1. SAT Question of the Day & Gladiator Word of the Day
March 10, 2014
Choose the word or set of words that,
when inserted in the sentence, best fits
the meaning of the sentence as a
whole.
A dictatorship ------- its citizens to be
docile and finds it expedient to make
outcasts of those who do not ------- .
(A) forces . . rebel
(B) expects . . disobey
(C) requires . . conform
(D) allows . . withdraw
(E) forbids . . agree

2. SAT Question of the Day & Gladiator Word of the Day
March 11, 2014
The following sentence contains either a single
error or no error at all. If the sentence contains
an error, select the one underlined part that
must be changed to make the sentence
correct. If the sentence contains no error,
select choice E.
As (a) a Supreme Court justice, Thurgood
Marshall was known for (b) his quest to end
racial discrimination, his opposition to (c) the
death penalty, and he supported (d) free
speech and civil liberties. No error (e)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

3. SAT Question of the Day & Gladiator Word of the Day
March 12, 2014
Choose the word or set of words that, when
inserted in the sentence, best fits the
meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Everyone who saw the play agreed that the
lead actor’s performance was especially
------- : it was so deeply affecting that it
moved many audience members to tears.
(A) negligible
(B) insipid
(C) poignant
(D) amiable
(E) receptive

4. SAT Question of the Day & Gladiator Word of the Day
March 13, 2014
Part or all of the following sentence is underlined;
beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing
the underlined material. Select the option that
produces the best sentence. If you think the
original phrasing produces a better sentence than
any of the alternatives, select choice A.
Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist, and the first
scientist that made systematic studies of how
children learn.
(A) Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist, and the
first scientist that made
(B) Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist, also
the first scientist making
(C) As a Swiss psychologist, it was Jean Piaget
who was the first scientist making
(D) Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget, the first
scientist in having made
(E) The Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget was the
first scientist to make

5. SAT Question of the Day & Gladiator Word of the Day
March 14, 2014
Choose the word or set of words
that, when inserted in the sentence,
best fits the meaning of the
sentence as a whole.
Scientists are studying the birth and
growth of thunderstorms to discover
what causes the difference between
showers that enable crops to ------and ------- storms that cause floods
and erosions.
(A) flourish . . violent
(B) wither . . damaging
(C) grow . . harmless
(D) parch . . severe
(E) multiply . . essential