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Quiz Session - Attempts With Random Questions

SAT Exam Questions

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101.

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Which of the following options would correct sentence 1?

  • No correction needed

  • Change “visitors” to “Visitors”

  • Change “Saturday” to “saturday”

  • Change “Sunday” to “sunday”

  • Change “people” to “People”

Correct answer: No correction needed

The words “visitors” and “people” are not proper nouns and do not need to be capitalized. Days of the week and months are capitalized; thus, “Saturday” and “Sunday” both need to be capitalized.

102.

Read the passage then answer the following question.

The following passage, describing a U.S. location, is an excerpt from Country Living magazine and should be used to answer the question that follows.

According to the passage, Sleeping Bear Dunes would be considered which of the following?

  • A good place to visit

  • A good place to see bears

  • A good place to see Anishinaabek Indians

  • A place that should be avoided

  • A good place to go snowboarding

Correct answer: A good place to visit

The passage’s first paragraph describes how beautiful the views are and how clear the water is at Sleeping Bear Dunes. Thus, you can infer that it would be a good place to visit. 

The passage does mention bears and the Anishinaabek Indians, but the passage was describing a legend from the past and does not mention that the bears or Anishinaabek Indians are still there today.

103.

Read the sentence below. Then determine which of the answer choices is an error in diction, usage, idiom or grammar.

“Having little time” to play outside when they were young, most parents “chose” to take “their” children “to the park” every weekend.

  • chose

  • Having little time

  • their

  • to the park

  • No error

Correct answer: chose

This sentence contains an error with past verb tense. The answer choice “chose” should be replaced with “choose.” The context clue “most parents” “were” is in the past, which suggests they did not get to go outside. They must then “choose” what they do now. 

The answer choice, “Having little time,” is questionable, but the participial phrase suggests coincidence with the time “most parents” “were young.” It is, therefore, correct. The pronoun “their” is used correctly to reflect “most parents.”

104.

Read the passage then answer the following question.

The following passage, describing teaching, is an excerpt from “Education Articles” website (www.edarticle.com) and should be used to answer the question that follows.

Which of the following statements would the author of this passage most likely agree with?

  • Students need to be taught how to write at an earlier age

  • Students are incapable of learning how to write

  • Teachers are only as successful as they allow themselves to be

  • Students are unintelligent and are doomed to fail

  • Teachers' jobs are made easier with unintelligent children

Correct answer: Students need to be taught how to write at an earlier age

Sentence 12 informs the reader that the author would like the children to be prepared for writing at an earlier age; thus, you can conclude that the author will agree that students need to be taught how to write at an earlier age.

105.

Blaine is playing in his backyard, which is rectangular in shape. His backyard’s length is 45 feet and its width is 50 feet. What is the area of the backyard?

  • 2,250 square feet

  • 190 square feet

  • 1,125 square feet

  • 95 square feet

  • 950 square feet

Correct answer: 2,250 square feet

To solve this problem, you will need to use the formula for the area of a rectangle:

Area = length × width

45 feet × 50 feet = 2,250 square feet

106.

The number of hot dogs cooked for the football team is directly proportional to the number of players playing that day. If 60 hot dogs are cooked for 40 players on Sunday, how many hot dogs are cooked on Thursday for 50 players?

  • 75 hot dogs

  • 70 hot dogs

  • 65 hot dogs

  • 80 hot dogs

  • 85 hot dogs

Correct answer: 75 hot dogs

In order to solve, you need to understand that two quantities (x and y) are directly proportional (or vary directly with one another). There is a constant (k) for which y = kx. In this question, the number of hot dogs varies directly with the number of players.

There are 60 hot dogs cooked when there are 40 players: 60 = k(40); k = 60/40 or 3/2.

The question wants to know how many hot dogs for 50 players: y = k × 50 = 3/2 × 50 = 3 × 25 = 75 hot dogs.

107.

Identify the words that would best complete the following sentence. 

