The Official SAT Question of the Day

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Wednesday, February 8

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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.

Archaeological evidence shows that Viking ships were lighter, slimmer, and faster than that in England.

that in England
they had in England
they had been in England
those used by the English
that of the English

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Tuesday, February 7

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

So that she would not be considered ------- in her actions, the department head made sure that the members of the advisory committee ------- her plans before she started to implement them.

capricious . . ridiculed
deliberative . . ignored
impulsive . . approved
tardy . . designed
provocative . . mislaid

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Monday, February 6

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Read the following SAT test question and then click on a button to select your answer.

The graph above shows the distribution of the number of days spent on business trips in 2010 by a group of employees of Company W. Based on the graph, what is the median number of days spent on business trips in 2010 for these employees?

22
22.5
22.75
23
23.5

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Sunday, February 5

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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.

The new law requires that all bicycle riders	have been wearing
	A

helmets	while	on	their bicycles	,	even when	they are not moving.	No
	B		C		D		E

error

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Saturday, February 4

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Scientists have discovered that our sense of smell is surprisingly ------- , capable of distinguishing thousands of chemical odors.

rigid
inert
erratic
keen
innate

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Friday, February 3

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Read the following SAT test question and then click on a button to select your answer.

A -foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a building, with the bottom of the ladder standing on concrete feet from the base of the building. If the top of the ladder slips down feet, then the bottom of the ladder will slide out

feet
feet
feet
feet
feet

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Thursday, February 2

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

When light from a distant source, such as the sun, it strikes a collection of water drops, such as rain, spray, or fog, a rainbow may appear.

such as the sun, it strikes
like the sun’s, striking
such as the sun, and striking
such as the sun, strikes
like the sun’s, strikes