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100
If f(x) = x2 - 7x, what is the value of f(-3)?
a. -7
b. 18
c. 30
d. -24
The answer is C, 30.
100
There are 140 students in 9th and 10th grade at Mathematics High School. If 10th grade has 15% more students than 9th grade, approximately how many 10th graders go to Mathematics High?
A. 75
B. 110
C. 65
D. 161
The answer is A, 75.
100
Our once thriving High School Nature Club is now ____ ; the programs have had to be cancelled due to lack of support.
A. defunct
B. extant
C. resurgent
D. burgeoning
E. renovated
The answer is A, defunct
100
Find the error in the sentence.
Sponsors of the Olympic Games who bought advertising time on U.S. television includes at least a dozen international firms whose names are familiar to American consumers.
A) who bought
B) includes
C) least
D) whose
E) no error
The answer is B, "includes" should be "include".
This sentence illustrates a subject-verb agreement error. The subject, "Sponsors of the Olympic Games who bought advertising time on United States television," is plural; the word "includes" should be "include," to match the number of the subject.
100
The night before the SAT exam, you should:
A. Pull an all-nighter
B. Go to bed early
C. Stay up and relax
D. Hang out with your friends
The answer is B, go to bed early.
200
If d = ab - c, what is the expression in terms of b?
A. b = (d-c)/a
B. b = d (a -c)
C. b = (d + c)/a
D. b = a(d - c)
The answer is C, b = (d + c)/a.
200
If the diameter of the circle is 2, what is the area of the region shaded in red?
A. 3.14
B. 0.86
C. 1.1
D. 1.2
The answer is B, 0.86
200
Having been chief accountant for so many years, Ms. George felt herself to be ____ and was unwilling to ____ control of the department after the merger.
A. slighted - truncate
B. irreplaceable - assume
C. insubordinate - retain
D. decisive - continue
E. indispensable - relinquish
The answer is E, indispensable - relinquish
200
Find the error in the sentence.
If one is interested in learning even more about Zora Neale Hurston, you should read Robert Hemenway's biography.
A is interested
B even more
C you should
D period
E. no error
The answer is C, you should.
The error in this sentence is the pronoun "you" is not consistent with the pronoun "one" in the introductory clause. The pronoun "you" should be changed to "one."
200
What item should you NOT bring with you to take the SAT?
A) your student ID for identification
B) pencils with erasers to mark your answers
C) your cell phone for a calculator and to keep track of time
D) All of the above
The answer is C. You cannot use a cell phone during the test. You can bring a clock or watch. The teacher will also keep track of the time during the test. You should bring your student ID and two #2 pencils with erasers.
300
If 2(x-1)=1/2y and 5y+x=43, what is the value of x?
A. 3
B. -8
C. 20
D. 12
The answer is A, 3.
300
School X is scheduled to have five freshman classes with 24 students each. If the school was able to hire another teacher and add another class, what would be the average number of students in each class?
A. 4.8
B. 20
C. 4
D. 22
The answer is B, 20
300
His one vice was gluttony and so it is not surprising that as he aged he became increasingly ____ .
A. emaciated
B. despondent
C. corpulent
D. carping
E. lithe
The answer is C, corpulent
300
Find the error in this sentence.
Employees with less personal problems are likely to be more productive.
A. less
B. personal
C. are
D. more
E. No error
300
If you are running out of time on the test, you should
A. Leave answers blank so you don’t get them wrong
B. Continue working until time runs out
C. Guess at the remaining questions, bubbling all answers in
D. Ask for more time
The answer is C, guess at the remaining questions.
You don't lose points for incorrect answers. If you have an answer shaded for each question, you increase your chances of a higher score.
400
What are the x intercepts of the graph of
y = x2 + 3x - 18?
A. +18 and 0
B. - 6 and + 3
C. - 3 and +18
D. -3 and + 6
The answer is B, - 6 and + 3
400
Bill and Adam are driving down I-95. They leave at the same time, but Bill drives at 60 miles per hour while Adam travels at 75 miles per hour. After 1 hour and 40 minutes, how much further is Adam than Bill?
A. They are 0 miles apart, as they have both driven for the same amount of time.
B. Adam is 15 miles ahead of Bill
C. Adam is 21 miles ahead of Bill
D. Adam is 25 miles ahead of Bill
The answer is D, Adam is 25 miles ahead of Bill
400
Because Elaine's father was a field entomologist who trekked over the continent studying insect infestations, and insisted on taking his young family with him, Elaine and her brother had a(n) ____ childhood.
A. idyllic
B. itinerant
C. sedentary
D. propitious
E. equable
The answer is B, itinerant.
400
Illiteracy is an enormous problem, it affects millions of people worldwide, and is an impediment to social progress.
A. comma after problem
B. affects
C. comma after worldwide
D. impediment to
E. No error
The answer is A, comma after problem.
This is an example of a type of error known as comma splice. You cannot use a comma to link two complete sentences: use a semicolon.
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400
Which of the following is not correct about the grid-in questions in the math section?
A. Grid-in questions will not have negative numbers as the answers.
B. You receive points for answers written in above the boxes.
C. Mixed numbers must be written as decimals or improper fractions.
D. Some grid-in questions may have more than one correct answer. You only need to grid in one correct answer.
The answer is B, you receive points for answers written in above the boxes.
Even though you should write your answer in the boxes as well, you only receive credit for the answers that have been shaded in.
500
What is the slope of a line that passes through the points (1, -2) and (5,3)?
A. -5/4
B. -4/5
C. 5/4
D. 4/5
The answer is C, 5/4
500
Next year, Netflix is expected to have 5,100 movies, representing a 20% increase from this year’s total. The increase from this year to next is double the increase from last year to this year. Approximately how many movies did Netflix have last year?
A. 4,250
B. 3,860
C. 4,150
D. 6,120
The answer is B, 3860
500
Frederica was ____ when her supervisor took only a ___ look at her essay over which she had taken so much care.
A. exultant - superficial
B. vexed - studious
C. disappointed - cursory
D. pleased - patronizing
E. relieved - perfunctory
The answer is C, disappointed - cursory.
500
Find the error in the sentence
The union insisted on an increase in their members' starting pay, and threatened to call a strike if the company refused to meet the demand.
A. insisted
B. their
C. apostrophe after members
D. to
E. No error
The answer is B, their.
Change their to its because the union is a singular noun.
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500
How much time is allotted for the reading section, and how many passages does it contain?
A. 60 minutes and 4 passages
B. 45 minutes and 5 passages
C. 65 minutes and 5 passages
D. 30 minutes and 4 passages
The answer is C, 65 minutes and 5 passages.