Due to the _______ of Glenn's employment, his funds are _______.

  • termination … limited

  • preservation … boundless

  • dissolution … endless

  • continuation … inadequate

  • conservation … restricted

Due to the termination of Glenn’s employment, his funds are limited.

The sentence’s second clause is strictly dependent upon its first clause. Thus, you need to understand that something to do with Glenn’s employment has an affect on his financial situation. If Glenn’s employment was terminated, he would have limited funds.

108.

Read the passage then answer the following question.

The following passage, describing pearls of wisdom, is an excerpt from Country Living magazine and should be used to answer the question that follows.

What is the author’s purpose for writing the above passage?

  • To prove a point

  • To give direction

  • To provide information

  • To generate ideas

  • To educate the reader

Correct answer: To prove a point

The author is actually proving two points in his article. He is proving that your parents do know what they are talking about (Sentence 4), and he is proving that your job is only as terrible as you allow it to be (Sentence 15).

109.

The football players were playing on a football field that measured 120 yards by 50 yards. What is the area of the football field?

  • 6,000 square yards

  • 170 square yards

  • 340 square yards

  • 3,000 square yards

  • 1,700 square yards

Correct answer: 6,000 square yards

To solve this problem, you will need to use the formula for the area of a rectangle:

Area = length × width

120 yards × 50 yards = 6,000 square yards.

110.

Sixty percent of the class passed the final exam. If that percentage equaled 18 students, what was the total number of students in the class?

  • 30 students

  • 45 students

  • 36 students

  • 28 students

  • 26 students

Correct answer: 30 students

In order to solve the question, use the following formula:

0.60n = 18

n = 18/0.60

n = 30 students.

111.

The chef determined he would need 13 apples for every two 9-inch pies. How many apples will the chef need if he plans on baking ten 9-inch pies?

  • 65 apples

  • 75 apples

  • 26 apples

  • 81 apples

  • 60 apples

Correct answer: 65 apples

To best solve this problem, set it up as a proportion:

13/2 = a/10.

Cross-multiply to solve:

  • 13 × 10 = 2a
  • 130 = 2a
  • a = 130/2
  • a = 65 apples.

112.

View the supporting details to answer the following question.

How many new accounts will employee C open in Year X if he is projected to open twice as many as he opened in total in Years 2 and 3?

  • 62 accounts

  • 90 accounts

  • 72 accounts

  • 66 accounts

Correct answer: 62 accounts

In order to solve, start by finding the total number of accounts opened by Employee C in Years 2 and 3: 13 + 18 = 31.

Now, multiply that number by 2: 31 × 2 = 62 accounts.

113.

If 9p – 12 = 15, what is three times the value of p?

  • 9

  • 18

  • 3

  • 6

  • 15

Correct answer: 9

First, you need to solve for p:

  • 9p – 12 = 15
  • 9p = 15 + 12
  • 9p = 27
  • p = 27 ÷ 9
  • p = 3.

Then, the question asks for three times the value of p:

3p = 3 × 3 = 9.

114.

Identify the word that would best complete the following sentence. 

After witnessing several neighborly acts, Debbie had to amend her earlier opinion that her neighbors were always _______ individuals.

  • adversarial

  • approachable

  • affable

  • gregarious

  • jovial

After witnessing several neighborly acts, Debbie had to amend her earlier opinion that her neighbors were always adversarial individuals.

Adversarial is a word used to mean confrontational or argumentative. The use of the word “After” tells us that the beginning of the sentence will have an effect on the end of the sentence. The use of the word “amend” tells us that Debbie had to change her opinion; thus, the actions at the beginning of the sentence (“neighborly acts”) really caused the change. The end of the sentence needs to convey Debbie’s opinion prior to witnessing “several neighborly acts.” Adversarial is the only word among the five choices that describes un-neighborly acts.

115.

Read the passage then answer the following question.

The following passage, describing autism, is an excerpt from “Education Articles” website (www.edarticle.com) and should be used to answer the question that follows.

