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You may NOT turn to any other section.\u003Cbr>• Work as rapidly as you can without losing accuracy. Don't waste time on questions that seem too difficult for you.\u003Cbr>Marking Answers\u003Cbr>• Carefully mark only one answer for each question.\u003Cbr>• Make sure each mark is dark and completely fills the oval.\u003Cbr>• Do not make any stray marks on your answer sheet.\u003Cbr>• If you erase, do so completely. Incomplete erasures may be scored as intended answers.\u003Cbr>• Use only the answer spaces that correspond to the question numbers.\u003Cbr>• For questions with only four answer choices, an answer marked in oval E will not be scored.\u003Cbr>• Use the test book for scratchwork, but you will not receive credit for anything written there.\u003Cbr>• You may not transfer answers to your answer sheet or fill in ovals after time has been called.\u003Cbr>• You may not fold or remove pages or portions of a page from this book, or take the book or answer sheet from the testing room.\u003Cbr>Scoring\u003Cbr>• For each correct answer, you receive one point.\u003Cbr>• For questions you omit, you receive no points.\u003Cbr>• For a wrong answer to a multiple-choice question, you lose a fraction of a point.\u003Cbr>􀀁 If you can eliminate one or more of the answer choices as wrong, however, you increase your chances of choosing the correct answer and earning one point.\u003Cbr>􀀁 If you can't eliminate any choice, move on. You can return to the question later if there is time.\u003Cbr>• For a wrong answer to a math question that is not multiple-choice, you don't lose any points.\u003Cbr>The passages for this test have been adapted from published material. The ideas contained in them do not necessarily represent the opinions of the College Board or Educational Testing Service. | IMPORTANT: The codes below are unique to your test book. Copy them on your answer sheet in boxes 8 and 9 and fill in the corresponding ovals exactly as shown.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>8. Form Code\u003Cbr>A\u003Cbr>B\u003Cbr>C\u003Cbr>D\u003Cbr>E\u003Cbr>F\u003Cbr>G\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>I\u003Cbr>J\u003Cbr>K\u003Cbr>L\u003Cbr>M\u003Cbr>N\u003Cbr>O\u003Cbr>P\u003Cbr>Q\u003Cbr>R\u003Cbr>S\u003Cbr>T\u003Cbr>U\u003Cbr>V\u003Cbr>W\u003Cbr>X\u003Cbr>Y\u003Cbr>Z\u003Cbr>A\u003Cbr>B\u003Cbr>C\u003Cbr>D\u003Cbr>E\u003Cbr>F\u003Cbr>G\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>I\u003Cbr>J\u003Cbr>K\u003Cbr>L\u003Cbr>M\u003Cbr>N\u003Cbr>O\u003Cbr>P\u003Cbr>Q\u003Cbr>R\u003Cbr>S\u003Cbr>T\u003Cbr>U\u003Cbr>V\u003Cbr>W\u003Cbr>X\u003Cbr>Y\u003Cbr>Z\u003Cbr>0123456789\u003Cbr>0123456789\u003Cbr>0123456789\u003Cbr>9. Test Form |\n| DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK UNTIL THE SUPERVISOR TELLS YOU TO DO SO. |  |\n\nUNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR USE OF ANY PART OF THIS TEST IS PROHIBITED.  \nUnauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.  \nSECTION 1  \nTime—30 minutes 30 Questions  \nDirections: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet.  \nEach sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.  \nExample:  \nMedieval kingdoms did not become constitutional republics overnight; on the contrary, the change was------- .  \n(A) unpopular (B) unexpected (C) advantageous (D) sufficient  \n(E) gradual   \n4. During the 1990’s, Shanghai benefited from an architectural------- , the result of a dramatic increase in innovative and artistic building.  \n(A) intransigence (B) plenitude (C) desecration (D) stagnation (E) renaissance  \n5. Many subatomic nuclear particles are-------and nearly-------: they are hard to track as well as to detect.  \n(","cbCaieAlnjWQb1LC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieAlnjWQb1LC","pdf",1472454,"English","# General Directions\n## Timing and Section Rules\n## Marking Answers\n## Scoring\n# Practice Questions (Sections 1)","[{\"question\":\"How is the SAT I Reasoning Test timed across sections?\",\"answer\":\"The test allows three hours total, with five 30-minute sections and two 15-minute sections. 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