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SAT Reading Practice Passage
This passage 1 is adapted from Laurel Perkins, “The Origins of Life on Earth.” ©2015 by Ivy Global.
This passage 2 is adapted from James Levine, “Tracing Earth’s Origins Through the Universe.” ©2015 by James Levine.
SAT Reading Comprehension Practice Test Questions
SAT Practice Test 54 Question No 1
The main purpose of Passage 1 is to
Option A : argue that Earth is the only planet in the universe that could support life.
Option B : explain how the conditions of the early Earth could have given rise to life
Option C : describe a period of Earth’s history that is very different from the modern day.
Option D : propose a method for creating artificial life in a laboratory.
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Option B : explain how the conditions of the early Earth could have given rise to life.
SAT Practice Test 54 Question No 2
As used in line 30, “particular” most nearly means
Option A : fastidious.
Option B : individual.
Option C : detailed.
Option D : specific.
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Option D : specific.
SAT Practice Test 54 Question No 3
The purpose of lines 37-40 (“More recent … eon”) is primarily to
Option A : refute the idea that lightning strikes are responsible for creating early organic compounds.
Option B : emphasize the importance of the Sun to the origins of life.
Option C : suggest an alternative energy source for the formation of organic compounds.
Option D : propose that organic compounds may have originated in outer space
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Option C : suggest an alternative energy source for the formation of organic compounds.
SAT Practice Test 54 Question No 4
Passage 1 suggests that many scientists believe that modern life descends from an “RNA world” (line 51) because
Option A : RNA can perform some basic functions needed to sustain a living organism
Option B : RNA organisms would have been uniquely suited to the conditions of the Hadean eon.
Option C : RNA molecules were rarely produced in Stanley Miller’s experiments.
Option D : RNA is more stable than other nucleic acids.
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Option A : RNA can perform some basic functions needed to sustain a living organism.
SAT Practice Test 54 Question No 5
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Option A : Lines 15-19 (“Unlike today’s … gases”).
Option B : Lines 23-26 (“Although these … life”).
Option C : Lines 31-37 (“Miller found … RNA”).
Option D : Lines 47-50 (“simple nucleic acids … do”).
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Option D : Lines 47-50 (“simple nucleic acids … do”).
SAT Practice Test 54 Question No 6
It can reasonably be inferred from Passage 2 that
Option A : living organisms must have come to Earth from elsewhere in the universe.
Option B : the environment of the early Earth would have destroyed organic compounds.
Option C : our Solar System is unique in containing organic compounds.
Option D : abiogenesis could have taken place when the universe was fairly young.
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Option D : abiogenesis could have taken place when the universe was fairly young.
SAT Practice Test 54 Question No 7
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Option A : Lines 55-58 (“At the … telescopes”)
Option B : Lines 64-70 (“These molecules … began”)
Option C : Lines 80-81 (“This certainly … Sun”)
Option D : Lines 91-93 (“Taken together … universe”)
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Option B : Lines 64-70 (“These molecules … began”)
SAT Practice Test 54 Question No 8
As used in line 60, “readily” most nearly means
Option A : preparedly.
Option B : easily.
Option C : willingly.
Option D : happily.
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Option B : happily.
SAT Practice Test 54 Question No 9
Based on Passage 2, which choice best describes the relationship between PAHs and RNA?
Option A : PAHs can be combined to form RNA molecules in the presence of water.
Option B : PAHs can provide support for the synthesis of RNA molecules.
Option C : PAHs can only synthesize with the help of RNA.
Option D : PAHs make the synthesis of RNA molecules possible only in deep space nebulae.
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Option B : PAHs can provide support for the synthesis of RNA molecules.
SAT Practice Test 54 Question No 10
Based on the passages, both authors would agree with which of the following claims?
Option A : Life arose on Earth from non-living organic compounds.
Option B : Earth’s environment is uniquely conducive to the formation of organic compounds.
Option C : Earth is certainly not the only planet on which life exists
Option D : Life on Earth could only have begun with an RNA world.
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Option A : Life arose on Earth from non-living organic compounds.
SAT Practice Test 54 Question No 11
How would the author of Passage 2 most likely respond to the claim made in lines 6-10 (“Because Earth … abiogenesis”) of Passage 1?
Option A : Life probably developed in a distant nebula before arriving on Earth.
Option B : Scientists do not know exactly what the early atmosphere of Earth was like.
Option C : The chemical precursors of life can form in a wide variety of environments.
Option D : Modern organisms would not have been able to survive during Earth’s Hadean eon
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Option C : The chemical precursors of life can form in a wide variety of environments.
