SAT Reading & Writing Test 2 Free SAT Reading & Writing Practice Tests Home SAT Practice Tests SAT Reading & Writing Practice Tests Practice Test 2 SAT Reading & Writing Practice Tests Practice Test 1 Practice Test 2 Practice Test 3 Practice Test 4 Practice Test 5 Practice Test 6 More SAT Practice SAT Math SAT Reading & Writing Practice Test 2 Below is our second of two practice tests that will help prepare you for the Reading and Writing section of the SAT. Our tests are designed to imitate the modules of the official exam, with questions being more challenging in the second test than the first. Time limit: 0 Quiz Summary 0 of 10 Questions completed Questions: Information You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again. Quiz is loading… You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz. You must first complete the following: Results Test complete. Results are being recorded. Results 0 of 10 Questions answered correctly Your time: Time has elapsed You have reached 0 of 0 point(s), (0) Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0) 0 Essay(s) Pending (Possible Point(s): 0) Categories Not categorized 0% Question 1 of 10 1. Question During World War II, the U.S. Army formed a secret tactical unit known as the Ghost Army, tasked with deceiving German forces about the location and size of Allied troops. The unit faced a unique challenge: their inflatable tanks and vehicles, designed to mimic real military equipment from a distance, were so lightweight that even moderate winds could blow them out of position or flip them over entirely. To maintain the illusion, soldiers had to constantly monitor weather conditions and reposition the decoys, sometimes multiple times per day. The unit also employed sound trucks that broadcast recorded noises of armored divisions to further convince enemy surveillance that a massive force was present. According to the text, what challenge did the Ghost Army have to overcome to maintain their deception? German forces frequently discovered that the military equipment was not real. Correct Incorrect Correct answer The unit lacked enough inflatable vehicles to convincingly simulate a large army. Correct Incorrect Correct answer The lightweight decoys were easily displaced by wind and required constant repositioning. Correct Incorrect Correct answer Sound equipment often malfunctioned, making it difficult to broadcast realistic noises. Correct Incorrect Correct answer Correct Incorrect Question 2 of 10 2. Question Cymatics is the study of visible sound vibrations. When a sound wave passes through a medium such as water or sand, the ______ frequency determines the complexity of the patterns that form. Higher frequencies produce more intricate geometric shapes, while lower frequencies create simpler, broader patterns. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? wave's Correct Incorrect Correct answer waves Correct Incorrect Correct answer waves' Correct Incorrect Correct answer wave Correct Incorrect Correct answer Correct Incorrect Question 3 of 10 3. Question In 1816, unusually cold temperatures and persistent rainfall devastated crops across Europe and North America, leading to widespread famine and economic hardship. The cause of this “Year Without a Summer” was not understood at the time, but scientists have since linked it to the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia. The eruption released massive quantities of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, where it formed aerosol particles that reflected sunlight away from Earth. While the immediate effects were catastrophic for agriculture, the unusual weather also had unexpected consequences: the gloomy conditions are credited with inspiring Mary Shelley to write “Frankenstein” during a summer spent indoors, and the vivid sunsets caused by atmospheric particles influenced the work of landscape painters like J.M.W. Turner. Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text? It presents a historical mystery and its eventual solution, then describes some unanticipated outcomes of the event in question. Correct Incorrect Correct answer It compares two different scientific explanations for a climate event and then evaluates which explanation is better supported. Correct Incorrect Correct answer It describes a natural disaster and its cause, then argues that the disaster's negative effects have been historically exaggerated. Correct Incorrect Correct answer It introduces a scientific phenomenon and then traces how understanding of that phenomenon has changed over time. Correct Incorrect Correct answer Correct Incorrect Question 4 of 10 4. Question Psychologist John Ridley Stroop published his influential research on cognitive interference in 1935, making ______ the first comprehensive study to demonstrate that the brain struggles to process conflicting information simultaneously. His experiments showed that people take longer to name the color of ink when the word itself spells a different color, a phenomenon now known as the Stroop effect. