SAT ? of the Day 9/23/08

Yesterday's answer:
Choice (B) is correct. It makes sense to say that despite his “limited”—but apparently applicable—experience, the hiring manager feels that David is “qualified for” the job, or competent to undertake it.

Question Type: Sentence Completions
(Critical Reading)

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.

Nearly one-sixth of all the human beings on Earth live in India, it has the world’s most populous democracy.

1. India, it has the


2. India, the


3. India, having the


4. India; the


5. India; and are the

Answer tomorrow

First Meeting of Class of 2009

First meeting of the 2008-2009 school year was held fifth period yesterday in the cafeteria. Two new mentors joined the group. Welcome to Kathe Langberg and Joel Epstein.
In attendance in no particular order were Aaron, Mark, Tim, Dana, Clarimar, Ellie, Lizz, Elize, Kiki, Jermaine, Yusuef, Mary and Murph. We all introduced or reintroduced ourselves, and students indicated in what areas they might like some support this year.

SAT ? 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.

His ------- prior experience notwithstanding, David was judged by the hiring manager to be ------- the job.

1. illustrious . . entitled to


2. limited . . qualified for


3. applicable . . assured of


4. useful . . overqualified for


5. irrelevant . . perplexed by

Answer tomorrow

Welcome Back

School starts tomorrow and the group gathered last Monday at Mary's to wish Erick a great year in China. Erich is part of an Andover program spending his senior year as a student at a Chinese high school in Beijing. The rest of the team will be at Dartmouth and Newbury.
We had to say goodbye to two mentors this summer: Ayanna moved to Hawaii and Jeff's job took him to Argentina.
Also since there are only two classes in the program and there are only 8 students in the class of 2010, we will combine most of our activities this year.

We have not set our monthly meeting time since most of the senior have AP European History first period and might be reluctant to miss any class meetings. We are soliciting suggested times from students.

Hope 2008-2009 is a great year for all at Snowden. ii

College Board ? of the Day

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

The stopping distance of a car is the number of feet that the car travels after the driver starts applying the brakes. The stopping distance of a certain car is directly proportional to the square of the speed of the car, in miles per hour, at the time the brakes are first applied. If the car’s stopping distance for an initial speed of 20 miles per hour is 17 feet, what is its stopping distance for an initial speed of 40 miles per hour?

1. 34 feet


2. 51 feet


3. 60 feet


4. 68 feet


5. 85 feet

College Board ? of the Day

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

The stopping distance of a car is the number of feet that the car travels after the driver starts applying the brakes. The stopping distance of a certain car is directly proportional to the square of the speed of the car, in miles per hour, at the time the brakes are first applied. If the car’s stopping distance for an initial speed of 20 miles per hour is 17 feet, what is its stopping distance for an initial speed of 40 miles per hour?

1. 34 feet


2. 51 feet


3. 60 feet


4. 68 feet


5. 85 feet

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.

New analyses of a fossil suggest winged insects having possibly emerged as early as 400 million years ago.

1. suggest winged insects having possibly


2. suggest that winged insects may have


3. suggesting that winged insects, they may have


4. that suggests winged insects as having possibly


5. that suggest winged insects to have possibly