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College Board PSAT-READING Exam (page: 1)
College Board Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test - Reading
Updated on: 26-Oct-2025

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PSAT-READING PDF 256 Questions

In general, new breakthroughs in scientific and biological research allow us to identify origins of many viruses of formerly __________ origins.

  1. escapable
  2. mysterious
  3. abstract
  4. useful
  5. memorable

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Choice B, "mysterious," indicates that the origin of many viruses are discovered now only through new research methods.



Hitherto impossible research has been made __________ by the new technology recently engineered by her company with greatly enhanced scope and depth of mapping the core of the earth.

  1. commonplace
  2. controversial
  3. problematic
  4. feasible
  5. resolute

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Given that the technology is new, it would hardly be Choice A, "commonplace," and since we're looking for a positive word--remembering that important tool of monitoring the tone of the sentence--Choice D, "feasible," is the best choice.



The dissimilarities are absolutely striking; even though she is __________, she has few friends, and even though she is a __________ stylist, few customers ask for her when booking.

  1. cute. . .fair
  2. amiable. . .consummate
  3. professional. . .haphazard
  4. nice. . .radical
  5. magnificent. . .futuristic

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

We're clearly looking for two qualifiers here: one regarding her ability to make friends as an offset to having few of them; two regarding her profession as a stylist and an offset to her having few requesting customers. Remembering the clue phrase "even though" is telling us that the word we're looking for is again, an offset to the conditions that follow that phrase. In the first blank, all choices are possible, although Choice B, "amiable," means easy to get along with, a really good match to the friendship issue. The second blank is the easier to eliminate bad choices and since "consummate" means complete or perfect, it is a good fit to her professional qualifications notwithstanding her lack of requesting customers.



Sales literature that provide excessively complex and irrelevant numbers tend to __________ the real facts and generate sales by causing buyers to accept __________ data in lieu of the real and truthful information so hidden.

  1. obscure. . .spurious
  2. hide. . .rational
  3. confuse. . .representational
  4. elucidate. . .faulty
  5. define. . .questionable

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Since the conditions set are "excessively complex and irrelevant," we are going to looking for two negatives. Looking at the first blank, only Choices A, B, and C are negative. Looking for a negative in the second blank, only "spurious" in that group of three qualify, making Choice A, "obscure," which means dim, hazy, or vague and "spurious," which means not genuine the best choice.



Only his truest and most _________ fans remained faithful followers following the news of his steroid use.

  1. reticent
  2. vocal
  3. demonstrative
  4. boisterous
  5. ardent

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

Only Choice E represents something other than volume or noise. "Ardent," or characterized by warmth of feeling is the stand-alone qualifier.



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