions that have already been set before the test day and do not change during
testing, irrespective of the student’s performance.

On the other hand, the adaptive testing model makes it possible for the test delivery platform to adjust the
questions’ difficulty level based on the performance of the individual test takers. Therefore, each student will be given
test questions that match their level of understanding.

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 1 Module
1 1
Reading and Writing Test
27 QUESTIONS | 32 MINUTES
DIREC TIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important reading and writing skills. Each
question includes one or more passages, which may include a table or graph. Read each
passage and question carefully, and then choose the best answer to the question based on
the passage(s). All questions in this section are multiple–choice with four answer choices.
Each question has a single best answer.

1 2

Allowing goats to graze an area is one potential Anyone interested in a career in business needs
solution for removing unwanted weeds in terrain superior communications skills. Not only are they
that is too rocky and remote to allow for cutting essential to convey ideas to colleagues and explain
or herbicide spraying. Goats significantly reduce plans clearly to ensure that work is completed
the incidence of the unwanted plants, but must effectively in a timely manner, but also they are
be quickly removed to prevent them from eating needed to make proposals _____ to clients and
everything else as well: goats lack _____. potential investors.

Which choice completes the text with the most Which choice completes the text with the most
logical and precise word or phrase? logical and precise word or phrase?

A) bias A) charismatic
B) prejudice B) irresistible
C) discrimination C) attractive
D) bigotry D) fascinating

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 1 Module
1 1
3 5

Explaining the coexistence of various plant and By analyzing more than one million surface
butterfly species is _____ to truly understand ocean observations from the Drake Passage, the
the region’s biodiversity and the forces that researchers detected subtle differences between
sustain or reduce it. Such an understanding the CO2 trends in the surface ocean and the
will help ecologists devise an appropriate plan atmosphere that suggest a strengthening of the
that maximizes the limited funding available carbon sink that is most pronounced during
for conservation and that still allows for future winter. Although the researchers aren’t sure of
development of the area. the exact mechanism driving these changes, it’s
likely related to winter mixing with deep waters
Which choice completes the text with the most that have not had contact with the atmosphere for
logical and precise word or phrase? several hundred years. These results contrast with
previous findings that showed that the Southern
A) critical Ocean’s CO2 sink had been stagnant or weakening
B) perilous from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. “Given
the importance of the Southern Ocean to the
C) condemning global oceans’ role in absorbing atmospheric
D) analytica CO2, these studies suggest that we must continue
to expand our measurements in this part of the
world despite the challenging environment,” says
Colm Sweeney, lead investigator on the Drake
Passage study.

4 Which choice best states the main purpose of the

text?
The Hagia Sophia, built between 532 and 537 in
Istanbul under the orders of the Roman Emperor
A) To emphasize the difficulty of collecting
Justinian I, has been alternately used for different
accurate data from the Southern Ocean
religious purposes since that time. The cultural
and historical value of the building and its B) To illustrate the problems with amassing an
contents are _____, as a wealth of splendid and adequate database on the Southern Ocean
unique details has been added over the centuries C) To place the results of the Drake Passage study
since its construction. in the wider context of other studies

Which choice completes the text with the most D) To highlight the need to correct the problem
logical and precise word or phrase? of CO2 absorption before it is too late

A) congenial
B) incalculable
C) cumbersome
D) voluminous

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 1 Module
2
1
Reading Test
27 QUESTIONS | 32 MINUTES
DIREC TIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important reading and writing skills. Each
question includes one or more passages, which may include a table or graph. Read each
passage and question carefully, and then choose the best answer to the question based on
the passage(s). All questions in this section are multiple–choice with four answer choices.
Each question has a single best answer.

1 2

Any country, city, or rural village could be, The following text is from Jane Austen's 1811
in fact, its own unique tourism magnet. The novel, “Sense and Sensibility.”
tourism business, though, is broader than just the
destination. Considerations need to be made for Many were the tears shed by them in their last
transportation, hotels and guest accommodations, adieus to a place so much beloved. “And you,
and services that link the various components of ye well–known trees,” said Marianne, “but
a trip, such as guide services in national parks or you will continue the same, unconscious of
city bus tours. the pleasure or the regret you occasion, and
insensible of any change in those who walk
As used in the text, what does the word “broader” under your shade! But who will remain to
most nearly mean? enjoy you?”

