Official 2020 September International SAT Test | SAT QAS in PDF with Answers

Curve analysis for SAT September 2020 International exam:

• Reading - The September 2020 SAT International paper reuses the paper from 2020 August US SAT, hence can be view as a new paper. The overall difficulty level of the reading part is moderately difficult. The novel is slightly simpler, while the great literature, the double article in natural sciences, and an interdisciplinary article on the relationship between human language and genetic diversity and human migration are all difficult to read.
• Reading/Grammar - The overall difficulty of the grammar exam is moderate, but there are a few hard questions.
• Math - The math questions in this paper are slightly difficult. In addition to the regular knowledge tested, the slightly more difficult knowledge involved the distancing problem and the area problem.

Reading

Passage 1: Questions 1-10 - Literature - September 2020 International SAT Test QAS

This passage is from James Baldwin, Another Country.©1990 by Gloria Baldwin Karefa-Smart. Originally published in 1962. Eric, an actor, and Vivaldo, a writer, are watching Vivaldo’s girlfriend, Ida, sing with a band that her brother, the Kid, once played with.

Passage 2: Questions 11-21 - Social Science - September 2020 International SAT Test QAS

This passage is adapted from Ian Tattersall, Masters of the Planet: The Search for Our Human Origins. ©2012 by Ian Tattersall.

Passage 3: Questions 22-32 - Natural Science - September 2020 International SAT Test QAS

This passage is adapted from Stephen M. Roth, “Why Does Lactic Acid Build Up in Muscles? And Why Does it Cause Soreness?” ©2006 by Scientific American, a division of Nature America, Inc.

Passage 4: Questions 33-42 - History - September 2020 International SAT Test QAS

This passage is adapted from a speech delivered in 1928 by Herbert Hoover, “Rugged Individualism.” Hoover was campaigning for the office of president of the United States as a member of the Republican Party.

Passage 5: Questions 43-52 - Natural Science - September 2020 International SAT Test QAS

Passage 1 is adapted from The University of Auckland,“Naming Species before Extinction.” ©2013 by The University of Auckland. Passage 2 is adapted from Geoffrey Giller, “Are We Any Closer to Knowing How Many Species There Are on Earth?” ©2014 by Scientific American, a division of Nature America, Inc.

Writing and Language

Questions 1-11 from 《Predictive Analytics for Actuaries》

Questions 12-22 from 《The Place of Geography》

Questions 23-33 from 《Monstrous Mash-ups》

Questions 34-44 from 《Acupuncture’s Effectiveness》

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