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2017 SAT grammar, vocab, and testing strategies
2017 SAT grammar, vocab, and testing strategies
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SAT Grammar and vocab - pre SAT activity. #SAT, #grammar
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When persuasive writing includes a quote from an expert, it is most likely an example of:
Logos
Ethos
Pathos
Rhetoric
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There was a doctor and a crew of nurses
in the emergency room with me during my surgery.
There was a doctors and a crew of nurses
There was doctors and a crew of nurses
There was a doctor, and a crew of nurses
There were a doctor and a crew of nurses
3
The government issued a ____ banning people from shopping after 10pm.
Indeterminate
Mandate
Decree
Edict
4
I watched Carlos ______ his pet rabbit Tinkerbell gently in the cage.
lay
lies
lays
lie
5
An official order issued by a legal authority.
Epiphany
Decree
Enigma
Commandment
6
The students at this school are an _____ group.
Myopic
Indeterminate
Contrite
Audacious
7
Loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases; affects memory, thinking, language.
Cancer
Alzheimer's
Myopic
Dementia
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Not exactly known, established, or defined.
Nebulous
Indeterminate
Adrioit
Unstipulated
9
Find the error:
weighty
prestigious
important
NO CHANGE
10
Financially rewarding; lucrative. Earning a salary; paid.
Affluent
Remunerative
Propertied
Wealthy
11
Like its distant oceanic relatives whales, hippopotamuses
can alter their density to float.
Like their distant oceanic relatives whales, hippopotamuses
Like it's distant oceanic relatives whales, hippopotamuses
NO CHANGE
Like there distant oceanic relatives, whales, hippotamuses
12
One should spend this much time thinking and planning for the writing portion BEFORE writing:
15-20 minutes
40 minutes
10-15 minutes
5 minutes
13
This word indicates that the sentences which follow will disagree with what was already written
As a result
Therefore
However
Similarly
14
Find the error:
position
location
NO CHANGE
orientation
15
The tourists asked my friends and
____
for directions.
me
I
16
______ is in charge here?
Whom
Who
17
What does SAT stand for?
Scholastic Aptitude Test
Studies of Academic Testing
Survey of Advanced Tests
State Academics of Texas
18
What should you do first during the reading portion of the exam?
Read the italicized text preceding the passage!
Read the italicized text preceding the passage!
Read the italicized text preceding the passage!
Read the italicized text preceding the passage!
19
Greed for money or possessions.
Avarice
Rapacity
Cupidity
Acquisitiveness
20
Hummus, a favorite Mediterranean spread, is creamy and smooth
, so
it is very garlicky.
if
NO CHANGE
and
when
21
Every morning, many
hawk’s circled
the field, looking for prey.
hawk circles
hawk circled
hawks circled
NO CHANGE
22
When persuasive writing includes a statistic, it is most likely an example of:
Ethos
Rhetoric
Pathos
Logos
23
If you're having trouble with a question, you should:
Leave it blank and move on before you waste too much time
Choose a random letter and move on.
Push through until you find the correct answer.
Choose the same letter you chose for all unknown answers.
24
The writing in those paragraphs
are
absolutely horrible.
is
being
NO CHANGE
were
25
Anyone thinking about becoming writers must
be excellent readers
.
NO CHANGE
being excellent readers.
be an excellent reader.
be the excellent reader.
26
When persuasive writing includes a story about children, it is most likely an example of:
Pathos
Logos
Rhetoric
Ethos
27
Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks; showing an impudent lack of respect.
Ignorant
Remorse
Itinerant
Audacious
28
US
President, Donald Trump, will meet
with his counterparts from other countries for a summit.
President Donald Trump will meet
NO CHANGE
President Donald Trump, will meet
President, Donald Trump, will be meeting
29
The amount of entertainment available is increasing; soon there will be over 5000 shows ______.
available for destruction.
for them to destruct.
available for them to distribute.
available for distribution
30
Stimulate or give rise to a strong/unwelcome reaction or emotion to someone.
Instigate
Evoke
Provoke
Engender
31
The
daisy, a perennial plant, sometimes known as bruisewort,
grows low to the ground.
daisy a perennial plant sometimes known as bruisewort,
daisy a perennial plant sometimes known as bruisewort
daisy, a perennial plant sometimes known as bruisewort,
NO CHANGE
32
Consider lobsters for
example, with age, they
only get stronger and more fertile.
NO CHANGE
example: with age, they
example; with age, they
example with age, they
33
__________ should I talk to about the cellphone policy?
Who
Whom
34
_________ going to the store with me?
Who
Whose
Is
Who's
35
The architect worked on the model
all night, he was
bleary-eyed during the presentation.
all night; he was
all night he was
all night: he was
NO CHANGE
36
Find the error:
keep going
NO CHANGE
persist
pursue
37
The presidential candidate used rhetorical flourishes to great
______
in his speech.
effect
affect
38
The pianist had not had enough time to practice the sonata,
and
she played it flawlessly.
but
so
when
NO CHANGE
39
Teaching is not always _____, but it can be emotionally rewarding.
Remunerative
Decree
Indeterminate
Photosynthesis
40
The couple bought concert tickets, arrived at the theater, and
they sat
down in their seats.
sat
they, sat
they sit
NO CHANGE
41
__________ going with Eric to the Justin Bieber concert on Saturday?
Whos
Whose
Who
Who's
42
Which of the following is the best SAT snack:
An apple
Candy
Water and an apple
Water and chips
43
Feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.
Dementia
Audacious
Contrite
Indeterminate
44
Find the error:
limpid
sheer
NO CHANGE
clear
45
The highest composite score for the SAT is ______ and the average score is ______.
3600; 2400
36; 20.8
1600; 1000
1000; 700
46
Traveling from place to place OR a person who travels from place to place.
Adventurer
Dogmatic
Itinerant
Roadie
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Nearsighted, uncreative. Narrow-minded, unimaginative.
Unamusing
Farsighted
Sympatic
Myopic
48
Her failing memory is not necessarily a symptom of _____.
Ephemeral
Dementia
Hubris
Equanimity
49
My mother's _____ opinion on tattoos caused a heated discussion.
Cupidity
Decree
Myopic
Dementia
50
Art Deco furniture is marked by the
artists use
of geometric shapes, curves, and strong colors.
NO CHANGE
artists using
artist's use
artist's using
51
Whoever came up with the idea to put solar panels on rooftops
are geniuses.
are a genius.
is a genius.
NO CHANGE
as geniuses.
52
Coaching can be difficult for people,
that
have a hard time planning strategy on the field.
whom
they
who
NO CHANGE
53
Every one of the experts invited to speak at the conference
were
unable to make it.
is being
NO CHANGE
was
where
54
After readers found the errors
, all 243 of them –
the publishing company issued a reprint.
- all 243 of them,
- all 243 of them -
all 243 of them
NO CHANGE
55
His _____ expression showed remorse.
Dementia
Cupidity
Audacious
Contrite