A) more pronounced As used in the text, what does the word

“insensible” most nearly mean?
B) more general
A) comatose
C) more spacious
B) negligible
D) more extensive
C) unaware
D) insentient

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 1 Module
2 1
3 4

The following text is adapted from F. Scott Sometimes, behaviors have underlying reasons
Fitzgerald’s 1922 novel, The Beautiful and the that are not initially apparent, as shown through
Damned. a classic experiment by Walter Mischel. During
the 1960s, Mischel placed a marshmallow piece
Now Adam J. Patch left his father's farm in in front of 600 children aged 4–6. About a third
Tarrytown early in sixty–one to join a New were willing to wait 15 minutes to get a whole
York cavalry regiment. He came home from marshmallow, and those children got higher
the war a major, charged into Wall Street, SAT scores years later. However, Mischel’s theory
and amid much fuss, fume, applause, and ill that willpower contributed to future success
will he gathered to himself some seventy–five was somewhat arbitrary. A later experiment
million dollars. conducted by Tyler Watts and associates included
a broader analysis of ethnicity and social status
As used in the text, what does the word “fume”
and determined that economic background most
most nearly mean?
closely predicted the demonstrated behavior.

A) exhaust
Which choice best states the main purpose of the
B) stench text?
C) pollution A) It presents the study by Tyler Watts to show
that most behavioral psychology experiments
D) ire
are flawed.
B) It argues that experiments regarding behavior
should be performed multiple times in order
to determine true correlations.
C) It explains a significant problem in the
current understanding of willpower in young
children.
D) It discusses the study by Walter Mischel to
show that there may be alternate explanations
in an apparently obvious situation.

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 1 Module
1 1
Math
22 QUESTIONS | 35 MINUTES

DIREC TIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important math skills. Use of a calculator is permitted
for all questions.

NOTES

Unless otherwise indicated: • All variables and expressions represent real numbers. • Figures provided
are drawn to scale. • All figures lie in a plane. • The domain of a given function is the set of all real
numbers x for which f(x) is a real number.

REFERENCE

r c 2x 60° s 45° s√2

w h b x
30° 45°
b a x √3 s
1 = a2 + b 2 Special Right Triangles
2

h r r h h
h
w r w

V = wh wh

The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.

The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2π.
The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

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 1 Module
1 1
1 3

If 4 x  16  24 , what is the value of x + 4 ? If a is a solution to this equation below and a > 0 ,

what is the value of a?
A) 8
| 2 x  3 |  11
B) 6
C) 2
D) 4

Line k is a line perpendicular to line m. Given

2 that the equation for line m is 5 y  4 x  15, which
of the following could be the equation for line k ?
Cocopine high school conducts annual surveys
at its school to find out the number of teachers
4
and students by gender. The results of the survey A) y  x  12
5
showed that there were 35 teachers and 245
students in the school. 5
B) y  x  6
4
Students Teacher 5
C) y   x  2
Male 131 4
Female 16 5
D) y  x  10
4
Using the table above, if a person is chosen at
random, what is the probability that the person is
a male teacher?

19 5
A)
280
What is the center of the circle, given that its
19 2 2
B) equation is x  y  6 x  4 y  36 ?
150
19 A) (–3, 2)
C)
35
B) (2, –3)
19
D) C) (3, –2)
131
D) (–2, 3)

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 1 Module
1 1
6 9

 2ax 
x Which of the following equation best represents
x x 2x
If (8 ) × 4 is equivalent to  b  , what is the the graph below?
2 
value of a?

20

-20 0 20 40
If (x , y ) is a solution to the following system
of inequalities, which of the following could be
(x , y ) ? -20
6 x  3  y
y  x 6
-40
A) (–2, –4)
B) (4, 7)
A) y = 5(0.7)x
C) (–2, 1)
B) y = 5(1.3)x
D) (–2, –4)
C) y = 3(0.7)x
D) y = 3(1.3)x

If f (x )  2(x  3)2  8 is transformed to

g (x )  2(x  5)2  5 , which of the following
describes the transformation?

