Today’s SAT question of the day is possibly the shortest sentence completion question I’ve ever seen. All we know is that Joe Louis inspired fear is his opponents, so he was a feared fighter.
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SAT Question of the Day Explained – March 9, 2014 – Sentence Completion
Today’s SAT question of the day is a sentence completion question about a film that polarized an audience. To polarize something is to drive it to opposing ends of the spectrum (like the north and south poles!), so this audience has been split down the middle regarding this film.
Here are our two poles: While many ——- the film for its artfully directed scenes, others ——- it for being inaccessible. Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day Explained – March 6, 2014 – Sentence Completion
Today’s SAT question of the day is a sentence completion about the loss of a class president election. The candidate was in extremely low spirits after his loss – and the colon tells us that this is a definition sentence, so that clue can become our prediction.
ACT Question of the Day Explained – March 4, 2014 – Reading, Social Sciences
Today’s ACT question of the day is a repeat of the question about trial by battle. Enjoy the review!
SAT Question of the Day Explained – March 3, 2014 – Sentence Completion
Today’s SAT question of the day is an easy sentence completion about anger management. The first half of the sentence tells us that we will be refuting the idea that expressing anger is a way to reduce it. Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day Explained – February 28, 2014 – Sentence Completion
Today’s SAT question of the day is a medium-difficulty sentence completion about the “seemingly weightless world” of the ballet stage. Continue reading
ACT Question of the Day Explained – February 28, 2014 – Reading, Social Sciences
Today’s ACT question of the day comes from the reading passage about the medieval court system. This detail question asks us: who was the accuser in these medieval trials? Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day Explained – February 25, 2014 – Sentence Completion
Paul Bowles, author, composer, and translator
Today’s SAT question of the day is a medium-difficulty sentence completion. We learn that Paul Bowles wrote a lot of music, but his writing career received more acclaim.
ACT Question of the Day Explained – February 24, 2014 – Reading, Fiction
Today’s ACT reading question is a flashback to January 27 – why do the children say “no” at the end of the passage about Mrs. Sennett?
SAT Question of the Day Explained – February 22, 2014 – Sentence Completion, Two Blanks
Today’s SAT question of the day is an easy two-blank sentence completion. We need words for rain showers that help crops ______ and, in contrast, ______ storms. Continue reading