McGraw-Hill’s
500 SAT Critical
Reading Questions
to know by test day
, CONTENTS
Introduction vii
PART 1 SAT READING COMPREHENSION
Chapter 1 Set 1 Questions 3
Questions 1–100
Chapter 2 Set 2 Questions 39
Questions 101–200
Chapter 3 Set 3 Questions 73
Questions 201–300
Chapter 4 Set 4 Questions 109
Questions 301–350
PART 2 SAT SENTENCE COMPLETION
Chapter 5 Set 1: Low-Difficulty Questions 129
Questions 351–400
Chapter 6 Set 2: Medium-Difficulty Questions 141
Questions 401–450
Chapter 7 Set 3: High-Difficulty Questions 153
Questions 451–500
Answers 165
❮ v
, INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! You’ve taken a big step toward SAT success by purchasing
McGraw-Hill’s 500 SAT Critical Reading Questions to Know by Test Day. We are
here to help you take the next step and score high on your SAT exam so you can
get into the college or university of your choice!
This book gives you 500 SAT-style multiple-choice questions that cover all the
most essential reading material. The questions will give you valuable independent
practice to supplement your regular textbook and the ground you have already
covered in your English and reading classes. Each question is clearly explained in
the answer key.
The majority of critical reading questions on the SAT follow either a single
reading passage or a pair of passages that are connected in some way. These ques-
tions are designed to determine how well you understand the information pre-
sented in the passage or passages. More than two-thirds of this book is devoted to
items presented in this format. However, there are also critical reading questions
that feature sentence completion. The later chapters of this book cover this ques-
tion type.
This book and the others in the series were written by expert teachers who
know the SAT inside and out and can identify crucial information as well as the
kinds of questions that are most likely to appear on the exam.
You might be the kind of student who needs to study extra a few weeks before
the exam for a final review. Or you might be the kind of student who puts off
preparing until the last minute before the exam. No matter what your preparation
style, you will benefit from reviewing these 500 questions, which closely parallel
the content, format, and degree of difficulty of the critical reading questions on the
actual SAT exam. These questions and the explanations in the answer key are the
ideal last-minute study tool for those final weeks before the test.
If you practice with all the questions and answers in this book, we are certain
you will build the skills and confidence needed to excel on the SAT. Good luck!
—Editors of McGraw-Hill Education
❮ vii
, PART
1
SAT Reading
Comprehension
500 SAT Critical
Reading Questions
to know by test day
, CONTENTS
Introduction vii
PART 1 SAT READING COMPREHENSION
Chapter 1 Set 1 Questions 3
Questions 1–100
Chapter 2 Set 2 Questions 39
Questions 101–200
Chapter 3 Set 3 Questions 73
Questions 201–300
Chapter 4 Set 4 Questions 109
Questions 301–350
PART 2 SAT SENTENCE COMPLETION
Chapter 5 Set 1: Low-Difficulty Questions 129
Questions 351–400
Chapter 6 Set 2: Medium-Difficulty Questions 141
Questions 401–450
Chapter 7 Set 3: High-Difficulty Questions 153
Questions 451–500
Answers 165
❮ v
, INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! You’ve taken a big step toward SAT success by purchasing
McGraw-Hill’s 500 SAT Critical Reading Questions to Know by Test Day. We are
here to help you take the next step and score high on your SAT exam so you can
get into the college or university of your choice!
This book gives you 500 SAT-style multiple-choice questions that cover all the
most essential reading material. The questions will give you valuable independent
practice to supplement your regular textbook and the ground you have already
covered in your English and reading classes. Each question is clearly explained in
the answer key.
The majority of critical reading questions on the SAT follow either a single
reading passage or a pair of passages that are connected in some way. These ques-
tions are designed to determine how well you understand the information pre-
sented in the passage or passages. More than two-thirds of this book is devoted to
items presented in this format. However, there are also critical reading questions
that feature sentence completion. The later chapters of this book cover this ques-
tion type.
This book and the others in the series were written by expert teachers who
know the SAT inside and out and can identify crucial information as well as the
kinds of questions that are most likely to appear on the exam.
You might be the kind of student who needs to study extra a few weeks before
the exam for a final review. Or you might be the kind of student who puts off
preparing until the last minute before the exam. No matter what your preparation
style, you will benefit from reviewing these 500 questions, which closely parallel
the content, format, and degree of difficulty of the critical reading questions on the
actual SAT exam. These questions and the explanations in the answer key are the
ideal last-minute study tool for those final weeks before the test.
If you practice with all the questions and answers in this book, we are certain
you will build the skills and confidence needed to excel on the SAT. Good luck!
—Editors of McGraw-Hill Education
❮ vii
, PART
1
SAT Reading
Comprehension
