College Board ? of the Day

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

If the length and width of rectangle A are 10 percent less and 30 percent less, respectively, than the length and width of rectangle B, the area of A is equal to what percent of the area of B?

1. 63%


2. 60%


3. 40%


4. 6%


5. 3%

Hint
If L stands for the length of rectangle B, then the length of rectangle A is 10% less, that is, L minus 10% of L, or 0.9L. Similarly, if W stands for B’s width, then A’s width is W minus 30% of W, or 0.7W.

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.

With the 1977 publication of Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison both received popular and critical acclaim.

1. both received popular and


2. both received popular and also


3. received popular, along with


4. received popular as well as


5. received both popular and also

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.

Milan's friends were confused by the drastic change in his demeanor; usually ------- and calm, Milan had recently become ------- .

1. serene . . unflappable


2. amiable . . irascible


3. kind . . imperturbable


4. reserved . . withdrawn


5. imperious . . surly

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.

As	a Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall
A

was known for	his quest to end racial discrimination,
B

his opposition to	the death penalty, and
C

he supported	free speech and civil liberties.	No error
D		E

1. (A)


2. (B)


3. (C)


4. (D)


5. (E)

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.

Her vague sense of ------- grew into anxiety and then alarm when she discovered that her initial doubts about the success of the undertaking were well founded.

1. foreboding


2. remorse


3. anticipation


4. intrigue


5. complacency

College Board ? of the Day

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

If it is now 4:00 p.m. Saturday, in 253 hours from now, what time and day will it be? (Assume no daylight saving time changes in the period.)

1. 5:00 a.m. Saturday


2. 1:00 a.m. Sunday


3. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday


4. 1:00 a.m. Wednesday


5. 5:00 a.m. Wednesday

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.

Lady Day, as Billie Holiday was usually called, was the finest jazz singer of her generation, and it was the opinion of her fans, she was the greatest jazz singer of the twentieth century.

1. it was the opinion of her fans, she was


2. the opinion of her fans was of her as


3. her fans had this opinion, she was


4. for her fans, the opinion was of her as


5. in the opinion of her fans, she was