SAT Practice Test #6 - Answer Explanations

Sep 14, 2026

Digital SAT Practice Test #6 answer explanations provide students with the reasoning behind correct multiple-choice responses across Reading and Writing modules. Explanations define key vocabulary in context, analyze how the passage supports comparisons or contrasts, and show why distractors fail to match the text’s meaning. The material helps learners understand inference, evidence, and logical completion strategies used in the questions, reinforcing reading comprehension and answer selection skills.

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Reading Time2 h 11 min

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Reading and Writing

Module 1

The SAT® Practice Test \# 6 ANSWER EXPLANATIONS These answer explanations are for students taking the digital SAT in nondigital format. © 2022 College Board. College Board, SAT, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of College Board. Reading and Writing Module 1 (33 questions) QUESTION 1 Choice D is the best answer because in context, sharing “similarities with” means having some resemblance to. The text establishes a comparison between two groups of mammals, stating that although they aren’t closely related, hedgehog tenrecs and true hedgehogs play similar roles in their habitats, a circumstance that has resulted in the independent development of some of the same physical traits. This context supports the idea that hedgehog tenrecs resemble, or share basic similarities with, true hedgehogs in some respects. Choice A is incorrect because the text doesn’t suggest that hedgehog tenrecs are “examples of,” or representative of, true hedgehogs. The text states despite some shared physical traits, the two groups of mammals aren’t closely related; therefore, hedgehog tenrecs can’t be examples of true hedgehogs. Choice B is incorrect because in this context,“concerns about” would mean worries about or interests in. The text focuses on the various physical traits that hedgehog tenrecsand true hedgehogs share. There’s nothing in the text to suggest why hedgehog tenrecs would be worried about true hedgehogs, or why they would be interested in them. Choice C is incorrect because in this context,“indications of”would mean evidence of. By listing a set of traits that hedgehog tenrecs share with true hedgehogs, the text establishes a comparison between the two groups of mammals, and saying that the traits shared within one group of mammals provide evidence of another group of mammals wouldn’t be an effective way to establish the similarities between the two groups. QUESTION 2 Choice B is the best answer because it most logically completes the text’s discussion of Yaszek’s introduction to her science fiction anthology. In this context “overtly” means openly or without concealment. The text draws a contrast between the lack of “deliberately signaled” political themes in womenauthored science fiction from the 1920s to the 1960s and what Yaszek notes 2 SAT PRACTICE TEST \#6 ANSWER EXPLANATIONS about women-authored science fiction from the 1970s. This contrast implies that the work from the 1970s did clearly reflect feminist political themes. In other words, the text indicates that unlike women who wrote science fiction in the 1920s to the 1960s, the women who wrote science fiction in the 1970s expressed overtly feminist themes. Choice A is incorrect. In this context “prudently” would mean cautiously, which might plausibly describe the women who wrote science fiction from the 1920s to the 1960s, in that they tended to avoid revealing their political views; however, the text contrasts these authors with the women writing science fiction in the 1970s, thereby suggesting that the authors writing in the 1970s were not restrained in that way. Choice C is incorrect because in this context “cordially” would mean politely, and nothing in the text indicates that politeness was a significant factor for women writing science fiction either from the 1920s to the 1960s or in the 1970s. The text draws a contrast between the lack of “deliberately signaled” political themes in women-authored science fiction from the 1920s to the 1960sand what Yaszek notes about women-authored science fiction from the 1970s. It’s unclear how“less deliberately signaled” politics and an increasing sense of politeness toward feminism would constitute a meaningful contrast. Choice Dis incorrect because in this context,“inadvertently” would mean unintentionally, and nothing in the text suggests that Yaszek thought the feminist elements of the women-authored science fiction from the 1970s arose without deliberate effort. QUESTION 3 Choice B i

FAQs

What do the answer explanations include for SAT Practice Test #6?

They provide reasoning for correct choices and explain why other options are incorrect, often by interpreting key words and how they function in the passage.

How do the explanations help students select the best answer?

They connect each answer to specific textual evidence, explain vocabulary in context, and clarify the logic required to complete or interpret the passage.

Are these explanations intended for the digital SAT only?

Yes. They are written for students taking the digital SAT in a nondigital format.

Sep 14, 2026

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