1. SAT Practice
Week 1
February 5-9

2. SAT Practice-Week #1 5 February 2018
Part I
Read and annotate the passage from Jane Austin’s Emma, originally published in 1815, for the passage’s main purpose.
Highlight textual evidence using your yellow highlighter
Label and explain through annotation

3. Part II The main purpose of the passage is to
Describe a main character and a significant change in her life.
Provide an overview of a family and a nearby neighbor.
Discuss some regrettable personality flaws in a main character.
Explain the relationship between a main character and her father.

4. Answer A

5. SAT Practice-Week #1 6 February 2018
Part I
Summarize the first two paragraphs of the passage (lines 1-14).
Write your summary underneath the passage on the front side of the text.

6. Part II
Which choice best summarizes the first two paragraphs of the passage (lines 1-14)?
Even though a character loses a parent at an early age, she is happily raised in a loving home.
An affectionate governess helps a character to overcome the loss of her mother, despite the indifference of her father.
Largely as a result of her father’s wealth and affection, a character leads a contented life.
A character has a generally comfortable and fulfilling life, but then she must recover from losing her mother.

7. Answer A

8. SAT Practice-Week #1 7 February 2018
Part I
Using the clues from the text , figure out what the word “directed” as used in line 26 means.
Highlight the word and any other words that helped you to come to your conclusion. Use your BLUE highlighter.
Give your definition in the margin next to the highlighted text.

9. Part II As used in line 26, “directed” most nearly means trained aimed
guided
addressed

10. Answer C

11. SAT Practice-Week #1 8 February 2018
Part I
Making Inferences
What can you infer happened after Miss Taylor married?
Using your ORANGE highlighter, highlight the textual evidence that helped you to make the inference
Label and explain through annotation

12. Part II
It can most reasonably be inferred that after Miss Taylor married, she had
Less patience with Mr. Woodhouse
Fewer interactions with Emma
More close friends than Emma
An increased appreciation for Emma

13. Answer B

14. SAT Practice-Week #1 12 February 2018
The narrator indicates that the particular nature of Emma’s upbringing resulted in her being
Despondent
Self-satisfied
Friendless
Inconsiderate
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 1-5 (“Emma…her”)
Lines 9-14 (“Her…affection”)
Lines (“The real…enjoyments”)
Lines (“The danger…her”)

15. Answers
5. B
6. C