APUSH SAT Practice Passage 5

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What do you already know about either the author of Passage 1 (Lincoln) or Passage 2 (Thoreau)?

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Have you ever been asked to follow a rule that you don't believe in? Explain the rule and what you chose to do.

Welcome to SAT Practice Passage 5!

As your last practice passage before you take the SAT for real (😱), the formatting of this has changed to remind you to focus on process over perfection. This means you shouldn't try to get every question right, but rather focus on developing the reading strategies we've been working on all year!

Consequently, you are being graded on the open-ended questions (#1-2, 8-9, 12) in adding to the following question types we've been working on all year:

SAT Full Credit: #3, 5, 7, 10, 13
SAT Extra Credit: #4, 11, 14, 15

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In Passage 1, Lincoln contends that breaking the law has which consequence?

It leads slowly but inexorably to rule by the mob.

It slows the repeal of bad laws.

It undermines and repudiates the nation’s values.

It creates divisions between social groups.

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As used in line 24, “urge” most nearly means

require

stimulate

advocate

hasten

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As used in line 32, “observed” most nearly means

contemplated

followed

noticed

scrutinized

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What is the author's claim in Passage 1 (Lincoln)?

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What is the author's claim in Passage 2 (Thoreau)?

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Do you think the authors would agree or disagree? Explain.

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The primary purpose of each passage is to

advance a view regarding whether individuals should follow all of the country’s laws.

articulate standards by which laws can be evaluated as just or unjust.

make an argument about the difference between legal duties and moral imperatives.

discuss how laws ought to be enacted and changed in a democracy.

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Based on the passages, Lincoln would most likely describe the behavior that Thoreau recommends in lines 64-66 (“if it . . . law”) as

a rejection of the country’s proper forms of remedy.

an honorable response to an unjust law.

a misapplication of a core principle of the Constitution.

an excusable reaction to an intolerable situation.

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Based on the passages, one commonality in the stances Lincoln and Thoreau take toward abolitionism is that

neither author expects the cause to win widespread acceptance.

both authors see the cause as warranting drastic action.

both authors view the cause as central to their argument.

neither author embraces the cause as his own.

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APUSH SAT Practice Passage 5

What do you already know about either the author of Passage 1 (Lincoln) or Passage 2 (Thoreau)?

Have you ever been asked to follow a rule that you don't believe in? Explain the rule and what you chose to do.

In Passage 1, Lincoln contends that breaking the law has which consequence?

As used in line 24, “urge” most nearly means

As used in line 32, “observed” most nearly means

What is the author's claim in Passage 1 (Lincoln)?

What is the author's claim in Passage 2 (Thoreau)?

Do you think the authors would agree or disagree? Explain.

The primary purpose of each passage is to

Based on the passages, Lincoln would most likely describe the behavior that Thoreau recommends in lines 64-66 (“if it . . . law”) as

Based on the passages, one commonality in the stances Lincoln and Thoreau take toward abolitionism is that

What do you already know about either the author of Passage 1 (Lincoln) or Passage 2 (Thoreau)?

Have you ever been asked to follow a rule that you don't believe in? Explain the rule and what you chose to do.

In Passage 1, Lincoln contends that breaking the law has which consequence?

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

As used in line 24, “urge” most nearly means

The sentence in lines 24-28 (“When . . . made”) primarily serves which function in Passage 1?

As used in line 32, “observed” most nearly means

What is the author's claim in Passage 1 (Lincoln)?

What is the author's claim in Passage 2 (Thoreau)?

In Passage 2, Thoreau indicates that some unjust aspects of government are

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Do you think the authors would agree or disagree? Explain.

The primary purpose of each passage is to

Based on the passages, Lincoln would most likely describe the behavior that Thoreau recommends in lines 64-66 (“if it . . . law”) as

Based on the passages, one commonality in the stances Lincoln and Thoreau take toward abolitionism is that

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

The sentence in lines 24-28 (“When . . . made”) primarily serves which function in Passage 1?

In Passage 2, Thoreau indicates that some unjust aspects of government are

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?