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100
The slope of line is -1/2, if 2 points on the line are (2,4) and (x, -2) what is the value of x?
What is x=5
100
Eclectic
What is something made up of parts from many different sources.
100
Those who expected the governor to be inarticulate were surprised by his ______ . a) intolerance b) fatigue c) eloquence d) endurance e) violence
What is C) eloquence
100
Which questions on the SAT are not penalized for wrong answers.
What are grid-ins.
100
Name three things you should bring to the SAT.
What is: water snacks calculator registration papers pencils (#2)
200
If -1 < w < 0, then which of the following statements is true? a) w < w^2 < w^3 b) w^2 < w < w^3 c) w < w^3 < w^2 d) w^3 < w^2 < w e) w^3 < w < w^2
What is c) w < w^3 < w^2.
200
Grossly irreverent; disrespectful of something sacred
What is sacrilegious.
200
The haiku, with its ______ , its reduction of natural and everyday events to their mere essence, seems to economically depict the _______ of even the simplest human experience. a) casualness ... destructiveness b) optimism ... barrenness c) capriciousness ... rigidity d) digressiveness ... precariousness e) conciseness ... poignancy
What is E) conciseness ... poignancy
200
The strange signal detected by the radio telescope, rather than being taken as evidence of a new cosmological phenomenon, was instead treated as merely ______ of the equipment itself. a) a malfunction b) a bulwark c) an anthology d) a mutation e) a transfer
What is A).
200
What is the best thing you can do to prepare for the SAT?
Read Everything!!!
300
A jar contains 24 red and blue marbles. If the probability of selecting a red marble at random is 3/8, then how many red marbles must be added so that the probability of randomly selecting a red marble becomes 1/2?
What is 6 marbles. (3/8)(24) = 9 red marbles 24 - 9 = 15 blue marbles Drawing red is 1/2 so there must be as many red as blue marbles so you must add 15 - 9 = 6
300
fertile; fruitful
What is fecund.
300
Despite her gregariousness, Andrea seems to have been a woman who cherished her ______ highly. a) colleagues b) friendships c) privacy d) integrity e) humility
What is C) privacy Despite indicates contrast. Gregariousness is sociability. Its opposite is solitude, reclusiveness, or privacy.
300
Correct the phrase in the ( ) The coaches weren't as interested in winning games during (spring training, they considered it) as an opportunity to experiment with different permutations of players. a) spring training, they considered it b) spring training; but the considered it c) spring training, but d) spring training as they were in using it e) spring training they were in using it
What is D).
300
How much sleep should you get before the SAT?
Two or more good nights sleep
400
If 60 is written as the product of four integers, each greater than 1, then what is the sum of those integers?
What is 12. 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 = 60 2 + 2 + 3 + 5 = 12
400
malicious criticism or abuse
What is diatribe
400
Before the Realist movement, novelists rarely utilized the ______ language of commoners, preferring the more ______ parlance of the upper classes. a) normal......ordinary b) elite......fancy c) sympathetic......wasteful d) colloquial......refined e) effective......utilitarian
What is D) colloquial......wasteful
400
In a certain soccer league, each of the five teams plays every other team in the league exactly three times each season. How many games are played in total in one season? a) 15 b) 24 c) 30 d) 60 e) 120
What is C). Each of the five teams must play four other teams three times apiece. In other words, each team must play in 4 x 3 = 12 games. Since there are five teams, it might seem at first that there are a total of 5 x 12 = 60 games, but since each game needs two teams, the total number of games is 60/2 = 30
400
_______ points are taken away from you for every wrong answer.
What is 1/4.
500
If the 3rd Friday in January occurs on the 15th, what is the date of the 4th Wednesday in January?
What is the 27th. Su Mo Tu W Th Fr Sa 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
500
amalgam
What is a combination of different substances into one mass.
500
Although dependence on electronic devices has ______ in recent years, the increased efficiency of common appliances has ______ the demand on the power grid. a) abated......decreased b) surged......attenuated c) increased......compromised d) diminished......reduced e) flourished......elevated
What is b) surged......attenuated.
500
Translating Words Into Expressions At a department store, all shirts are priced at s dollars, but if you buy one shirt at full price, you can buy any number of additional shirts at a $2 discount per shirt. What is the cost of buying x shirts at this sale?
What is s + (x - 1)(s - 2).
500
What should you do the night before the SAT.
What is lay everything out and get a good night sleep.