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Grade 12 SAT Practice Tests

These Grade 12 SAT practice tests provide focused practice for SAT Math and Reading and Writing. Questions cover algebra, advanced math, problem-solving and data analysis, geometry and trigonometry, craft and structure, information and ideas, standard English conventions, and expression of ideas.

Skills covered

  • SAT Math: linear equations, systems, inequalities, percentages, ratios, functions, quadratics, exponentials, probability, statistics, geometry, and trigonometry
  • SAT Reading and Writing: central ideas, inferences, evidence, words in context, transitions, rhetorical purpose, and relationships among ideas
  • Standard English conventions: subject-verb agreement, pronouns, modifiers, sentence boundaries, colons, commas, and concise construction
  • Data and reasoning: slopes, scatterplots, averages, percent change, sampling, units, and interpreting models

How to use these practice tests

For Math, translate the question into an equation, keep track of units, and check the result. For Reading and Writing, return to the evidence, identify the relationship between ideas, and choose the option that is both grammatically correct and appropriate for the context.

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Grade 12 SAT Practice Tests

Practice SAT Math and Reading and Writing questions covering algebra, advanced math, data analysis, geometry, grammar, rhetoric, and evidence-based reading.

Choose the best answer. For Math, show the algebraic relationship and check units. For Reading and Writing, use the passage evidence, sentence structure, and rhetorical purpose.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

If ∣x−4∣=6|x-4|=6, what are the possible values of xx?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 10 and -2.

  1. Identify the SAT skill: Determine whether the question tests Algebra, Advanced Math, Problem-Solving and Data Analysis, Geometry and Trigonometry, Reading, Writing, or language conventions.
  2. Work from the evidence: The absolute value equation gives x−4=6x-4=6 or x−4=−6x-4=-6, so x=10x=10 or x=−2x=-2.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is 10 and -2.

The absolute value equation gives x−4=6x-4=6 or x−4=−6x-4=-6, so x=10x=10 or x=−2x=-2.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

If yy varies directly with xx and y=12y=12 when x=3x=3, what is yy when x=8x=8?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 32.

  1. Identify the SAT skill: Determine whether the question tests Algebra, Advanced Math, Problem-Solving and Data Analysis, Geometry and Trigonometry, Reading, Writing, or language conventions.
  2. Work from the evidence: Direct variation has the form y=kxy=kx. Since 12=3k12=3k, k=4k=4, and y=4(8)=32y=4(8)=32.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is 32.

Direct variation has the form y=kxy=kx. Since 12=3k12=3k, k=4k=4, and y=4(8)=32y=4(8)=32.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A rectangular prism has length 4, width 3, and height 5. What is its volume?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 60.

  1. Identify the SAT skill: Determine whether the question tests Algebra, Advanced Math, Problem-Solving and Data Analysis, Geometry and Trigonometry, Reading, Writing, or language conventions.
  2. Work from the evidence: The volume is lwh=4(3)(5)=60lwh=4(3)(5)=60 cubic units.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is 60.

The volume is lwh=4(3)(5)=60lwh=4(3)(5)=60 cubic units.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which choice correctly completes the sentence? The two scientists published ___ findings in the same journal.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is their.

  1. Identify the SAT skill: Determine whether the question tests Algebra, Advanced Math, Problem-Solving and Data Analysis, Geometry and Trigonometry, Reading, Writing, or language conventions.
  2. Work from the evidence: Their is the possessive pronoun referring to the two scientists.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is their.

Their is the possessive pronoun referring to the two scientists.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A passage describes a program that gives farmers weather forecasts, crop advice, and access to drought-resistant seeds. What is the passage’s main purpose?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is To explain how a program helps farmers prepare for changing conditions.

  1. Identify the SAT skill: Determine whether the question tests Algebra, Advanced Math, Problem-Solving and Data Analysis, Geometry and Trigonometry, Reading, Writing, or language conventions.
  2. Work from the evidence: The three services all support the program’s role in helping farmers respond to environmental conditions.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is To explain how a program helps farmers prepare for changing conditions.

The three services all support the program’s role in helping farmers respond to environmental conditions.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A cyclist travels 42 miles in 3.5 hours. What is the cyclist’s average speed?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 12 miles per hour.

  1. Identify the SAT skill: Determine whether the question tests Algebra, Advanced Math, Problem-Solving and Data Analysis, Geometry and Trigonometry, Reading, Writing, or language conventions.
  2. Work from the evidence: Average speed equals distance divided by time: 42/3.5=1242/3.5=12 miles per hour.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is 12 miles per hour.

Average speed equals distance divided by time: 42/3.5=1242/3.5=12 miles per hour.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

If sin⁡(θ)=35\sin(\theta)=\frac{3}{5} for an acute angle θ\theta, what is cos⁡(θ)\cos(\theta)?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 45\frac{4}{5}.

  1. Identify the SAT skill: Determine whether the question tests Algebra, Advanced Math, Problem-Solving and Data Analysis, Geometry and Trigonometry, Reading, Writing, or language conventions.
  2. Work from the evidence: For an acute angle, use the 3-4-5 right triangle or sin⁡2θ+cos⁡2θ=1\sin^2\theta+\cos^2\theta=1, giving cos⁡θ=45\cos\theta=\frac{4}{5}.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is 45\frac{4}{5}.

For an acute angle, use the 3-4-5 right triangle or sin⁡2θ+cos⁡2θ=1\sin^2\theta+\cos^2\theta=1, giving cos⁡θ=45\cos\theta=\frac{4}{5}.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which choice correctly punctuates the sentence? The study had one limitation ___ its sample was relatively small.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is limitation: its sample was relatively small.

  1. Identify the SAT skill: Determine whether the question tests Algebra, Advanced Math, Problem-Solving and Data Analysis, Geometry and Trigonometry, Reading, Writing, or language conventions.
  2. Work from the evidence: A colon can introduce an explanation of the preceding noun limitation. The other choices create incorrect or incomplete structures.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is limitation: its sample was relatively small.

A colon can introduce an explanation of the preceding noun limitation. The other choices create incorrect or incomplete structures.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

The equation 2x+3y=122x+3y=12 and the equation 4x+6y=244x+6y=24 represent

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is the same line.

  1. Identify the SAT skill: Determine whether the question tests Algebra, Advanced Math, Problem-Solving and Data Analysis, Geometry and Trigonometry, Reading, Writing, or language conventions.
  2. Work from the evidence: The second equation is twice the first, so both equations describe the same line.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is the same line.

The second equation is twice the first, so both equations describe the same line.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A passage uses the phrase practical but imperfect to describe a proposed solution. What does the phrase suggest?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The solution can be useful even though it has limitations..

  1. Identify the SAT skill: Determine whether the question tests Algebra, Advanced Math, Problem-Solving and Data Analysis, Geometry and Trigonometry, Reading, Writing, or language conventions.
  2. Work from the evidence: The contrast between practical and imperfect acknowledges usefulness while recognizing limitations.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is The solution can be useful even though it has limitations..

The contrast between practical and imperfect acknowledges usefulness while recognizing limitations.

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