1. SAT QUESTION OF THE DAY & GLADIATOR WORD OF THE DAY
February 3,2014
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.
Except for the phonograph, the
a
performances of great musicians and the
b
voices of famous people would have been
c
lost to history. No error
d
e
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

2. SAT QUESTION OF THE DAY & GLADIATOR WORD OF THE DAY
February 4,2014
Choose the word or set of words that, when
inserted in the sentence, best fits the
meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The impoverished city lacked the financial
means to update its ------- electrical
infrastructure.
(A) despondent
(B) antiquated
(C) rejuvenated
(D) superlative
(E) esoteric

3. SAT QUESTION OF THE DAY & GLADIATOR WORD OF THE DAY
February 5,2014
I grew up with buckets, shovels, and nets (1)waiting by
the back door; hip-waders hanging in the closet; tide
table charts covering the refrigerator door; and a
microscope (2) was sitting on the kitchen table.
(3)Having studied, my mother is a marine biologist.
1. A. NO CHANGE
B. waiting, by the back door,
C. waiting by the back door,
D. waiting by the back door
2. F. NO CHANGE
G. would sit
H. sitting
J. sat
3. A. NO CHANGE
B. As my mother’s interest is science, she is
C. My mother’s occupation is that of
D. My mother is

4. SAT QUESTION OF THE DAY & GLADIATOR WORD OF THE DAY
February 6,2014
Choose the word or set of words that,
when inserted in the sentence, best fits
the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Although they are perceived as ------- by
some, the various vocalizations of the
common loon may sound harsh and ------ to others.
(A) irritable . . migratory
(B) mellifluous . . discordant
(C) soothing . . palatable
(D) pervasive . . strident
(E) loathsome . . intolerable

5. SAT QUESTION OF THE DAY & GLADIATOR WORD OF THE DAY
February 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.
He felt like a ------- at the meeting when
his coworkers failed to acknowledge
either his ideas for or his opinions of the
new business plan.
(A) magnate
(B) cohort
(C) nonentity
(D) bigwig
(E) lackey