SAT Preparation Verbal Skills

SAT Preparation -- Verbal Skills

1. Although the restaurant was known for its ___ delicacies, they found the dishes they ordered were ___. a. gingerly…bland b. savory…insipid c. sensual…insatiable d. assiduous…inert e. ornate…austere

2. The mistletoe is a plant that is partially ___: it depends on the host plant only for water as it has green leaves to make food. a. ascetic b. anthropomorphic c. parasitic d. virulent e. arable

3. The cross-border terrorism ___ the bitterness already existing between the two countries. a. abridged b. confounded c. endorsed d. deprecated e. exacerbated

4. The research scholar performed the experiments with ___ and worked ___ to submit an award-winning thesis. a. prudence…amicably b. apathy…zealously c. indifference…amiably d. antipathy…dispassionately e. diligence…assiduously

5. According to the University statutes, disciplinary action can only be taken when a student is involved in an ___ act of using unfair means. a. erudite b. unprecedented c. overt d. abstruse e. innate SAT Preparation -- Mathematics

1. The arithmetic mean (average) of 3, 5, 7, and y is 100. What is the value of y? a. 85 b. 385 c. 95 d. 115 e. 105

2. What is z if 2.5% of z equals 75% of 50? a. 75 b. 50 c. 25 d. 10 e. 1500

3. If x + y - z = 5 and x - y + z = 10, which of the following statements must be true?

I. y>z II. x>5 III. y>5 a. I and II only b. II only c. II and III only d. III only e. I only

4. A small square region inside a larger square is shaded. The diagonal of the larger square is three times the diagonal of the small square in length. What fraction of the area of the larger square is not shaded? a. 2/3 b. 1/3 c. 1/9 d. cannot be determined e. 8/9