SAT Writing and Language: Word Choice

Question 1

We decided, that we should all go to McDonalds with them.

Accepted Answer

Remove the comma

Question 2

The team members, who all had practiced for hours, rewarded themselves with McDonalds.

Accepted Answer

Keep the commas

Question 3

Most commonly known and thought of by the name “prickly pear," the Opuntia genus of cactus contains many edible species.

Accepted Answer

Commonly known

Question 4

__________ I’m very allergic to flowers, my boyfriend bought a bouquet of roses.

Accepted Answer

Even Though

Question 5

____Joe’s car stereo was on full blast, I had no idea what he was saying.

Accepted Answer

Because

Question 6

By breaking down organic material, termites endorse soil health, biodiversity and plant longevity.

Accepted Answer

promote

Question 7

The rami (like the spinal nerves) are mixed (contains both sensory and motor fibers).

Accepted Answer

combined

Question 8

_______ the invention of television, people probably spent more of their leisure time reading.

Accepted Answer

Before

Question 9

Martin Luther King Jr. was a ____________ in the civil rights movement.

Accepted Answer

prominent leader

Questions 9