Wednesday, April 30, 2008

College Board ? of the Day

Read the following SAT test question, then click on a button to select your answer.


MATH GRAPHIC



In the figure above, triangleABC is similar to triangleDEF. What is the length of the side line over DF?




  1. 4

  2. 21 over 5

  3. 9 over 2

  4. 5

  5. 51 over 10




Hint
The triangles are similar, so their corresponding sides are proportional. That is, there exists a positive number n such that n(AB) = DE, n(AC) = DF, and n(BC) = EF.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

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.










The new law requires that all bicycle riders
 








have been wearing helmets while on their bicycles,
A B C








even when they are not moving. No error
D E


  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

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 new faculty member was a world-renowned scholar who, unfortunately, considered teaching undergraduates ------- him; he rarely ------- to speak to students who were not taking advanced post-graduate courses.



  1. within . . presumed

  2. above . . needed

  3. beneath . . deigned

  4. beyond . . neglected

  5. like . . prepared

Monday, April 14, 2008

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.


Rote learning, the process of memorizing by repetition, is how many young children learn the alphabet or the multiplication tables.



  1. is how

  2. is used for when

  3. this is how

  4. the way

  5. which is used when

Answers to last week's questions

  • Tuesday April 8

    4. a human's

  • Wednesday April 9

    4. 60

  • Thursday April 10

    1. decimation. . prevalence

  • Friday April 11

    4. D

  • Sunday April 13

    5. bicker . . accord

Sunday, April 13, 2008

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 conference speakers disliked one another and might have been expected to
------- , it turned out that on several substantive issues they were in complete ------- and were able to avoid petty squabbling.



  1. argue . . disagreement

  2. bristle . . apathy

  3. debate . . dissonance

  4. concur . . denial

  5. bicker . . accord

Friday, April 11, 2008

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.










Whereas the caterpillars of most butterflies
A 








are harmless, moth caterpillars cause
B 








an enormous amount of damage on
C D








plants, forest and shade trees, clothing,
 








and household goods. No error
 E



  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)

Thursday, April 10, 2008

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 scientist ascribed the ------- of the park’s remaining trees to the ------- of the same termite species that had damaged homes throughout the city.



  1. decimation . . prevalence

  2. survival . . presence

  3. growth . . mutation

  4. reduction . . disappearance


  5. study . . hatching

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

College Board ? of the Day

Read the following SAT test question, then click on a button to select your answer.



MATH GRAPHIC



If, in the figure above, BCDE is a square and AB = AE = DE, then x =




  1. 15

  2. 30

  3. 45

  4. 60

  5. 90


Tuesday, April 8, 2008

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.



It is thought that a dog’s sense of smell is generally 10,000 to 100,000 times better than humans.



  1. humans

  2. humans’ are

  3. humans have

  4. a human’s

  5. a human has

Monday, April 7, 2008

Answers to last week's questions

Monday 5. 331/3 %

Tuesday 3. constituted . . virtuous

Wednesday 4. it is made

Thursday 3. 136

Friday 3. superfluous

Saturday 2. (B)

Sunday 2. (B)

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.



Their conversation was unsettling, for the gravity of their topic contrasted so oddly with the ------- of their tone.



  1. uniqueness

  2. rapidity

  3. lightness

  4. precision


  5. reverence

Saturday, April 5, 2008

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.

Audio recordings, and the equipment used to make (A)

and play them, comes (B) in many (C) forms, including (D)

records, CDs, and analog and digital tape recorders. No error (E)

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

Friday, April 4, 2008

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.


Alice Walker’s prize-winning novel exemplifies the strength of first-person narratives; the protagonist tells her own story so effectively that any additional commentary would be ------- .



  1. subjective

  2. eloquent

  3. superfluous

  4. incontrovertible

  5. imperious

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Collge Board ? of the Day

Read the following SAT test question, then click on a button to select your answer.


In a community of 416 people, each person owns a dog or a cat or both. If there are 316 dog owners and 280 cat owners, how many of the dog owners own no cat?



  1. 36

  2. 100

  3. 136

  4. 180

  5. 316

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

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 1.


The modern recreational canoe closely resembles the Native American bark canoe in shape, length, weight, and carrying capacity, differing only in the materials of which they are made.



  1. they are made

  2. they make them

  3. they made it

  4. it is made

  5. its making

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

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.



Certain book reviewers have become increasingly reverential toward the very idea of writing, as if the mere writing of a book ------- a ------- act or a selfless public service.



  1. involved . . blasphemous

  2. repudiated . . gallant

  3. constituted . . virtuous

  4. trivialized . . ceremonious


  5. embodied . . perverse