SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY – 10/14/13

Part or all 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.

(A) humans

(B) humans’ are

(C) humans have

(D) a human’s

(E) a human has

SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY – 10/15/13

Part or all 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.

They are smaller than their counterparts in Africa, so Asiatic lions can be found only in Gir, a forest region in northwest India.(A) No Error(B) Its counterparts in Africa are bigger,

but the Asiatic lion(C) The Asiatic lion is smaller than their

counterparts in Africa, they(D) The counterparts of African lions in

Asia are smaller, although they(E) Smaller than their counterparts in

Africa, Asiatic lions

SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY – 10/16/13

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

The store manager was -------when sales dropped for the third year in a row; that was why she ------- our department for its lack of effort.

(A) indolent . . intimidated(B) indignant . . upbraided(C) insolent . . exonerated(D) indulgent . . castigated(E) intolerant . . condoned

SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY – 10/17/13

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.

Although it is not a fast runner, wolves A B

can maintain a loping run for many

miles, running throughout the night if C

necessary. No error. D E

SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY – 10/18/13

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

The visually captivating nature of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs suggests that the architect is a true ------- , infusing his designs with beauty as well as functionality.

(A) instigator(B) nonconformist(C) intellectual(D) minimalist(E) aesthete