SAT Reading Quiz: This 14-question quiz is modelled off of the reading comprehension section of the SAT Critical Reading exam and contains questions that can be answered by thoroughly reading the passage. Also, see the "Free SAT Reading Comprehension Study Guide" offered by ProProfs Free SAT school. ProProfs Quiz School also has other quizzes on SAT Reading Comprehension. Read the questions carefully and answer. So, let's try out the quiz.
Gathering data
Carefully watching
Taking note of
Monitoring and recording
Presiding over
Present a character that most people are personally familiar with
Provide an example for a previously mentioned argument
Contrast the aforementioned example with an alternative point of view
Include a common symbol of justice
Create a tense and abrasive mood
Survived
Celebrated
Incurred
Admonished
Continued
The pain of defeat can never be compromised
Punishment cannot suffice to mend some transgressions
Some people are simply evil
Most punishments are not strong enough to deter people from future crimes
It is difficult to assess what the correct punishment is for a crime
Is a foolish endeavor
Results in a greater number of poor people
Is an unfair action
Cannot mend society's ills
Represents a form of social justice
Buffetted
Hit
Surprised
Inflicted
Paraded
He is unfair to the destitute man
He has malicious intent
He will not provide equal treatment to the man
He cannot recognize the right of the destitute to beg
He does not desire to help the man
Fairness is equal compense, while justice is not
Fairness is just, and justice is fair
Fairness is a human endeavor and justice is a metaphysical quest
Fairness involves achievable goals while justice does not
Fairness regards parity while justice involves a remedy
A boy finds ten dollars on the ground and returns it to the owner
A church donates old clothes to the needy
A patron of a bar pays back his tab (bill)
A soccer player is ejected after playing too roughly
A mother nurses her child
Fleeting
Reverent
Disparaging
Ambivalent
Pretentious
Justice is a difficult concept to define
It is sometimes difficult to choose a just course of action
Many people have flawed ideas regarding justice
Our criminal justice system provides true justice
You cannot always return injustice "in kind"
Ecosystem
Environment
Unity
Essence
Diversity
Providing welfare for citizens
Requiring treatment for the criminally insane
Forcing students to sign a pledge of academic honesty
Creating a support network for victims of domestic violence
Mandating the equal allotment of resources after a divorce
The death penalty is inhumane
It is always wrong to murder another human being, even in the form of social punishment
The death penalty is the most effective form of justice available
The death penalty is unfair because it affects certain socio-economic classes more than others
The death penalty cannot provide solace for those affected by a murderer
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