1. SAT ? AND WORD OF THE DAY – APRIL 7, 2014
Choose the word or set of words that, when
inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of
the sentence as a whole.
The new administrator was -------; he
considered new ideas worthy of
consideration but ultimately ------- the
old ways.
(A) an iconoclast . . undermined by
(B) an opportunist . . reminiscent of
(C) a sentimentalist . . preferable to
(D) a traditionalist . . inferior to
(E) an idealist . . instructive about

2. SAT ? AND WORD OF THE DAY – APRIL 8, 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.
Although biologists have made tremendous
progress in mapping the human genome, the
genetic roots of most common diseases
remained largely elusive.
(A) remained
(B) had remained
(C) remain
(D) are remaining
(E) remains

3. SAT ? AND WORD OF THE DAY – APRIL 9, 2014
Choose the word or set of words that, when
inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of
the sentence as a whole.
The notoriously temperamental
American actor Edwin Forrest was
known for his ------- both on stage and
off.
(A) apologies
(B) musings
(C) inequities
(D) histrionics
(E) philosophies

4. SAT ? AND WORD OF THE DAY – APRIL 10, 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.
In just a couple of years, low-carbohydrate diets
have accomplished what the government has
failed to do in decades of trying: it has convinced
the public of refined grains, that they are bad and
whole grains are good.
(A) it has convinced the public of refined
grains, that they
(B) convincing the public about refined grains,
which
(C) convince the public that refined grains
(D) convinces the public of refined grains, they
(E) convincing the public that refined grains

5. SAT ? and Word of the Day – April 11, 2014
Choose the word or set of words that,
when inserted in the sentence, best
fits the meaning of the sentence as a
whole.
Mark’s pledge to assist with the
project left Sondra more -------
than grateful; she ------- the offer
but knew that Mark often failed
to follow through on his promises.
(A) wary . . appreciated
(B) puzzled . . suspected
(C) content . . abandoned
(D) skeptical . . resented
(E) elated . . acknowledged