If Sam can do a job in 4 days that Lisa can do in 6 days and Tom can do in 2 days, how long would the job take if Sam, Lisa, and Tom worked together to complete it? A. 0.8 days B. 1.09 days C. 1.23 days D. 1.65 days E. 1.97 days The [...]
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Which choice represents the best improvement to the underlined part of the sentence? If the sentence is fine as it is, choose (A). Mary was bored at the beginning of the movie, having shown great interest once the story picked up momentum. A. having shown great interest once the story picked B. but showing great [...]
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Which word will best fit in the sentence below? Her style of clothing is best described as ——: her leopard-print jackets and gold stilettos, combined with her boisterous attitude, always make her the center of attention. A. demure B. self-effacing C. confident D. grand E. flamboyant The tone of the writing is important here. It [...]
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A machine puts c caps on bottles in m minutes. How many hours will it take to put caps on b bottles? A. 60bm/c B. bm/60c C. bc/60m D. 60b/cm E. b/60cm Here is a good example of a question that is made easier by substituting values for the variables. Let’s say the machine puts on [...]
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Passage It was eleven o’clock that night when Mr. Pontellier returned from his night out. He was in an excellent humor, in high spirits, and very Line 5 talkative. His entrance awoke his wife, who was in bed and fast asleep when he came in. He talked to her while he undressed, telling her [...]
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Well I’ve been doing this site for some time now, and it just hit me that I have yet to give a practice essay. So today I am giving you a sample of an actual essay question that appeared on an actual SAT test. The directions are exactly as you will see them on the test. [...]
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Here’s some good information about the SAT and how colleges use it in the admissions process.
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If the median of x consecutive odd integers is 9, then the average is: A: 6 B: 9 C: 8 D: 10 The easiest thing to do here is assign a value to x. If x = 3, then the integers involved would be 7, 9, and 11. We know this because we’re told that [...]
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Which of the following choices will most improve this sentence? If the sentence is ok, choose (A). To judge the Tidy City contest, we picked an uninterested party. (A.) picked an uninterested party. (B.) picked an interested party! (C.) picked a disinterested party. (D.) are in the process of picking an uninterested party. (E.) picked [...]
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What is the remainder when 163 + 173 + 183 + 193 is divided by 70? A. 0 B. 69 C. 1 D. 34 E. 47 Ok, how many of you got your calculators out, cubed each of these numbers, added them up, and divided by 70? That will certainly get you the right answer, so [...]
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A sentence completion question: Newton and Leibniz are said to have _______________________ discovered the calculus; this is likely because the two were separated by many miles. (A) coercively (B) prudently (C) judiciously (D) independently (E) cooperatively If Newton and Leibniz were separated by many miles, then they certainly would not have worked on their projects cooperatively. [...]
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Here’s some good information for those who might want to get extended time for the SAT.
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What is the total amount of your purchases if you bought 5 shirts at $m and 2 more shirts at 50% off. (A) $5m (B) $6m (C) $7.5m (D) $10m Five shirts at $m would cost $5m. Another shirt at 50% off would cost $.5m. Two of them at that rate would cost $1m. The total [...]
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The passage below is the unedited draft of a student’s essay. Parts of the essay need to be rewritten to make the meaning clearer and more precise. Read the essay carefully. The essay is followed by six questions about changes that might improve all or part of the organization, development, sentence structure, use of language, [...]
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This passage will be the basis for the next two days of questions. This is an Improving Paragraphs test. Read the directions below and answer the questions. There will be a total of six questions on this passage: three today, and three tomorrow. The directions given below are word-for-word what you will find on the [...]
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