Official 2016 May Print International SAT Test | SAT QAS in PDF with Answers

by SAT GrandMaster on March 21, 2024

Curve analysis for SAT May 2016 International exam:

  • Reading - The overall difficulty is moderate mainly due to the comparatively easier passages. For the first 3 mistakes, 10 points off for each mistake. For the fourth to the eighth mistakes, 10 points off for every 2 mistakes. Given the lower difficulty of the reading section, the curve is normal. 
  • Grammar - overall difficulty is normal, there wasn't any arcane concept being tested. 10 points off for 1 mistake; 30 off points for 2 mistakes; 50 points off for 5 mistakes. 
  • Math - (sorry we don't have enough information on math for this particular test) 

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SAT May 2016 (International) QAS & Answer Key English

SAT May 2016 (International) QAS & Answer Key Math

Reading

Passage 1: Questions 1-10 - Literature - SAT May 2016 International Question and Answer

This passage is adapted from Daniyal Mueenuddin,Nawabdin Electrician.” ©2009 by Daniyal Mueenuddin.

Passage 2: Questions 11-21 - Science - SAT May 2016 International Question and Answer

This passage is adapted from Stephen Coleman, Scott Anthony, and David E. Morrison, “Public Trust in the News.”©2009 by Stephen Coleman.

Passage 3: Questions 22-32 - Science - SAT May 2016 International  Question and Answer

This passage is adapted from Elsa Youngsteadt, “Decoding a Flower’s Message.” ©2012 by Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society.

Passage 4: Questions 33-42 - History - SAT May 2016 International Question and Answer

Passage 1 is adapted from Abraham Lincoln, “Address to the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois.” Originally delivered in 1838. Passage 2 is from Henry David Thoreau,“Resistance to Civil Government.” Originally published in 1849.

Passage 5: Questions 43-52 - Science - SAT May 2016 International Question and Answer

This passage is adapted from Kevin Bullis, “What Tech Is Next for the Solar Industry?” ©2013 by MIT Technology Review.

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