SAT ? of the Day 10/9/08

Yesterday's answer (B)
To be firmly convinced of something, whether it is true or not, is to be certain, or to possess “certitude.”

Difficulty: Medium
Question Type: Sentence Completions
(Critical Reading)

Today's ?

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.

Larger	in area	than Europe,	the icy
	A	B

continent	surrounds	the South Pole
	C

is called	Antarctica.	No error
D		E

1. (A)


2. (B)


3. (C)


4. (D)


5. (E)

SAT ? of the Day 10/8/08

Yesterday's Answer
Correct Answer: A

Here's Why:
In order to find the value of x, you should first determine the measure of the angle that is located at point O in the right triangle. To determine this angle, you must calculate what fraction of the circle’s area is unshaded. The radius r of the circle is 5 and its area isr2, or 25. The area of the shaded region is 20, so the area of the unshaded region must be 5. Therefore, the fraction of the circle’s area that is unshaded is
, or . A circle contains a total of 360 degrees of arc, which means that of 360 degrees, or 72 degrees, is the measure of the angle at point O in the unshaded region. Since you now know that two of the three angles in the triangle measure 72 degrees and 90 degrees and that the sum of the measures of the three angles is always 180 degrees, the third angle must measure 18 degrees. Therefore, x = 18.

Difficulty: Hard
Question Type: Standard Multiple Choice
(Mathematics)
Today's ?

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

The test of truth is not ------- , for we have often felt firmly convinced of many things that were not so.

1. implication


2. certitude


3. originality


4. impartiality


5. moderation

SAT ? of the Day 10/7/08

Yesterday's answer:
Choice (D) is correct. It avoids the errors of the original by eliminating the extra subject, "each," and by avoiding subject-verb disagreement.

Question Type: Improving Sentences
(Writing)
Today's ?

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

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

The circle shown above has center O and a radius of length 5. If the area of the shaded region is 20, what is the value of x?

1. 18


2. 36


3. 45


4. 54


5. 72

Hint
You can figure out the area of the whole circle, since you know that the radius is 5. From the area of the whole circle and the area of the shaded part, it is possible to find the measure of the angle that has its vertex at point O and is in the right triangle. Once you find that angle measure, you can find the value of x.

SAT ? of the Day 10/6/08

(2)
Only “triteness” logically completes the sentence; a poem echoing routine feelings might well be described as possessing “triteness,” in contrast to the fresh and unexpected ideas that Anne Spencer’s poems go on to express.

Difficulty: Hard
Question Type: Sentence Completions
(Critical Reading)

Today's ?

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 moose and the wapiti are the largest members of the deer family, each of them are found in North America, Europe, and Asia.

1. family, each of them are


2. family, both are


3. family, which are


4. family and are both


5. family and each are

SAT ? of the Day 10/4/08

Correct answer: (C)
To evaluate the expression 3(y – x), it is necessary to determine the values of x and y. Since the sum of the measures of the angles of any triangle is 180 degrees, and a right angle has measure 90 degrees, the value of x can be found by solving the equation x + x + 90 = 180. This yields x = 45. The value of y can be found by solving the equation y + y + y = 180. This yields y = 60. Finally, the values for x and y are substituted into the expression 3(y – x) to obtain 3(60 – 45) = 3(15) = 45.

Difficulty: Medium
Question Type: Standard Multiple Choice
(Mathematics)

Today's ?

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

The language of Anne Spencer’s poetry conveys an impression of ------- that can be misleading: just when a poem seems to be echoing routine feelings, the diction suddenly sharpens to embody fresh and unexpected ideas.

1. frivolity


2. triteness


3. diversity


4. lyricism


5. precision

SAT ? of the Day 10/3/08

Yesterday's ?
The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where there is subject-verb disagreement. The singular verb “is” does not agree with the plural subject “Ballet, modern dance, and Indian classical dance.” The plural verb “are” should be used instead. In addition, the singular noun “form” should be changed to the plural noun “forms.”

Question Type: Identifying Sentence Errors
(Writing)


Today's ?

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

In the triangles above, 3(y – x) =

1. 15


2. 30


3. 45


4. 60


5. 105

SAT ? of the Day 10/2/08

Yesterday's Answer (B)
The market “seems” to have been opened long ago, but the term “Although” indicates that it was not. The market must have opened “recently.”

Difficulty: Easy
Question Type: Sentence Completions
(Critical Reading)

Today's ?

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.

Ballet, modern dance, and Indian classical dance

is a form	of theater dance, the dancers usually
A

highly trained	professionals	performing for
B		C

audiences	in particular	venues and on special
	D

occasions.	No error
	E

1. (A)


2. (B)


3. (C)


4. (D)


5. (E)