SAT Practice (Using Kahn Academy Questions)

"Stop. I'm late for work!" Emily called fruitlessly after the departing bus.

Training dolphins requires a deep appreciation for its friendly nature and intelligence.

A Japanese electronics company has invented a rubber that generates electricity in stretching.

 Vertigo in addition to being a disorienting medical condition, is the title of a film.

The gatekeeper of the castle allows elves to enter: but excludes humans.

New evidence suggests children confide in their pets when faced with grief; illness; or divorce

 Jonathan's toddler only ate three things: crackers chocolate chips, and fried green tomatoes.

Before the Declaration was endorsed on July 4 of 1776, it wasn't actually signed until August2.

Andre and Chuck played chess every day, but after fifteen years, Andre had only won once.

The pink plastic lawn flamingo, inventing in 1957, was the brain-child of Don Featherstone.

Like fingerprints tongue prints are unique to every person.

Phillippe Petit is famous for his death-defying tightrope walk between the Twin Towers. 

Some would consider it foolish to build one's own hot-air balloon to travel around the world. 

She did not hate many things, although she disliked the very act of hating things. 

Bethany doesn't like animals with scales, since she does have an affinity for snakeskin shoes.

Evgeni Plushenko of Russia is famous for its quadruple jump, the first in men's figure skating.

Once Christopher wrestled Fluffers into his Halloween costume, the cat goes limp.

The baristas least favorite drink to make was the Triple Berry-Caramel Cream Blended Beverage. 

 Arizona. An estimated 20,000 people waited to greet him at the train station.

Although deforestation can provide economic benefits, they have negative effects as well.

Hawaii, which joined the U.S. in 1959, is the only American state that was once a kingdom.

Roberto's physical acuteness was undeniable: he set 6 new athletic records during 10th grade.

Dryads are mythological spirits who make its home in trees.

Hindus routinely bathe in India's sacred Ganges river. Also home to the Ganges shark.

Truman marketed himself as attainable—making himself available to discuss political issues.

We also know that light travels extraordinarily fast!

Simon skied out of bounds in order to beat his opponent to the bottom of the mountain.

This sports drink is better than Caimanade, it contains electrolytes that reduce lactic acid.

"You can be a real pain about the neck," said the man, cleaning up his dog's mess.

He wanted to attend the party hosted by his school; furthermore, his parents dislike the idea.

The environmentalist spoke to the audience, but her words went on one ear and out the other.

Although calzones often contain the same ingredients as pizza, they are much easier to hold.

Rather than being the monster, Frankenstein was actually the scientist in Mary Shelley's book.

In 1972, President Nixon visited Beijing. This was the 1st step towards relations with China. 

To avoid the dangerous call of the Sirens, Odysseus crew put wax in their ears. 

Be careful! The hurricane is expected to touch down any minute now!

Most hikers finds that altitude sickness is a greater challenge than the intensity of the climb

Identifying the right ratchet in the messy toolbox was like finding a needle with a haystack.