This document contains 7 passages summarizing SAT vocabulary and grammar questions from March 3rd to March 7th, 2014. Each passage provides a sample sentence with a blank and multiple choice options to fill in the blank or identify errors. The questions assess understanding of vocabulary like "altruistic", "mercenary", and "prefatory" as well as grammar concepts like identifying errors in sentences.
1. SAT Question of the Day & Gladiator Word of the Day
March 3, 2014
Choose the word or set of words that, when
inserted in the sentence, best fits the
meaning of the sentence as a whole.
True to her altruistic beliefs, Natalie ------the ------- attitude of her colleague that a
client represented nothing more than a
source of income and an opportunity for
advancing one’s professional reputation
(A) applauded . . conscientious
(B) condoned . . aggressive
(C) lamented . . Mercenary
(D) adopted . . egotistical
(E) belittled . . magnanimous
2. SAT Question of the Day & Gladiator Word of the Day
March 4, 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.
A meteorite shows(A) an enormous
variation in size, from(B) micron-sized dust
particles filtering slowly through(C) the
atmosphere to giants weighing
many(D) tons. No error(E)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
3. SAT Question of the Day & Gladiator Word of the Day
March 5, 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 professor asked the students to make
sure they read the entire novel, both the
twelve regular chapters and the extensive ------ materials that the author included at the
beginning of the book.
(A) proleptic
(B) redacted
(C) prefatory
(D) orthographic
(E) conjunctive
4. SAT Question of the Day & Gladiator Word of the Day
March 6, 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.
They are smaller than their counterparts in
Africa, so Asiatic lions can be found only in Gir,
a forest region in northwest India.
(A) They are smaller than their counterparts in
Africa, so Asiatic lions
(B) Its counterparts in Africa are bigger, but the
Asiatic lion
(C) The Asiatic lion is smaller than their
counterparts in Africa, they
(D) The counterparts of African lions in Asia are
smaller, although they
(E) Smaller than their counterparts in Africa,
Asiatic lions
5. SAT Question of the Day & Gladiator Word of the Day
March 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 visually captivating nature of Frank
Lloyd Wright’s designs suggests that the
architect is a true ------- , infusing his designs
with beauty as well as functionality.
(A) instigator
(B) nonconformist
(C) intellectual
(D) minimalist
(E) aesthete
Editor's Notes
Answer: Choice is “C.” Natalie, an “altruistic” person, would lament the attitude of a greedy and ambitious colleague whom she would describe as “mercenary.”
The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where there is noun-noun disagreement. Instead of the singular “A meteorite,” the plural “Meteorites” is needed to agree with the plural nouns found later in the sentence (“particles” and “giants”). In addition, the singular verb “shows” should be changed to “show.”
Choice (C) is correct. It is customary to refer to materials appearing at the beginning of a book (title page, author’s note, introduction, and so forth) as “prefatory,” or the preface, located in the front.
Choice (E) is correct. It avoids the faulty logic of the original by removing the unnecessary pronoun “They” and the conjunction “so” so that the size of the two types of lions is the only thing being compared.
Answer is a Choice “E.” An architect who designs structures to be “visually captivating” as well as functional is very likely an “aesthete,” or someone who is very sensitive to beauty.
