SAT Digital Diagnostic

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Question 1

The following text is from Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel Jane Eyre. Jane works as a governess at Thornfield Hall.

"I went on with my day’s business tranquilly; but ever and anon vague suggestions kept wandering across my brain of reasons why I should quit Thornfield; and I kept involuntarily framing advertisements and pondering how to answer them."

As used in the text, what does the word "framing" most nearly mean?

A) Surrounding B) Drafting C) Capturing D) Falsifying

Question 2

To study how "microplastics"—tiny pieces of plastic—impact soil, ecologist A. Maaß and her team set up multiple plots of land. They added microplastics to some plots but not others. They found that plots with microplastics had fewer earthworms, which are crucial for soil health, than plots without microplastics did. The researchers concluded that microplastics can negatively affect soil ecosystems.

Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

A) To argue that microplastics are the single greatest threat to earthworms. B) To describe an experiment investigating the effects of microplastics on soil. C) To compare the overall soil quality of different plots of land before microplastics were added. D) To explain the specific biological mechanism by which earthworms process microplastics.

Digital SAT Expert Tip: Context is Key

In "Words in Context" questions (like Question 1), the SAT tests your ability to determine the meaning of a word based on its surroundings, not just its primary dictionary definition. Before looking at the answer choices, try substituting your own word into the blank. Here, Jane is "framing" (writing/drafting) advertisements in her mind to look for a new job.

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As used in the text, what does the word "framing" most nearly mean?

Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

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