A) The x coordinate moves to the right 2 units

and the y coordinate moves 3 units down.
B) The x coordinate moves to the left 2 units and
the y coordinate moves 3 units down.
C) The x coordinate moves to the right 2 units
and the y coordinate moves 3 units up.
D) The x coordinate moves to the left 2 units and
the y coordinate moves 3 units up.

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 1 Module
2 1
Math
22 QUESTIONS | 35 MINUTES

DIREC TIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important math skills. Use of a calculator is permitted
for all questions.

NOTES

Unless otherwise indicated: • All variables and expressions represent real numbers. • Figures provided
are drawn to scale. • All figures lie in a plane. • The domain of a given function is the set of all real
numbers x for which f(x) is a real number.

REFERENCE

r c 2x 60° s 45° s√2

w h b x
30° 45°
b a x √3 s
1 = a2 + b 2 Special Right Triangles
2

h r r h h
h
w r w

V = wh wh

The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.

The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2π.
The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

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 1 Module
1
2 1
1 4

If m and n are solutions to the equation How many solutions does the following system of
f (x )  3x 2  9 x  27, what is the value of m + n ? equations have?
y  2x  5
A) 3
y  2 x 2  18 x  45
B) – 9
A) 1
C) – 3
B) 2
D) 9
C) 0
D) Infinite

Which of the following is equivalent to

5
3x 2 y  5x  (3x 2 x 2  2 x 2 y ) ?
If 3x  y  11 and 2 x  2 y  2 , what is the value
A) 6 x 2 y  3x 2 y 2  5x of x + y ?
B) x 2 y  3x 2 y 2  5x
A) 9
C) 6 x 2 y  2 x 2 y 2  5x
B) 5
D) 3x 2 y 2  5x 2 y  5x
C) 3
D) 13

What is the least integer value of y that satisfies 6

the inequality below?
If sin 32° = 0.551, what is the value of cos 58°?
2 y  2  6

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 1 Module
1
2 1
7 9

If 1 foot = 12 inches, what is the area of the Which of the following equations best represents
triangle (not drawn to scale) below in ft 2 ? the equation of the following graph?

2
24 feet

-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
-2

-4
10 inches
-6
-8
A) 120
-10
B) 20
-12
C) 1,440
-14
D) 10

A) 3 y  9 x  18
B) 3 y  9 x  18
C) 6 y  12 x  36
8
D) 5 y  20 x  30
For all values of x > 0, which of the following is
−5 x
equivalent to the following equation − ?
x x−4

10

A) –6 What is the y–intercept for the equation below?

2
x  20
B) y  7  3x  5
4
 x 2  5x  20
C)
x2  4x
−9 − x
D)
x−4

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 Answer Key

Reading and Writing Math

Module 1 Module 2 Module 1 Module 2

correct answers
correct answers

correct answers

correct answers
Mark your
Mark your

Mark your

Mark your
Questions
Questions

Questions

Questions
Correct
Correct

Correct

Correct
1. C 1. D 1. B 1. C
2. C 2. C 2. A 2. D
3. A 3. D 3. 7 3. –1
4. B 4. D 4. C 4. A
5. C 5. D 5. C 5. A
6. A 6. A 6. 3 6. 0.551
7. B 7. B 7. B 7. D
8. A 8. A 8. A 8. C
9. B 9. C 9. D 9. B
10. B 10. A 5/13 or 10. 3
11. B 11. B 0.384 11. C
10.
12. A 12. A or 12. A
13. C 13. A 0.385 13. –22
14. D 14. D 11. B 14. B
15. D 15. A 12. B 15. B
16. C 16. C 13. 8 16. 1188
17. C 17. D 14. D 17. D
18. C 18. D 15. A 18. D
19. A 19. A 16. –12 19. 26
20. B 20. B 17. C 20. B
21. B 21. D 18. A 21. D
22. D 22. D 19. A 22. B
23. D 23. B 20. 3.2
24. B 24. C 21. C
25. C 25. D 22. B
26. A 26. B
27. C 27. B

