Vocabulary in Context - SAT

Question 1

How long is the Reading section of the SAT?

Accepted Answer

65 minutes

Question 2

The plot was covered in debris. It was going to take the family hours and hours to clear it.

Accepted Answer

space

Question 3

100 people were present for the presentation on nuclear energy.

Accepted Answer

in attendance

Question 4

Main ideas are normally found...

Accepted Answer

at the end of the paragraph, at the beginning of the paragraph, in the last paragraph

Question 5

She truly enjoyed sitting on the bench enjoying the tranquility of the morning.

Accepted Answer

serenity

Question 6

Every fiber in the boxer's muscles tensed in anticipation for the fight of the century.

Accepted Answer

clenched

Question 7

The coming decades will likely see an intense clustering of jobs, innovation, and productivity.

Accepted Answer

concentrated

Question 8

The young boy had a voracious appetite at the birthday party, he ate three pieces of cake!

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ravenous

Question 9

While she really needed transportation, the low quality of the car drove Kelly to sell it.

Accepted Answer

forced

Question 10

I should rephrase questions that are wordy or difficult in my own words in order to...

Accepted Answer

identify what the question is really asking

Question 11

In order to answer a more difficult question I should...

Accepted Answer

Try to eliminate as many wrong answers as I can first

Question 12

Influenza A lacks the ability to proofread and correct its genetic material during replication.

Accepted Answer

capacity

Question 13

An education is thought to have intrinsic value rather than a monetary amount placed upon it.

Accepted Answer

merit

Question 14

Live comedies were always her favorite. She enjoyed the idea that anything could happen!

Accepted Answer

improvised

Question 15

The yard for his tiny apartment was only about three feet by three feet.

Accepted Answer

lawn

Question 16

Proteins are present in and vital to every living cell.

Accepted Answer

essential

Question 17

A paired question asks you to find _____ to back up a claim from the passage

Accepted Answer

evidence

Question 18

The dog laid on her jeans and panted heavily due to the heat of the afternoon.

Accepted Answer

gasped for air

Question 19

Simon was reared in a small town by parents who were farmers.

Accepted Answer

raised

Question 20

Carl struggled to regain his balance, but it was too late. He pitched forward and fell down.

Accepted Answer

fell

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