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Week of November 12-15

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Vanessa M. Valle

The document contains sample SAT reading comprehension and vocabulary questions from November 12th-15th, 2013. The first question tests understanding of a passage about a newspaper's tradition of accuracy by choosing a word to correctly complete the sentence. The second question evaluates rephrasing of an underlined portion of a sentence about Clara Barton founding the American Red Cross. The third question asks the reader to choose a word to correctly complete a sentence about scholars questioning the authenticity of a manuscript that references later events.

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SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY 11/12/13 Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Observing the newspapers tradition of ---- --- attention to accuracy, the reporter ------- every statement made by her informant. (A) scrupulous . . verified (B) lax . . challenged (C) sporadic . . corroborated (D) systematic . . bungled (E) inordinate . . exaggerated
SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY 11/13/13
SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY 11/14/13 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. Clara Barton founded the American branch of the Red Cross, a nurse who was sometimes called the angel of the battlefield. (A) Clara Barton founded the American branch of the Red Cross, (B) The founder of the American branch of the Red Cross was Clara Barton, (C) It was Clara Barton founding the American branch of the Red Cross, (D) Clara Barton, who founded the American branch of the Red Cross, she was (E) In founding the American branch of the Red Cross, Clara Barton was
SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY 11/15/13 Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Those scholars who believe that the true author of the poem died in 1812 consider the authenticity of this particular manuscript ------- because it includes references to events that occurred in 1818. (A) ageless (B) tenable (C) suspect (D) unique (E) legitimate

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Week of November 12-15

  • 1. SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY 11/12/13 Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Observing the newspapers tradition of ---- --- attention to accuracy, the reporter ------- every statement made by her informant. (A) scrupulous . . verified (B) lax . . challenged (C) sporadic . . corroborated (D) systematic . . bungled (E) inordinate . . exaggerated
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  • 3. SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY 11/14/13 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. Clara Barton founded the American branch of the Red Cross, a nurse who was sometimes called the angel of the battlefield. (A) Clara Barton founded the American branch of the Red Cross, (B) The founder of the American branch of the Red Cross was Clara Barton, (C) It was Clara Barton founding the American branch of the Red Cross, (D) Clara Barton, who founded the American branch of the Red Cross, she was (E) In founding the American branch of the Red Cross, Clara Barton was
  • 4. SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY 11/15/13 Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Those scholars who believe that the true author of the poem died in 1812 consider the authenticity of this particular manuscript ------- because it includes references to events that occurred in 1818. (A) ageless (B) tenable (C) suspect (D) unique (E) legitimate