Sat Past Questions And Answers
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • One of history’s greatest libraries was the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, Iraq. • It was founded in the eighth century with the goal of preserving all the world’s knowledge. • Scholars at the House of Wisdom collected ancient and contemporary texts from Greece, India, and elsewhere and translated them into Arabic. • Writings included those of the Greek philosopher Aristotle and the Indian mathematician Aryabhata. • The House of Wisdom used Chinese papermaking technology to create paper versions to be studied and shared. The student wants to explain how the House of Wisdom preserved the world’s knowledge. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A) The House of Wisdom was known for bringing together knowledge from around the world, including from Greece, India, and China.
- B) Founded in Iraq in the eighth century, the House of Wisdom employed many scholars as translators.
- C) Writings from the Greek philosopher Aristotle and the Indian mathematician Aryabhata were preserved at the House of Wisdom.
- D) The House of Wisdom collected writings from different countries and created paper versions in Arabic to be studied and shared.
According to historian Vicki L. Ruiz, Mexican American women made crucial contributions to the labor movement during World War II. At the time, food processing companies entered into contracts to supply United States armed forces with canned goods. Increased production quotas conferred greater bargaining power on the companies’ employees, many of whom were Mexican American women: employees insisted on more favorable benefits, and employers, who were anxious to fulfill the contracts, complied. Thus, labor activism became a platform for Mexican American women to assert their agency. Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?
- A) It elaborates on a claim about labor relations in a particular industry made earlier in the text.
- B) It offers an example of a trend in the World War II
- C) It notes a possible exception to the historical narrative of labor activism sketched earlier in the text.
- D) It provides further details about the identities of the workers discussed earlier in the text.
Which of the following enzymes performs the critical function of removing RNA primers from DNA in DNA replication, and replacing the RNA with DNA?
- A. DNA polymerase III
- B. DNA polymerase I
- C. Ligase
- D. DNA polymerase II
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • British musicians John Lennon and Paul McCartney shared writing credit for numerous Beatles songs. • Many Lennon-McCartney songs were actually written by either Lennon or McCartney, not by both. • The exact authorship of specific parts of many Beatles songs, such as the verse for “In My Life,” is disputed. • Mark Glickman, Jason Brown, and Ryan Song used statistical methods to analyze the musical content of Beatles songs. • They concluded that there is 18.9% probability that McCartney wrote the verse for “In My Life,” stating that the verse is “consistent with Lennon’s songwriting style.” The student wants to make a generalization about the kind of study conducted by Glickman, Brown, and Song. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A) Based on statistical analysis, Glickman, Brown, and Song claim that John Lennon wrote the verse of
- B) There is only an 18.9% probability that Paul McCartney wrote the verse for
- C) It is likely that John Lennon, not Paul McCartney, wrote the verse for
- D) Researchers have used statistical methods to address questions of authorship within the field of music.
Find the median of this data set: 145,57,223,76,453,123,979,57,76,233,435,76
- A. 244
- B. 57
- C. 922
- D. 134
During which phase of meiosis does crossing over occur?
- A. Anaphase I
- B. Prophase II
- C. Anaphase II
- D. Prophase I
Disulfide bonds can add stability to the structure of a protein. The formation of disulfide bonds occurs in the formation of what level of protein structure?
- A. Quaternary
- B. During translation
- C. Tertiary
- D. Primary
Interruptions in the supply chain for microchips used in personal electronics have challenged an economist’s assertion that retailers can expect robust growth in sales of those devices in the coming months. The delays are unlikely to ______ her projection entirely but will almost certainly extend its time frame. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A) dispute
- B) withdraw
- C) underscore
- D) invalidate
When synthesizing a strand of double-stranded DNA, which of the following could be a plausible combination of nitrogen bases?
- A. 28% Adenine, 22% cytosine, 22% guanine, 28% thymine
- B. 23% Adenine, 23% cytosine, 27% guanine, 27% uracil
- C. 48% Adenine, 52% cytosine, 52% guanine, 48% thymine
- D. 24% Adenine, 24% cytosine, 26% guanine, 26% thymine
Find the median of the following number set: 14,15,76,345,222,976,300,117,236,426
- A. 272.7
- B. 754
- C. 599
- D. 229