May 2016 US SAT Test QAS and Answer Paper

Reading Test

Questions 1-10 – Literature – SAT May 2016 Question an Answer Service

This passage is adapted from William Maxwell, The Folded Leaf. ©1959 by William Maxwell. Originally published in 1945.

Questions 11-21 – History – SAT May 2016 Question an Answer Service

Passage 1 is adapted from Catharine Beecher, Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism. Originally published in 1837. Passage 2 is adapted from Angelina E. Grimké, Letters to Catharine Beecher. Originally published in 1838. Grimké encouraged Southern women to oppose slavery publicly. Passage 1 is Beecher’s response to Grimké’s views.Passage 2 is Grimké’s response to Beecher.

Questions 22-31 – Science – SAT May 2016 Question an Answer Service

This passage is adapted from Bryan Walsh, “Whole Food Blues: Why Organic Agriculture May Not Be So Sustainable.”©2012 by Time Inc.

Questions 32-41 – Science – SAT May 2016 Question an Answer Service

This passage is adapted from John Bohannon, “Why You Shouldn’t Trust Internet Comments.” ©2013 by American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Questions 42-52 – Science – SAT May 2016 Question an Answer Service

This passage is adapted from Joshua Foer, Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything. ©2011 by Joshua Foer.