SAT Mixed Passage Practice 1

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In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development. The insects comprise the largest group of animals on the globe. There are about four times as many different kinds of insects as all other kinds of animals combined. Insects vary greatly in size. Some are as large as small birds, while others are so small that a thousand placed in one pile would not equal the size of a pea.

Insects are commonly spoken of as "bugs." This term, however, is properly used only when referring to the one order of insects which includes the sap and blood-sucking insects such as the chinch bug, bed-bug, squash bug, and the like. Then too, there are many so-called "bugs" which are not insects at all. Spiders, thousand-legs, crawfishes and even earth-worms are often spoken of as bugs.

Grade 11 Main Idea

This passage is primarily concerned with:

educating readers about the definition of an insect.
introducing readers to a specific type of insect.
collecting data for further research on insects.
investigating the habits and manners of insects.

Grade 11 Context Clues

As it is used in line 6, the word "bugs" most nearly means:

another word for insect
a word for a specific class of insects
another term for ladybug
a word representing the insect class as a whole

Grade 11 Problem and Solution

The author's references to spiders, crawfish, and earthworms in the last line of the passage serves to:

introduce a new class of insects.
explain the problem with calling insects bugs.
highlight insects that have multiple legs.
describe insects and bugs that help the environment.

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SAT Mixed Passage Practice 1

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