Daily Drill: SAT® Inference Practice Question

Also great practice for ACT® Reading

Today's Daily Drill is a mock Inference Question. While the drill follows the digital SAT® format,¹ it’s also great practice for ACT® Reading.

For effective time management on test day, you should aim to answer this question correctly in 90 seconds.

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Free SAT® Practice Question (mock)

The works of classical composer Elena Dvorak were first performed in concert halls between 1842 and 1879. Her compositions have inspired many modern arrangements, including jazz versions, electronic remixes, and a popular rock arrangement "Songs of Spring," produced by renowned musician Robert James, who has won multiple Grammy awards. Until 2020, Dvorak's original compositions were protected by performance rights. The right to create new arrangements of these works was only available to those who could afford substantial licensing fees and secure permission from Dvorak's estate's stringent rights managers. Some music critics predict that the number of new arrangements of Dvorak's work will increase now that the performance rights have expired, since this means that ______

Which choice most logically completes the text?

A) recordings of Dvorak's original compositions will become increasingly rare collector’s items.

B) people will develop more interest in classical music than they had in the 1800s.

C) creating new arrangements will become easier and less expensive.

D) the rights managers of Dvorak's estate will have incentive to adopt fair business practices.

(Answer Explanations and Strategy Brief Below.)

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Answer Explanations and Strategy Guide