SSAT Reading Practice Test 44 Middle and Upper Levels

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1. The speaker's primary purpose is to

  • A. caution listeners against subpar theater practices
  • B. compare previous performances of the play
  • C. congratulate the performance of a children's play
  • D. advocate for better arts education
  • E. reminisce over his previous theatrical endeavors

2. The passage could be from the viewpoint of which of the following?

  • A. a perceptive critic
  • B. a devoted patron of the arts
  • C. an exuberant stage manager
  • D. an enthusiastic producer
  • E. an aloof commentator

3. The word "furnishes" in line 17 could be replaced by which of the following without changing the speaker's meaning?

  • A. provides
  • B. stocks
  • C. equips
  • D. reclines
  • E. adorns

4. The speaker uses the phrase "If we had forty theatres of this kind in this city of four millions" in the fifth paragraph to show

I. the valuable role theater serves in society

II. building new theaters would guarantee residents of the city would attend productions

III. theater can enrich the education and morals of its attendees

IV. all wealthy patrons should invest in theater construction

  • A. I only
  • B. I and II only
  • C. I and III only
  • D. I, III, and IV only
  • E. II, III, and IV only

5. The tone of the first three paragraphs is primarily

  • A. informative
  • B. indifferent
  • C. whimsical
  • D. nostalgic
  • E. indignant