SAT Critical Reading Sample Questions

Directions: For Each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices:-

Question.1 Impetus accumulated for a new house levy, but the __________ from home proprietors was so large that this suggestion had to be ______________.

(A) publicity : revealed (B) opposition : abandoned (C) penalty : abridged (D)backlash : included (E) anticipated : endorsed

Question.2 The award being triumphant innovative is such _________ tale that its very intricacy has a intimidating effect on readers.

(A) a culpable (B) an enthralling (C) a convoluted (D) a succinct (E) a felicitous

Question.3 Trading companies rely heavily on ___________ information; statistical facts and figures about the dimensions, growth and circulation of human populations

(A) qualitative (B)demographic (C) classified (D) conjectural (E) anecdotal

Question.4 Persons did not abruptly discover to use blaze, but did so gradually over time with countless advances counteract by __________ time span.

(A) regressive (B) fertile (C) predictable (D) contemplative (E) explosive

Question.5 Now liking to talk ___________, Jasmine ____________ the advocate to broadcast her scientific outcome until she had twice checked the facts and figures.

(A) Harshly : indulged (B) inappropriately : acknowledged (C) prematurely : suppressed (D) rashly : advanced (E) enthusiastically : defined

Question.6 and Question.7 are based on the following paragraph.

This all begun on a Saturday morning in May, one of those moderately hot jump days that stink like clean linen. Delia had gone to the supermarket to shop for the week's meals. She was standing in the make part, languidly selecting a bunch of celery. Food store stores habitually made her reflective. Why was it, she was marvelling, that celery was not called "corduroy plant"? That would be much more colorful. And garlic bulbs should be "moneybags," because their form reminded her of the sacks of gold coins in folktales.

Question.6 The reference to “clean linen” serves to :

(A) explain a course of action

(B) issue out a pushing obligation

(C) describe an unforeseen development

(D) remind a particular sensation

(E) show nostalgia for a past experience

Question.7 What does the word “colorful” denotes here?

(A) Eye-Catching (B) robust (C) garish (D) subtly hued (E) vividly descriptive

Correct Answers for SAT Critical Reading

Q.1 (B) Q.2 (C) Q.3 (B) Q.4 (A) Q.5 (C) Q.6 (D) Q.7 (E)