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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 This page intentionally left blank PART 1 SAT Reading Comprehension This page intentionally left blank CHAPTER 1 Set Questions More than 150 years passed from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the establishment of the national archives. As a result, priceless information was lost. Many documents were stolen or destroyed. For example, a fire in 1921 consumed the records of the census taken in 1890. This census had differed from previous ones. For the first time, each 5 family received its own record. It contained expanded inquiries on race, home ownership, the ability to speak English, immigration, and natural- ization. It also included a question relating to Civil War service. Had these records survived, we would have inimitable information on these issues, as well as American industrialization, westward migration, 10 veteran services, and other characteristics of the American population at that time.