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

Question 2

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

Question 3

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 abandoned after one season.
• C. was built by a different civilisation entirely.
• D. was used only for hunting.

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

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.

Question 7

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. rereading notes is the most effective study method.
• C. classmates are a distraction while studying.
• D. actively explaining material may strengthen memory more than passive review.

Question 8

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 abandoned after one season.
• C. was occupied more permanently than previously believed.
• D. was built by a different civilisation entirely.

Question 9

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. led readers to dislike her books.
• C. was criticised by her editor.
• D. was shaped in part by her editor's influence.

Question 10

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

Question 12

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 13

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. attract more nocturnal pollinators.
• C. protect their pollen when it is unlikely to be collected anyway.
• D. avoid being seen by daytime insects.

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

Question 16

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 shaped in part by her editor's influence.
• C. led readers to dislike her books.
• D. was criticised by her editor.