With which of the following objects would an autistic child most likely play?

  • Matchbox cars

  • Video games

  • Action figures

  • Stuffed animals

  • Computers

Correct answer: Matchbox cars

Sentence 14 informs the reader that autistic children enjoy items that rotate, spin or line up. Thus, out of all the answer options given, an autistic child would most likely enjoy playing with Matchbox cars because they have wheels that spin and they can be lined up.

116.

All numbers that are divisible by both 6 and 9 would also be divisible by what other number?

  • 2

  • 4

  • 5

  • 7

  • 8

Correct answer: 2

The term divisible by means that after you divide, there is no remainder. In order to solve this problem, you can multiply 6 by 9 to get 54 and then check each choice to see if 54 is divisible by that choice.

54 divided by 2 is 27 with no remainder. Therefore, 2 is the correct answer.

117.

Read the passage then answer the following question.

The following passage, describing watercolor painting, is an excerpt from The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed., and should be used to answer the question that follows.

What is the author’s primary purpose for writing this passage?

  • To inform the reader about watercolor painting

  • To describe how to use watercolors to paint

  • To indicate which watercolors are best to use

  • To discuss each artist and his or her style of painting

  • To provide direction on how to mix watercolors

Correct answer: To inform the reader about watercolor painting

The passage discusses what watercolors are and how they have been used; thus, the primary purpose would be to inform the reader about watercolor painting. 

The passage did inform the reader on how some artists used watercolors, but that was not the primary purpose of the passage. The passage also indicated the style of some artists, but this was also not the passage’s primary purpose. The passage did not refer to what watercolors were the best, nor did it provide direction on how to mix watercolors.

118.

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Which of the following options represent the best way to combine sentences 4 and 5 (shown below)? 

You will struggle to do the right thing. You will try to keep those around you happy.

  • You will struggle to do the right thing while you try to keep those around you happy.

  • You will struggle to do the right thing and trying to keep those around you happy.

  • You will struggle to do the right thing, but you will also be trying to keep those around you happy.

  • You will struggle to do the right thing, however you will try keeping those around you happy.

  • You will struggle to do the right thing, because you will want to try to keep those around you happy.

Correct answer: You will struggle to do the right thing while you try to keep those around you happy. 

It is important to remember that when you are combining two sentences, you need to keep their meanings the same, and you need to keep them parallel in structure. By using the conjunction “while” to join the two sentences, you are showing the relationship that is transpiring during the thought process (you need to do the right thing while you try to make others happy).

119.

Read the sentence below. Then choose the option that represents the best way to write the quoted portion of the sentence.

The improved clarity and resolution of digital cameras “account for their reputation” with photographers.

  • account for their reputation

  • account for its reputation

  • accounts for their reputation

  • is why they have a reputation

  • are a reason for their reputation

Correct answer: account for their reputation

The original sentence is correctly stated. The plural subject “clarity and resolution” requires the use of the plural verb “account.” The “digital cameras” are what have a reputation and require the use of a plural pronoun (“their” not “its”).

120.

Shelley was on a diet, and each week she weighed herself to see how much weight she had lost. She had recorded the following weight changes: 2.5 pounds, 1.75 pounds, 4.5 pounds, 3 pounds and x.

What would the value of x equal if Shelley’s average weight loss was 4 pounds?

  • 8.25 pounds

  • 1.65 pounds

  • 2.35 pounds

  • 0.33 pounds

  • 4.75 pounds

Correct answer: 8.25 pounds

If the average weight loss was 4 pounds, then (2.5 pounds + 1.75 pounds + 4.5 pounds + 3 pounds + x) ÷ 5 = 4 pounds.

Now, solve: 

(11.75 pounds + x) ÷ 5 = 4 pounds

2.35 pounds + x/5 = 4 pounds

x/5 = 1.65 pounds

x = 1.65 pounds × 5

x = 8.25 pounds

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