Category Archives: SAT

SAT Question of the Day – February 17, 2014 – Identifying Sentence Errors

 

Thurgood Marshall, 1967

Today’s SAT question of the day is an identifying sentence errors question with a classic error.

According to this sentence, Thurgood Marshall is known for his quest to end racial discrimination, his opposition to the death penalty, and he supported free speech and civil liberties. Continue reading

SAT Question of the Day Explained – February 15, 2014 – Math, Algebra

Today’s SAT question of the day is a math question that is rated hard. If you work along with me step by step, I think you’ll see that this problem really isn’t so hard after all. In fact, we are even going to discuss two ways to solve it.

Here is the problem: we have a revenue model that is expressed by r(p) = 2,000p – 10p^2. We need to know which of the values in the answer choices will give us the greatest revenue. Continue reading

SAT Question of the Day – February 13, 2014 – Sentence Completion

Today’s SAT question of the day is a sentence completion about architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The sentence says that he is a ____ because his designs have both beauty and function.

We will need to find a word that includes this idea of beauty.  The answer choices aren’t as easy as they could be, but they do include two of our top 100 vocab words! Continue reading

SAT Question of the Day Explained – February 10, 2014 – Sentence Completion

salesToday’s SAT question of the day is a sentence completion that requires precise reading (yes, moreso than usual).  There seems to be a certain store manager who felt…something…when sales dropped, so she did…something…to a department for its lack of effort. Continue reading

SAT Question of the Day Explained – February 8, 2014 – Improving Sentences

Today’s SAT question of the day is an improving sentences question about lions.  This is an important point when it comes to fixing this sentence, as lions are not currently functioning as the subject of the sentence.  Let’s see if we can find a way to change that. Continue reading