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? these Correct Incorrect Correct answer those Correct Incorrect Correct answer them Correct Incorrect Correct answer it Correct Incorrect Correct answer Correct Incorrect Question 5 of 10 5. Question Julio Cortázar’s 1963 novel “Hopscotch” can be read in multiple sequences: readers may follow the chapters in traditional numerical order or jump between chapters according to an alternative sequence provided by the author. Some literary critics have argued that one reading order produces a more coherent or meaningful experience than the other. However, Cortázar deliberately designed both sequences to be equally valid interpretations of the narrative, and each arrangement reveals different thematic connections that remain hidden in the other. Therefore, ______ Which choice most logically completes the text? readers who follow the traditional chapter order will likely find the novel more accessible than those who use the alternative sequence. Correct Incorrect Correct answer critics should focus on determining which reading order Cortázar considered to be the definitive version of the novel. Correct Incorrect Correct answer claims that one reading sequence is superior to another contradict the author's intention for the work. Correct Incorrect Correct answer the alternative reading order was likely added after initial publication in response to reader confusion. Correct Incorrect Correct answer Correct Incorrect Question 6 of 10 6. Question British author B.S. Johnson believed that conventional book binding imposed an artificial linearity on stories that did not reflect how memory actually works, a conviction that led him to publish his 1969 novel “The Unfortunates” as a box of 27 unbound ______ readers could shuffle and arrange in any order they wished, making each reading of the novel a unique experience. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? sections, which Correct Incorrect Correct answer sections; which Correct Incorrect Correct answer sections. Which Correct Incorrect Correct answer sections and which Correct Incorrect Correct answer Correct Incorrect Question 7 of 10 7. Question Emerging in Los Angeles during the late 1970s, the Lowbrow art movement deliberately rejected the exclusivity of the fine art establishment. Artists such as Robert Williams and Mark Ryden drew inspiration from underground comics, hot rod culture, and pulp fiction—sources that traditional galleries dismissed as lacking artistic merit. Unlike movements that sought acceptance from mainstream institutions while maintaining alternative aesthetics, Lowbrow artists remained ______ in their opposition, refusing to modify their work to appeal to critics or secure gallery representation. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? sporadic Correct Incorrect Correct answer intransigent Correct Incorrect Correct answer indifferent Correct Incorrect Correct answer subversive Correct Incorrect Correct answer Correct Incorrect Question 8 of 10 8. Question Microbiologist Bonnie Bassler has demonstrated that pathogenic bacteria coordinate attacks on host organisms through quorum ______ a signaling process by which individual cells release molecules that accumulate as the population grows, enabling the colony to detect when sufficient numbers are present to overwhelm the immune system. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? sensing, Correct Incorrect Correct answer sensing Correct Incorrect Correct answer sensing; Correct Incorrect Correct answer sensing: Correct Incorrect Correct answer Correct Incorrect Question 9 of 10 9. Question Text 1 Economists have long held that competitive markets naturally reach efficient outcomes when buyers and sellers are free to negotiate prices. According to this view, markets tend toward equilibrium: if a product is overpriced, consumers will refuse to buy it, and if it is underpriced, sellers will raise their prices. This self-correcting mechanism, the theory suggests, ensures that goods are allocated to those who value them most without the need for external intervention. Text 2 Economist George Akerlof challenged the assumption that markets always self-correct by examining the used car market. Because sellers know more about a car’s true condition than buyers do, Akerlof argued, buyers cannot distinguish between high-quality cars and defective ones, or “lemons.” Faced with this uncertainty, buyers offer only average prices, which drives sellers of high-quality cars out of the market since they cannot recoup their vehicles’ true value. Consequently, says Akerlof, the market becomes dominated by lemons, and mutually beneficial transactions that would occur under perfect information never take place. Based on the texts, how would Akerlof (Text 2) most likely respond to the “view” described in Text 1? By arguing that it overlooks how unequal access to information can prevent markets from reaching efficient outcomes Correct Incorrect Correct answer By suggesting that external regulation of prices would help markets achieve the equilibrium described Correct Incorrect Correct answer By asserting that buyers and sellers rarely negotiate prices in competitive markets Correct Incorrect Correct answer By recommending that economists study how consumer preferences vary across different types of markets Correct Incorrect Correct answer Correct Incorrect Question 10 of 10 10. Question The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon describes the cognitive experience in which a newly learned concept suddenly seems to appear everywhere. A form of frequency illusion driven by selective attention and confirmation bias, ______ explains why people often believe that a word, name, or idea has suddenly become more common when in reality they have simply become more attuned to noticing it. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? psychologists studying the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon suggest that the effect Correct Incorrect Correct answer the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, according to psychologists, Correct Incorrect Correct answer psychologists have suggested that the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon Correct Incorrect Correct answer the effect, which psychologists have studied, Correct Incorrect Correct answer Correct Incorrect 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Current Correct Incorrect Next: SAT Reading & Writing Practice Test 3 PreviousNext Digital SAT Prep Our SAT Reading & Writing practice questions are provided by MentoMind. 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