Official 2017 May US SAT Test | SAT QAS in PDF with Answers

Curve analysis for SAT May 2017 USA 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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Reading

Passage 1: Questions 1-10 - Literature - Official May 2017 SAT Test Question and Answer Service

This passage is adapted from Philip Roth,American Pastoral.©1997 by Philip Roth.''The Swede"was the nickname of Seymour Levov, a talented athlete from the narrator's hometown.

Passage 2: Questions 11-20 - History - Official May 2017 SAT Test Question and Answer Service

This passage is adapted from Mary Robinson, A Letter to the Women of England on the Injustice of Mental Subordination. Originally published in 1799 under the pseudonym Anne Frances Randall. 

The main point is that women have been treated unfairly. Women are hindered from fully developing and using their intellectual capabilities. Men believe that women’s gaining knowledge will harm their rights and interests. The author calls on everyone to pay attention to this issue.

Passage 3: Questions 21-30 - Natural sciences - Official May 2017 SAT Test Question and Answer Service

This passage is adapted from Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,"Star-Crossing Planets Literally Strut Their Stuff."©2014 by American Association for the Advancement of Science.Exoplanets are planets outside of our solar system.

Passage 4: Questions 31-41 -Natural sciences - Official May 2017 SAT Test Question and Answer Service

This passage is adapted from Michael Balter, "Farming Conquered Europe at Least Twice." 2011 by American Association for the Advancement of Science. 

It mainly tells the study of ancient human skeletons found in French caves 5,000 years ago, and it is concluded that ancient farming civilization entered Europe directly through peasant migration, and there were at least two independent migrations. The skeletal Y chromosomes excavated from the tombs of farming tribes indicate that these ancient people were related to people living in TurkeyCyprus today and Greece in southern Europe.

Passage 5: Questions 42-52 -Science - Official May 2017 SAT Test Question and Answer Service

Passage 1 is adapted from Dana Blumenthal, "Interrelated Causes of Plant Invasion."©2005 by American Association for the Advancement of Science.Passage 2 relates to the information and ideas discussed in Passage 1.

Writing and Language

Passage 1 New National Parks

Passage 2 Going into Historical Detail

Passage 3 Legal Nonrepresentation

Passage 4 Petrified Lighting