PSAT Reading Practice Test 26

Questions 1-10 refer to the following information.

The theater was packed. The audience
watched with rapt attention as the
characters lost their homes, their jobs,
their sense of security, even their most
05basic beliefs. A few characters managed
to save a family member. Most kept small
keepsakes in their pockets. But by the
end, they had almost nothing left of the
world before disaster struck. When the
10show was over, the audience filed out
smiling. After all, there's nothing
more fun than the end of the world—as
long as it's fictional.

10 questions    13 minutesAll test questions


1. Which sentence best describes the main idea of this paragraph?

2. As used in line 2, "rapt" most nearly means

3. Which term best describes the role of the final sentence in this paragraph?

4. Which sentence states the most important effect of the author's decision to save the topic sentence for last?

5. If the author wanted to expand this paragraph into a longer essay claiming that human beings are naturally violent, what supporting detail should appear in further paragraphs?

6. If the author wanted to expand this paragraph into a longer essay claiming that disaster movies serve a positive function, what supporting detail should appear in further paragraphs?

7. As used in line 2, "fictional" most nearly means

8. This passage is best described as:

9. What is the purpose of the opening sentence to the passage:

"The theater was packed."

10. What is the tone of the passage?

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