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

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)

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

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

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

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