1. SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY – 10/28/13
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.
Unlike her sister Heather, who would always
put spiders safely outside if she found them in
the house, Joanne’s fear kept her from going
anywhere near the creatures.
(A) Joanne’s fear kept her from going anywhere
near the creatures
(B) Joanne’s fear is what kept her from going
anywhere near the creatures
(C) fear is why Joanne had not gone anywhere
near them
(D) Joanne was too afraid to go anywhere near the
creatures
(E) they scared Joanne too much to go anywhere
near them
3. SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY – 10/30/13
Choose the word or set of words that,
when inserted in the sentence, best fits the
meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Many of today’s physicians and patients
are ------- high technology, captivated by
computer-designed drugs and laser
surgery.
(A) nervous about
(B) defensive about
(C) tolerant of
(D) enamored of
(E) overwhelmed by
4. SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY – 10/31/13
Choose the word or set of words that,
when inserted in the sentence, best fits the
meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Even those who do not -------
Robinson’s views ------- him as a
candidate who has courageously
refused to compromise his convictions.
(A) shrink from . . condemn
(B) concur with . . recognize
(C) profit from . . dismiss
(D) disagree with . . envision
(E) dissent from . . remember
5. SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY – 11/01/13
Choose the word or set of words that,
when inserted in the sentence, best fits the
meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The ballet stage is a bright, seemingly
weightless world where gravity is
continually being ------- by the dancers.
(A) prolonged
(B) reapportioned
(C) unbalanced
(D) reflected
(E) defied
Editor's Notes
Choice (D) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by logically comparing a person, “Heather,” to another person, “Joanne,” instead of to a possessive noun, “Joanne’s fear.”
There is no error…. (E)
Answer: D. The comma indicates that the second clause of the sentence will support or restate the first clause. Only the term “enamored” reinforces the notion that doctors and their patients are “captivated,” or charmed, by “high technology” such as “computer-designed drugs and laser surgery.”
Answer: B - It makes sense to say that even those who do not “concur with” Robinson’s views would “recognize” him as someone who has refused to compromise his beliefs.
Choice (E) is correct. The dancers seem to oppose, or defy, gravity when they look weightless.
