SAT:Words in Context

Question 1

10 questions focusing on word/phrase meanings and the effect of word choice.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Academic Words may not be part of your everyday conversational language yet

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

On which test will you be tested on effective use of language?

Accepted Answer

Writing Test Only

Question 4

What is one strategy to use when trying to understand words in context on the SAT?

Accepted Answer

Look at the hints in the sentences before and after the word.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a definition of 'compromise' used as verb?

Accepted Answer

An agreement that establishes fairness

Question 6

Which example below uses the word discriminate in a positive way?

Accepted Answer

“The dolphin’s electroreception enables it to better discriminate.

Question 7

The SAT focuses on the type of vocabulary that you can find in a wide range of _________reading.

Accepted Answer

challenging

Question 8

Which sentence uses discriminate meaning "to notice subtle differences"?

Accepted Answer

We discriminated between the ring Shauna was wearing and the one she sold.

Question 9

Which on of the skills below is NOT a focus of the SAT test?

Accepted Answer

Analyzing grammatical usage

Question 10

The "Plug- In" strategy involves

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 11

What should person do to eleminate short choppy sentences in their writing

Accepted Answer

practice effective sentence combining

Question 12

10 questions covering a variety of skills, from making text more precise to maintaining style and tone and combining.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

Your “Words in _______” subscore measures your understanding of the ________and use of words.

Accepted Answer

context; meaning

Question 14

The root '-text' in the word context means...

Accepted Answer

none of the above

Question 15

Which of the sentences uses restrain to mean " to physically hold back"?

Accepted Answer

The officer used restrained the man with a choke hold

Question 16

How many questions make up the "Words in Context" component of the SAT?

Accepted Answer

18

Question 17

When Analyzing Word Choice Rhetorically you to consider how an author’s choice of words and phrases helps shape meaning

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

The College Board has chosen to focus on academic words and phrases that are rarely used.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

SAT doesn’t test technical terms; “Atomic mass,” “ductile,” and “isotope”

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Continuing a particular linguistic pattern, such as repetition for emphasis or cohesion, a writer is attempting to...

Accepted Answer

maintain style and tone

Question 21

The coming decades will likely see more intense clustering of jobs. As used in the passage, the word “intense” means...

Accepted Answer

concentrated

Question 22

When interpreting words in context you have to figure out

Accepted Answer

the precise meaning of words.

Question 23

Intense: of extreme force, degree, or strength. (Which sentence below uses the form of intense in this correct context?)

Accepted Answer

The rain fell with intensity for the first three hours.

Question 24

The prefix 'con- ' inthe word context means

Accepted Answer

with or together

Question 25

What are High-utility academic words and phrases?

Accepted Answer

the type of vocabulary that you can find in a range of challenging reading.

Question 26

Atomic mass is technical word

Accepted Answer

True

SAT:Words in Context

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SAT:Words in Context

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