Craft and Structure | SAT Reading and Writing Practice

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Question 3 · Craft and Structure · foundation

The curator was meticulous, checking every label twice before the exhibition opened. As used here, 'meticulous' most nearly means what?A. CarelessB. HurriedC. ThoroughD. Indifferent

Question 4 · Craft and Structure · foundation

Early maps of the coast omitted several small islands. Later surveys recorded those islands and corrected the shoreline. What is the main purpose of the second sentence?A. To challenge the existence of the coastB. To describe improvements to earlier mapsC. To explain how islands formD. To compare the sizes of two islands

Question 11 · Craft and Structure · standard

The investigators' conclusion was provisional: they expected to revise it after collecting more samples. As used here, 'provisional' most nearly means what?A. TemporaryB. ConclusiveC. IrrelevantD. Hidden

Question 12 · Craft and Structure · standard

Text 1: A critic argues that restoring an old theatre preserves its cultural value only if its original interior remains unchanged. Text 2: A historian argues that accessible entrances and modern seating can let more people experience an old theatre without destroying its cultural significance. On what issue would the writers most likely disagree?A. Whether old theatres can have cultural significanceB. Whether changes to an old theatre's original interior necessarily undermine its cultural preservationC. Whether theatre audiences existD. Whether buildings have interiors

Question 21 · Craft and Structure · challenge

Text 1: A fictional archivist argues that digitizing letters mainly benefits readers who live too far away to visit an archive. Text 2: Another archivist agrees about remote access but emphasizes that digital copies also let visitors zoom in on faint handwriting. How would the second archivist most likely respond to the first?A. By denying that remote readers existB. By agreeing that remote access is a benefit and adding a benefit for visitorsC. By arguing that digitization prevents close readingD. By claiming all original letters should be discarded

SAT Reading and Writing: Craft and Structure