SAT Question of the Day Contest
for the week of November 17th, 2008
Monday November 17th
Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
It was difficult to believe that the sophisticated piece of technology had ------- through the centuries from such ------- and rudimentary apparatus.
A. developed . . an intricate
B. resulted . . a complicated
C. evolved . . a quaint
D. degenerated . . an obsolescent
E. differed . . an exotic
Tuesday November 18th
A 25-foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a building, with the bottom of the ladder standing on concrete 7 feet from the base of the building. If the top of the ladder slips down 4 feet, then the bottom of the ladder will slide out
A. 4 feet
B. 5 feet
C. 6 feet
D. 7 feet
E. 8 feet
Wednesday November 19th
Part 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.
Mahpiua Luta, better known for being Red Cloud, was chief of the Oglala Sioux during the 1860s.
A. for being
B. that he was
C. as being
D. to be
E. as
Thursday November 20th
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.
Most states have various levels of football competition in their high schools so
A B
that schools with similar numbers of students compete only against them.
C D
No Error.
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
Friday November 21st
At Central High School, the math club has 15 members and the chess club has 12 members. If a total of 13 students belong to only one of the two clubs, how many students belong to both clubs?
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 12 (E) 14