Practice Test 9 - PSAT Reading & Writing
20 questions. Answer them in any order, then submit to see your score and every explanation.
- Which proposal would BOTH authors most likely support?
- Text 1
Volunteer beach cleanups are celebrated as environmental victories, but they can function as public relations substitutes for policy. A weekend of collecting bottles does not change the upstream systems that produce disposable packaging. Worse, the photo-friendly nature of cleanups can let manufacturers highlight community action while resisting regulations on materials and reuse. If the goal is less plastic in the ocean, legislation that reduces production and improves waste management will matter far more than sporadic cleanups.
Text 2
Policy is essential, yet dismissing cleanups as mere public relations overlooks how social change often begins. Cleanups make pollution visible and measurable; volunteers can count items, identify brands, and document patterns that inform local ordinances. Participants also become voters who understand the issue in concrete terms, not as an abstract statistic. Cleanups are not a substitute for regulation, but they can generate the data and political momentum that regulation requires.
Which choice best summarizes how the author of Text 2 would evaluate the conclusion in Text 1 that legislation matters far more than sporadic cleanups? - Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- Which observation would best support Okoye's argument?
- Based on Text 2, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to Text 1's suggestion that gentle density is "the most realistic path" to affordability?
- Which statement best describes a trend suggested by the data?
- Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- In the sentence, what is the function of the phrase "for instance"?
- As used in the passage, "vivid" most nearly means
- Which finding, if true, would most directly undermine Iqbal's claim?
- Which finding, if true, would most directly support Sørensen's argument?
- Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- Refer to the graph. Approximately what percent decrease in average bacterial growth rate occurs when temperature rises from 30 °C to 40 °C?
- Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the overall structure of the text?
- How does Passage 2 mainly respond to the perspective offered in Passage 1?
- Which choice most logically completes the text?
- Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- Which choice most accurately represents information from the line graph?
- Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?