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 READING AND WRITING Answers & Explanations Module 1

1. Level: Easy | Domain: CRAFT AND proposal. Choice B refers to something that is
STRUCTURE impossible to avoid the effect of. The clients and
Skill/Knowledge: Words in Context investors, though, are not forced to accept the
proposal. Choice D refers to something that is
Key Explanation: Choice C is the best answer extremely interesting so that it is impossible to
because the underlined word is what goats “lack” stop paying attention to it. Although a proposal
or “do not have.” The first half of the sentence might be fascinating, the key is to make it
indicates that the goats will eat “everything else” desirable enough that others buy into it.
as well as “unwanted weeds.” In other words, the
goat does not care what it eats. Choice C refers
3. Level: Hard | Domain: CRAFT AND
to “judgment,” or “refinement” about what it
STRUCTURE
chooses, so fits the context of eating anything.
Skill/Knowledge: Words in Context
Distractor Explanation: Choices A and B are
Key Explanation: Choice A is the best answer
incorrect because they refer to unfairness or
because “critical” is the author’s view of what
partiality towards one thing. However, the goats
“explaining such coexistence” is. The sentence
are not deliberately trying to treat one plant
continues to say that the explanation is needed to
poorly; they eat all without preferences. Choice D
“truly understand the region’s biodiversity.” Choice
is incorrect because it refers to an obstinate and
A refers to something absolutely necessary, so fits
unchanging belief about the superiority of one’s
the context in saying that explaining coexistence is
group over others, but the goats do not feel they
necessary to understand biodiversity and therefore
are superior to others.
developing an appropriate plan for managing the
area.
2. Level: Easy | Domain: CRAFT AND
STRUCTURE Distractor Explanation: None of the other
Skill/Knowledge: Words in Context choices accurately describes how essential
“explaining such coexistence” really is. Choice B
Key Explanation: Choice C is the best answer means “dangerous.” Choice C refers to expressing
because the underlined word describes how criticism and disapproval. Choice D refers to
clients and investors view the proposal that the using logic and reasoning.
person with a career in business makes. Choice
C refers to something that is desirable. The
4. Level: Medium | Domain: CRAFT AND
resulting sentence, therefore, indicates that the
STRUCTURE
businessperson helps make the plan desirable to
Skill/Knowledge: Words in Context
others.

Key Explanation: Choice B is the best answer

Distractor Explanation: None of the other
because the blank portion needs to be a word that
choices adequately shows how the clients and
describes the “cultural and historical value of the
investors need to view the proposals. Choice A
building and its contents,” which are described
refers to a personal quality that inspires others.
as being full of “splendid and unique details”
It does not refer to something inanimate like a
from over the past 1,500 years. Choice C refers

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 MATH Answers & Explanations Module 1

