Vocabulary
Error Identification
Sentence Improvement
SAT General Information
Sentence Completion
100
Define novel.
definition: new or different
100
The food critic was delighted to find the [waiters at] the Indian restaurant [to be] as friendly and courteous [as those] whom he [had met] there the night before. No error.
No error.
100
Books like "Gulliver's Travels" and "Robinson Crusoe" were written for adults, [but also becoming children's classics.] (a) also becoming children's classics (b) a children's classic is what they have become too (C) since they have become children's classics (d) they have become children's classics (e) having become children's classics
(d) they have become children's classics
100
If you get one question right on the SAT how many points do you receive?
1 point
100
The ancient Greek philosophers reflected on the meaning of truth and the nature of morality; modern philosophy still ------- the same topics. (a) ponder (b) fear (c) ignore (d) disprove (e) reward
(a) ponder
200
Define: inundate
definition: to flood, to overwhelm
200
[Contrary to] popular belief, many parents begin [to enjoy life] more [after their] children [left home.] No error.
left home
200
After working for an hour in the restaurant's walk-in freezer, the butcher was as cold as [if walking] in the snow. (a) if walking (b) if he would have walked (c) if he had walked (d) if from walking (e) having walked
(c) if he had walked
200
How long is the SAT?
3 hours and 45 minutes long
200
To me reading is ------; my brother, however, finds all books -------. (a) disturbing..baffling (b) gleeful..amusing (c) stimulating..stultifying (d) enervating..distasteful (e) boring..displeasing
(c) stimulating..stultifying
300
Define: facilitate
definition: to make easier
300
[Like Ibsen,] Shaw's plays [portray] the world [as a] beehive [of thievery], manipulation, and political chicanery. No error.
Like Ibsen
300
[When arriving] at the station, the parking lot was full; however, we soon found a spot in a nearby garage. (a) When arriving (b) Arriving (c) Upon arriving (d) As of our arrival time (e) When we arrived
(e) When we arrived
300
How are the questions arranged in the math section of the SAT? The questions are arranged from easy to hard
The questions are arranged from easy to hard
300
The young men went to war in high spirits, but only ----- lay before them, give the ------ truths of life during wartime. (a) enthusiasm..harsh (b) suffering..bleak (c) victory..toilsome (d) shock..heavenly (e) defeat..heroic
(b) suffering..bleak
400
Define frugal.
definition: not spending freely
400
The state senator's voting [record on] civil rights issues [was] [decidedly] better than her [opponent.] No error.
opponent
400
Between three and four percent of all children [born with hearing defects] serious enough to require medical treatment. (a) born with hearing defects (b) being born with hearing defects that are (c) are born with hearing defects (d) are born with hearing defects, these are (e) born with hearing defects which are
(c) are born with hearing defects
400
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY* Where is Zina studying abroad?
Botswana
400
Everett is only of the most ------ people I know, and is apparently insensitive to the effects of his miserliness on others. (a) generous (b) intelligent (c) judicious (d) methodical (e) stingy
(e) stingy
500
Define loathe.
definition: to hate, scorn
500
The League of Women Voters had hoped [that putting] both candidates on the same platform [would somehow bring out] qualities [that had not been] noticeable when each appeared [by themselves]. No error.
by themselves
500
When his wide committed suicide, Shelley was denied custody of his children on the grounds of his [atheism, because he was immoral in behavior, and his] radical politics. (a) atheism, because he was immoral in behavior (b) atheism, immorality in behavior, and his (c) atheism, his immorality in behavior, and (d) atheism, his immoral behavior, and his (e) being an atheist, immoral in behavior, and
(d) atheism, his immoral behavior, and his
500
What does the SAT test?
90% of the test is not "how smart one is" - it test knowledge (vocabulary and math knowledge), how closely one follows the strategies taught, and how much practice one has done in school and in this course in reading, writing, and math.
500
Psychological theories that once seemed farfetched are nevertheless now accepted as -------. (a) cryptic (b) complicated (c) brilliant (d) original (e) fundamental
(e) fundamental
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