Duplicate of SAT. Writing & Language. Diction Review. 1st Set

Question 1

Which of the following is true:

Accepted Answer

Effect is a noun

Question 2

Complete the blank: Supply and demand have a direct ________ on the prices of commodities.

Accepted Answer

effect

Question 3

Complete the blank: After building the castle out of blocks, the boy tore it ___________.

Accepted Answer

apart

Question 4

Complete the blank: A teacher will ______ greater student motivation with enticing incentives.

Accepted Answer

elicit

Question 5

Complete the blank: Looking ____ back in geologic time, the fossil record becomes much thinner.

Accepted Answer

farther

Question 6

True or False: Apart means "part of the whole."

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 7

Complete the blank: It became darker and more frightening the ______ they went into the forest.

Accepted Answer

farther

Question 8

Complete the blank: When Lois invited me to her home, I felt like _________ of her family.

Accepted Answer

a part

Question 9

Complete the blank: Our house is _________ the woods, the river, and the village.

Accepted Answer

among

Question 10

Which word sounds like "oooze"?

Accepted Answer

choose

Question 11

True or False: Among could be used to speak about sharing with 6 people....

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 12

Complete the blank: The light ________ throughout the room.

Accepted Answer

diffused

Question 13

Which word means: "by the side of"?

Accepted Answer

beside

Question 14

The word "further" implies:

Accepted Answer

to a degree; no notion of distance

Question 15

Complete the blank: How do you expect me to remember the _______ of yards in a mile?

Accepted Answer

number

Question 16

Which word literally means to "remove the fuse"?

Accepted Answer

defuse

Question 17

Complete the blank: Connie was alarmed at the _______ of violence in her neighborhood.

Accepted Answer

amount

Question 18

Complete the blank: She ________ to my being overweight.

Accepted Answer

alluded

Question 19

Which is always and only used as a verb: elicit or illicit?

Accepted Answer

elicit

Question 20

Complete the blank: Did the book ________ to his being rich?

Accepted Answer

allude

Question 21

Complete the blank: I will ___________ your gift if you let me pay for my lunch.

Accepted Answer

accept

Question 22

Which word below means to "escape"?

Accepted Answer

Elude

Question 23

Which of the following is true:

Accepted Answer

have is a verb; of is a preposition

Question 24

Complete the blank: Police were called to a camp yesterday to _____ threats of a violent riot.

Accepted Answer

defuse

Question 25

Complete the blank: When temps rise, the hibernation hormone_____ throughout the animal's body.

Accepted Answer

diffuses

Question 26

Complete the blank: When we cut the pizza _____, there was enough for everyone to have a slice.

Accepted Answer

apart

Question 27

Complete the blank: I found my lost keys sitting inside the house, _______ the microwave.

Accepted Answer

beside

Question 28

Complete the blank: The rich brown tones of the lamp shade ______ the rest of the room's decor.

Accepted Answer

complement

Question 29

Complete the blank: Cyber criminals use ______ currency to fund their online criminal activity.

Accepted Answer

illicit

Question 30

Complete the blank: His wish of introducing his sister to her was a ______ of the highest kind.

Accepted Answer

compliment

Question 31

Which of the following is correct:

Accepted Answer

My teacher will accept my essay except when it is late.

Question 32

Complete the blank: The monastery is hidden _________ the trees.

Accepted Answer

among

Question 33

Complete the blank: Larry underestimated the _______ of work it takes to be a marine biologist.

Accepted Answer

amount

Question 34

Complete the blank: _________ the book on the table sat a huge vase of flowers.

Accepted Answer

Beside

Question 35

Complete the blank: The committee will have ________ meetings on the new law.

Accepted Answer

further

Question 36

Complete the blank: Experiment with the electrodes ______ ______ & see if you get a reaction.

Accepted Answer

farther apart

Question 37

Complete the blank: ___________ when there's a classic movie playing, Pete seldom watches TV.

Accepted Answer

Except

Question 38

Which word is for things that can be reasonably counted?

Accepted Answer

Number

Question 39

Complete the blank: "If you _______ her at all, let it be on her voice, at least" said the man.

Accepted Answer

compliment

Question 40

Complete the blank: The early frost will ________ the crops.

Accepted Answer

affect

Question 41

Complete the blank: The patient shows normal _______ and appears to be psychologically stable.

Accepted Answer

effects

Question 42

Complete the blank: Wars _______ everybody, and their destructive ______ last for generations.

Accepted Answer

affect / effect

Question 43

Complete the blank: I have a boyfriend who takes care of me _________ my family.

Accepted Answer

besides

Question 44

Complete the blank: As I grow older, I find that some words ________ my memory.

Accepted Answer

elude

Question 45

TRUE or FALSE: Complement means to "enhance."

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 46

Complete the blank: A cold war is going on _________ India and Pakistan.

Accepted Answer

between

Duplicate of SAT. Writing & Language. Diction Review. 1st Set

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Duplicate of SAT. Writing & Language. Diction Review. 1st Set

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