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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

A line has equation y=3x−2y=3x-2. What is the y-coordinate when x=5x=5?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 13.

  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: Substitute x=5x=5: y=3(5)−2=15−2=13y=3(5)-2=15-2=13.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is 13.

Substitute x=5x=5: y=3(5)−2=15−2=13y=3(5)-2=15-2=13.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

An account earns simple interest at 4% per year. If the principal is $500, how much interest is earned in 3 years?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

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: Simple interest is I=PrtI=Prt, so I=500(0.04)(3)=60I=500(0.04)(3)=60.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is $60.

Simple interest is I=PrtI=Prt, so I=500(0.04)(3)=60I=500(0.04)(3)=60.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

For which values of xx is x−2\sqrt{x-2} defined over the real numbers?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is x≥2x\ge2.

  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 radicand must be nonnegative: x−2≥0x-2\ge0, which gives x≥2x\ge2.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is x≥2x\ge2.

The radicand must be nonnegative: x−2≥0x-2\ge0, which gives x≥2x\ge2.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which choice correctly completes the sentence? The report identifies one major limitation ___ the data were collected from a single region.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is limitation: the data were collected from a single region.

  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 correctly introduces the explanation of the identified limitation.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is limitation: the data were collected from a single region.

A colon correctly introduces the explanation of the identified limitation.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A passage presents two studies with different results and then notes that the studies used different age groups. What can be inferred?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The difference in participants may help explain the different results..

  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 passage highlights a meaningful difference between the studies, so the age groups are a plausible explanation for the results.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is The difference in participants may help explain the different results..

The passage highlights a meaningful difference between the studies, so the age groups are a plausible explanation for the results.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A survey about transportation is sent only to people who use a city subway station. Which limitation is most likely?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The sample may underrepresent people who do not use the subway..

  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: Sampling only subway users can produce selection bias because nonusers have less chance to be included.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is The sample may underrepresent people who do not use the subway..

Sampling only subway users can produce selection bias because nonusers have less chance to be included.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

If f(x)=x2−4x+1f(x)=x^2-4x+1, what is the value of f(3)f(3)?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is -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: Substitute 3: f(3)=32−4(3)+1=9−12+1=−2f(3)=3^2-4(3)+1=9-12+1=-2.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is -2.

Substitute 3: f(3)=32−4(3)+1=9−12+1=−2f(3)=3^2-4(3)+1=9-12+1=-2.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which transition best completes the sentence? The first design was inexpensive. ___, the revised design uses more durable materials.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is In contrast.

  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: In contrast signals the difference between the inexpensive first design and the more durable revised design.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is In contrast.

In contrast signals the difference between the inexpensive first design and the more durable revised design.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A triangle has vertices 0,00,0, 6,06,0, and 0,80,8. What is its area?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 24 square units.

  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 perpendicular legs have lengths 6 and 8, so the area is 12(6)(8)=24\frac12(6)(8)=24.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is 24 square units.

The perpendicular legs have lengths 6 and 8, so the area is 12(6)(8)=24\frac12(6)(8)=24.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A writer describes a policy as ambitious but achievable. What is the effect of this wording?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is It presents the policy as challenging while emphasizing that it can realistically be completed..

  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 paired adjectives create a balanced evaluation: the goal is demanding, but not unrealistic.
  3. Check the answer: The correct answer is It presents the policy as challenging while emphasizing that it can realistically be completed..

The paired adjectives create a balanced evaluation: the goal is demanding, but not unrealistic.

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