The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

Most ships move (A) through the Suez Canal with (B)

their own (C) power, but large ships must be (D)

assisted by a tugboat. No error (E)

1. (A)
   
2. (B)
   
3. (C)
   
4. (D)
   
5. (E)

Hint
Pay attention to prepositions and what they mean in context.

College Board ? of the Week

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Despite their ------- proportions, the murals of Diego Rivera give his Mexican compatriots the sense that their history is ------- and human in scale, not remote and larger than life.

1. monumental . . accessible
   
2. focused . . prolonged
   
3. vast . . ancient
   
4. realistic . . extraneous
   
5. narrow . . overwhelming

Hint
Watch for key introductory and transitional words that determine how the parts of the sentence relate to each other. Then try answering two-blank questions one blank at a time. If you can eliminate one word in a choice, the entire choice can be ruled out.

College Board ? of the Day

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Many of today’s physicians and patients are ------- high technology, captivated by computer-designed drugs and laser surgery.

1. nervous about
   
2. defensive about
   
3. tolerant of
   
4. enamored of
   
5. overwhelmed by

Hint
The fact that doctors and patients are “captivated,” or charmed, by advanced treatments suggests that the missing term will describe an equally positive response to “high technology.”

College Board ? of the Day

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

Used in place of (A) buttons, hooks and eyes, or (B)

laces, the zipper consists of (C) two rows of plastic

or metal teeth and bound (D) to the edges of two

strips of fabric. No error (E)

1. (A)
   
2. (B)
   
3. (C)
   
4. (D)
   
5. (E)

Hint
Pay attention to the relationship between the “rows” of teeth and “the edges” of the fabric.

College Board ? of the Day

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The alarm voiced by the committee investigating the incident had a ------- effect, for its dire predictions motivated people to take precautions that ------- an ecological disaster.

1. trivial . . prompted
   
2. salutary . . averted
   
3. conciliatory . . supported
   
4. beneficial . . exacerbated
   
5. perverse . . vanquished

Hint
The word “for” indicates that the second clause gives a reason in support of the claim made in the first clause.

CANCELED - trip to hoops game

All,

The trip to the Princeton-Harvard basketball game tomorrow is canceled due to lack of interest/availability (no one who wanted to go could make it).

Jeff

College Board ? of theDay

Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

Since William the Conqueror in 1066, every British sovereign has been crowned in Westminster Abbey except Edward V and Edward VIII, neither of them were crowned.

1. neither of them were
   
2. neither were
   
3. neither of whom was
   
4. with neither being
   
5. with neither who had been

Hint
“Neither” is singular, not plural.

Princeton-Harvard Hoops game this Fri night

All,

Anyone want to go to the Princeton - Harvard men's basketball game this Friday night at Harvard? I _think_ I can get up to 10 free tickets for any of the students in the group. We mentors will need to buy our own tickets.

Game is at harvard, at 7pm Fri night.

Students, if you want to go, you MUST let me know ASAP, as I need to get a list of your names to Harvard for admittance to the game.

Hope everyone is doing well and going to the SAT practice tomorrow 11am at BPL inner courtyard.

Cheers,
Jeff

College Board ? of the Day

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The senator chose to incur dislike rather than ------- her principles to win favor with the public.

1. gratify
   
2. endorse
   
3. accuse
   
4. compromise
   
5. advertise

Hint
Look at the logic of the sentence to find a possible answer: the senator is willing to risk the public’s dislike rather than do something to her principles in order to win public favor.

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The College Board ? of the Day

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Always ready to ------- achievement, Miller was as eager to praise a new production as the more mean-spirited critics were to ------- it.

1. reward . . review
   
2. impede . . ignore
   
3. recognize . . deride
   
4. expose . . study
   
5. embrace . . promote

Hint: The structure of the sentence sets up a direct contrast between the two missing terms.

College ? of the Day

Read the following SAT test question, then select your answer.

A geologist has 10 rocks of equal weight. If 6 rocks and a 10-ounce weight balance on a scale with 4 rocks and a 22-ounce weight, what is the weight, in ounces, of one of these rocks?

1. 4
   
2. 5
   
3. 6
   
4. 7
   
5. 8

College Board ? of the Day

Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

The advent of innovative computer and communications technology toward the end of the twentieth century ushered in a new era, not dominated by industry anymore, rather it was information.

1. era, not dominated by industry anymore, rather it was information
   
2. era, it was dominated by information over industry
   
3. era, which was not dominated anymore by industry but rather information
   
4. era dominated by information rather than industry
   
5. era dominated not by industry, but it was information

Hint: Is there a more concise way to complete the sentence?

College Board ? of the Day

Read the following SAT test question, then select your answer.

Cathy likes to wear 2 ribbons, each a different color. If she has 6 ribbons each of a different color, how many combinations of 2 different-colored ribbons can she select to wear?

1. 3
   
2. 6
   
3. 12
   
4. 15
   
5. 36

Hint
Keep in mind that wearing one red ribbon and one blue ribbon is the same as wearing a blue one and a red one. You should count that combination only once. To save writing out names of colors, you could think of the ribbons as being numbered 1 to 6. How many combinations can Cathy wear that use ribbon 1? Ribbon 2?

College Board ? of the Day

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

Although the number of books written in (A) African

languages are growing (B) , many African writers find (C)

a larger audience for works (D) written in Portuguese

or English. No error( E)

1. (A)
   
2. (B)
   
3. (C)
   
4. (D)
   
5. (E)

Hint: Make sure you identify the subject of the sentene

College Board ? of the Day

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Michael’s compliments to his boss were ------- sincere, but Andrea correctly suspected they had more to do with his desire for a promotion than with his genuine feelings.

A) ostensibly
B) intuitively
C) sporadically
D) unequivocally
E) predominantly

Hint: Andrea’s “correct” suspicions imply that Michael’s compliments were not sincere.

College Board ? of the Day

Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

Archaeological evidence shows that Viking ships were lighter, slimmer, and faster than that in England.

A) that in England
B) they had in England
C) they had been in England
D) those used by the English
E) that of the English

Hint: Viking ships are being compared to English ships.

College Board ? of the Day

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The idea that people ------- their own reality or shape their experience based on previous subjective events is one of the fundamental ------- of social psychology.

a) extricate . . privileges
b) avoid . . desires
c) construct . . axioms
d) fortify . . goals
e) instill . . archetypes

Hint
The second missing term should mean nearly the same thing as “idea.”

College Board ? of the Day

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Although the scientist claimed to have made a major breakthrough in his research, the evidence he offered as proof of his assertion was ------- at best.

A) conclusive
B) indubitable
C) paltry
D) copious
E) extensive

Hint: The word although cast doubt on the scientist's claim.