1. Level: Easy | Domain: ALGEBRA of the 280 people in the school, 19 are male
Skill/Knowledge: Linear equations in one variable teachers and the probability of selecting a male
Testing point: Solving equations with one variable 19
teacher is .
280
Key Explanation: Choice B is correct. This
Distractor Explanation: Choice B is incorrect
question can be solved in two ways. The most
since it is the probability of choosing a teacher
efficient way to solve the equation is to factor out
given that he is already male. Choice C is
the 4 from the left side of the equation yielding
incorrect, since it’s the probability of choosing a
4(x  4)  24 . Dividing both sides of the equation male given that he is already a teacher. Choice D
24 is incorrect as it is conceptually incorrect because
by 4 yields (x  4)  , which equates to it mixes students and teachers.
4
(x  4)  6 , which is Choice B.
The second way to solve this equation is to 3. Level: Easy | Domain: ADVANCED MATH
subtract 16 from both sides of the equation. The Skill/Knowledge: Nonlinear equations in one
result is 4 x  16  16  24  16 which in turn variable and systems of equations in two variables
translates to 4 x = 8 . Dividing both sides of the Testing point: Solving absolute value equations
equation by 4 gets x = 2 . However, the question
Key Explanation: Absolute value equations
asks for the value of x + 4 , and not x, which will
usually have two solutions. The first step would be
then be 2 + 4, or 6.
to remove the parentheses and set up two linear
Distractor Explanation: Choice A is incorrect as equations as follows:
this is the value of 4x when 16 is subtracted from 2x – 3 = 11 and 2x – 3 = –11
both sides of the equation. Choice C is incorrect To solve for x in the first equation, add 3 to both
as this is the value of x. Choice D is incorrect as sides of the equation as follows:
this answer may be the result of a conceptual error
2x – 3 + 3 = 11 + 3
or miscalculation.
2x = 14
x=7
2. Level: Medium | Domain: PROBLEM–SOLVING
To find the second solution solve for x in the
AND DATA ANALYSIS
second equation by adding 3 to both sides of the
Skill/Knowledge: Probability and conditional
equation as follows:
probability | Testing point: Conditional
probability 2x – 3 + 3 = –11 + 3
2x = – 8
Key Explanation: Choice A is correct. Given that x=–4
there are 35 teachers in the school, according to
Thus, the positive solution for x is 7.
the table, there are 16 female teachers. Thus, the
number of male teachers in the school is 35 – 16
= 19. The number of people in the school is found 4. Level: Easy | Domain: ALGEBRA
by adding the number of teachers to the number Skill/Knowledge: Linear functions | Testing
of students as follows: 245 + 35 = 280. Therefore, point: Perpendicular lines

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Reading and Writing Test
27 QUESTIONS | 32 MINUTES
DIREC TIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important reading and writing skills. Each
question includes one or more passages, which may include a table or graph. Read each
passage and question carefully, and then choose the best answer to the question based on
the passage(s). All questions in this section are multiple–choice with four answer choices.
Each question has a single best answer.

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Hyraxes are small, furry, herbivorous mammals The following text is adapted from a publication
with short tails that live primarily in Africa; by Jefferson Keel’s 2011 publication, “The Indian
one species is also found in the Middle East. Reorganization Act—75 Years Later: Renewing
These little animals spend time in trees or rocky our Commitment to Restore Tribal Homelands
outcrops. They _____ resemble guinea pigs, but in and Promote Self–determination.”
reality, are much more closely related to sea cows
and elephants. Today, the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA)
is as necessary as it was in 1934. The purposes
Which choice completes the text with the most
of the IRA were frustrated first by World War
logical and precise word or phrase?
II and then by the termination era. Work
did not begin again until the 1970s with the
A) logically
self–determination policy, and since then,
B) customarily Indian tribes are building economies from the
C) superficially ground up.

D) universally As used in the text, what does the word

“frustrated” most nearly mean?

A) annoyed
B) unfulfilled
C) dissatisfied
D) thwarted

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The following text is adapted from Mother Jones’s The following text is from Frances Hodgson
speech to coal miners in West Virginia in 1912 Burnett’s 1905 novel “A Little Princess.”

The guards of the mining companies beat, If Sara had been older or less punctilious
abuse, maim, and hold up citizens without about being quite polite to people, she could
process of law; deny freedom of speech, a have explained herself in a very few words.
provision guaranteed by the Constitution; But, as it was, she felt a flush rising on her
deny the citizens the right to assemble in cheeks. Miss Minchin was a very severe
a peaceable manner for the purpose of and imposing person, and she seemed so
discussing questions in which they are absolutely sure that Sara knew nothing
concerned. whatever of French, that she felt as if it would
be almost rude to correct her. The truth was
As used in the text, what does the word that Sara could not remember the time when
“provision” most nearly mean? she had not seemed to know French.

A) allocation Which choice best states the function of the

B) arrangement underlined sentence in the text as a whole?

C) contingency A) It gives a description of the physical

D) requirement appearance of one of the characters.
B) It establishes why one of the characters was
not comfortable in the situation.
C) It reinforces an emotional state alluded to in
the previous sentence.
D) It introduces the interaction between two
characters in the following sentences.

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