SAT Prep Passage 1

A woman weighs the positive and negative aspects of accepting a new job.

A woman does not correct a stranger who mistakes her for someone else.

A woman impersonates someone else to seek revenge on an aquaintance.

A woman takes an immediate dislike to her new employer.

slight movement.

change in rotation.

short walk.

course correction.

outspoken.

tactful.

ambitious.

unfriendly.

Lines 10-14 ("Certain...business")

Lines 22-23 ("It is...lady")

Lines 23-26 ("On this...her")

Lines 30-32 ("She...train")

foreshadow her capacity for deception.

illustrate the subtle cruelty in her nature .

provide a humorous insight into her character.

explain a surprising change in her behavior.

responsibility.

attack.

fee.

expense.

similar to many of their peers.

unusually creative and intelligent.

hostile to the idea of a governess.

more educated than others of their age.

traditional values.

active engagement.

artistic experimentation.

factual retention.

superficially kind but actually selfish.

outwardly imposing but easily defied.

socially successful but irrationally bitter.

naturally generous but frequently imprudent.

Lines 49-50 ("How...careless")

Lines 62-68 ("I wish...memory")

Lines 70-73 ("I shall...Russian")

Lines 77-82 ("She was...apologetic")