Today’s SAT question of the day is a one-blank sentence completion that gives us the answer right in the sentence (a definition sentence completion).
Her vague sense of ——- grew into anxiety and then alarm when she discovered that her initial doubts about the success of the undertaking were well founded.
She had a sense of something bad, right? Something like anxiety? So we need an answer choice that means something bad, like anxiety.
Today’s SAT question of the day is an algebra question about the following quadratic equation:
Given that this equation contains the points (-2, 0) and (6, 0), we are asked to find c.
There are multiple ways of solving this, but I will show you the shortest. The first step is to think about the information we are given: why do they give us these two points?
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Today’s SAT question of the day is an identifying sentence error question about one of the most commonly tested subjects in the SAT writing multiple choice sections: verbs!
As you read the sentence, you get some clues about the verbs that relate to Galileo: the telescopes “were”, and we modeled on instruments “built by”…these verbs are in the past and their actions are completed.
Today’s SAT question of the day is a fun math question that reviews some geometry basics. You’ll definitely need those basics for your test, so let’s give this one a try.
We are told that the radius of circle O is 5 and that the area of the shaded region is 20pi. X is what we are seeking.
Since the area of a circle is pi * the radius squared, we know that the whole circle’s area is 25pi. Let’s also remember that there are 360 degrees in a circle. Continue reading
Today’s SAT question of the day is a breeze if you can complete this sentence: She was encouraged ___ her teacher.
Did you say…”by”? Continue reading
Today’s SAT question of the day is an excellent review of probability. You will probably encounter 2-3 probability questions on your SAT, so take advantage of these points if you can.
The question:
Of 5 employees, 3 are to be assigned an office and 2 are to be assigned a cubicle. If 3 of the employees are men and 2 are women, and if those assigned an office are to be chosen at random, what is the probability that the offices will be assigned to 2 of the men and 1 of the women?
Where to start? As with all probability problems, we need to find the number of total possible outcomes and the number of desired outcomes so that we can get our fraction of desired/possible.
At the beginning of our selection process, we have a total of 5 workers. Imagine that our workers are named A, B, C, D, and E. How many unique three-person combinations can we make out of A, B, C, D, and E? Let’s check:
ABC
ABD
ABE
ACD
ACE
ADE
BCD
BCE
BDE
CDE
Ten groupings it is. So, we have 10 possible outcomes. Continue reading
Today’s SAT Question of the Day is an identifying sentence errors question with a verb error. Let’s focus in:
Beluga whales […] are the only animals known mimicking the sounds of human speech spontaneously.
Do you hear the error in this shortened version of the sentence? Continue reading
Today’s SAT Question of the day is a quick and easy math problem. The test makers would like to know how many non-overlapping squares with side length 3 can fit inside a square with side length 6. My favorite way to solve this is with some quick sketches:
Today’s SAT question of the day is a two-blank sentence completion with no obvious clues.
After giving the sentence a quick read, you can come up with at least two possible sets of words that would make sense: Continue reading