Completing a text logically (SAT Inferences)

Question 1

In a study, students who explained a concept aloud to a classmate later remembered it better than students who reread their notes for the same length of time. This finding suggests that ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. memory does not depend on study methods.
• B. classmates are a distraction while studying.
• C. actively explaining material may strengthen memory more than passive review.
• D. rereading notes is the most effective study method.

Question 2

A novelist's early manuscripts contain long descriptive passages that were cut from the published versions. Her editor's letters repeatedly urge her to 'trust the reader'. Taken together, these documents suggest that the novelist's spare published style ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. was always her natural way of writing.
• B. was criticised by her editor.
• C. was shaped in part by her editor's influence.
• D. led readers to dislike her books.

Question 3

Researchers found that a species of songbird sings at a higher pitch in cities than in forests. Because low-pitched sounds are easily masked by traffic noise, the researchers suggest that urban birds ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. prefer forests to cities.
• B. may have shifted their songs so that other birds can hear them over the noise.
• C. sing at a lower pitch to save energy.
• D. have stopped singing altogether.

Question 4

Archaeologists found grain storage pits beneath a site once thought to be a seasonal camp. Because storing grain implies people expected to return to or remain in a place, the discovery suggests that the site ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. was used only for hunting.
• B. was occupied more permanently than previously believed.
• C. was built by a different civilisation entirely.
• D. was abandoned after one season.

Question 5

Some plants close their flowers at night. Because many of their pollinators are active only in daylight, closing at night may help these plants ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. grow taller during the night.
• B. avoid being seen by daytime insects.
• C. attract more nocturnal pollinators.
• D. protect their pollen when it is unlikely to be collected anyway.

Question 6

Some plants close their flowers at night. Because many of their pollinators are active only in daylight, closing at night may help these plants ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. protect their pollen when it is unlikely to be collected anyway.
• B. avoid being seen by daytime insects.
• C. attract more nocturnal pollinators.
• D. grow taller during the night.

Question 7

Some plants close their flowers at night. Because many of their pollinators are active only in daylight, closing at night may help these plants ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. avoid being seen by daytime insects.
• B. attract more nocturnal pollinators.
• C. grow taller during the night.
• D. protect their pollen when it is unlikely to be collected anyway.

Question 8

A novelist's early manuscripts contain long descriptive passages that were cut from the published versions. Her editor's letters repeatedly urge her to 'trust the reader'. Taken together, these documents suggest that the novelist's spare published style ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. was shaped in part by her editor's influence.
• B. was criticised by her editor.
• C. led readers to dislike her books.
• D. was always her natural way of writing.

Question 9

Archaeologists found grain storage pits beneath a site once thought to be a seasonal camp. Because storing grain implies people expected to return to or remain in a place, the discovery suggests that the site ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. was abandoned after one season.
• B. was used only for hunting.
• C. was occupied more permanently than previously believed.
• D. was built by a different civilisation entirely.

Question 10

Archaeologists found grain storage pits beneath a site once thought to be a seasonal camp. Because storing grain implies people expected to return to or remain in a place, the discovery suggests that the site ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. was abandoned after one season.
• B. was built by a different civilisation entirely.
• C. was occupied more permanently than previously believed.
• D. was used only for hunting.

Question 11

Archaeologists found grain storage pits beneath a site once thought to be a seasonal camp. Because storing grain implies people expected to return to or remain in a place, the discovery suggests that the site ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. was abandoned after one season.
• B. was built by a different civilisation entirely.
• C. was occupied more permanently than previously believed.
• D. was used only for hunting.

Question 12

Researchers found that a species of songbird sings at a higher pitch in cities than in forests. Because low-pitched sounds are easily masked by traffic noise, the researchers suggest that urban birds ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. prefer forests to cities.
• B. sing at a lower pitch to save energy.
• C. have stopped singing altogether.
• D. may have shifted their songs so that other birds can hear them over the noise.

Question 13

Archaeologists found grain storage pits beneath a site once thought to be a seasonal camp. Because storing grain implies people expected to return to or remain in a place, the discovery suggests that the site ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. was occupied more permanently than previously believed.
• B. was used only for hunting.
• C. was abandoned after one season.
• D. was built by a different civilisation entirely.

Question 14

A novelist's early manuscripts contain long descriptive passages that were cut from the published versions. Her editor's letters repeatedly urge her to 'trust the reader'. Taken together, these documents suggest that the novelist's spare published style ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. was shaped in part by her editor's influence.
• B. was criticised by her editor.
• C. was always her natural way of writing.
• D. led readers to dislike her books.

Question 15

Some plants close their flowers at night. Because many of their pollinators are active only in daylight, closing at night may help these plants ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. protect their pollen when it is unlikely to be collected anyway.
• B. attract more nocturnal pollinators.
• C. grow taller during the night.
• D. avoid being seen by daytime insects.

Question 16

In a study, students who explained a concept aloud to a classmate later remembered it better than students who reread their notes for the same length of time. This finding suggests that ___ Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. rereading notes is the most effective study method.
• B. actively explaining material may strengthen memory more than passive review.
• C. classmates are a distraction while studying.
• D. memory does not depend on study methods.