SAT Prep - Reading Passage #2
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
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1.
Multiple Choice
Passage #2:
The authors most likely use the examples in lines 1-9 of the passage ("Every... showers") to highlight the
regularity with which people shop for gifts.
recent increase in the amount of money spent on gifts.
anxiety gift shopping causes for consumers.
number of special occasions involving gift-giving.
2.
Multiple Choice
Passage #2:
In line 10, the word "ambivalent" most nearly means
unrealistic.
conflicted.
apprehensive.
supportive.
3.
Multiple Choice
Passage #2:
The authors indicate that people value gift-giving because they feel it
functions as a form of self-expression.
is an inexpensive way to show appreciation.
requires the gift-recipient to reciprocate.
can serve to strengthen a relationship.
4.
Multiple Choice
Passage #2:
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 10-13 ("Many... peers")
Lines 22-23 ("People... own")
Lines 31-32 ("Research... perspectives")
Lines 44-47 ("Although... unfounded")
5.
Multiple Choice
Passage #2:
The "social psychologists" mentioned in paragraph 2 (lines 17-34) would likely describe "deadweight loss" phenomenon as
predictable.
questionable.
disturbing.
unprecedented.
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