Today’s SAT question of the day is a quick and easy sentence completion.
…a novelist should not ——- , for sermonizing has no place in good fiction.
The sentence gives us the perfect word to fill in for the blank:
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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.
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
Today’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 7, 2014 – Sentence Completion
Today’s SAT question of the day is a sentence completion question that required me to choose a word I didn’t really know for its answer. (Don’t worry, I survived.)
We know that the students had to read a whole book, including materials found at the beginning of the book. Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day Explained – February 4, 2014 – Sentence Completion
Today’s SAT question of the day is a vocabulary roller coaster! This hard-difficulty sentence completion begins:
“True to her altruistic beliefs…”
Do you know what altruism is? Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day Explained – February 1, 2014 – Sentence Completion
Today’s SAT question of the day is an easy question about food. Sound good?
The sentence begins, “Food can be ——- element in family life, bringing us together…”.
SAT Question of the Day Explained – January 29, 2014 – Sentence Completion
Today’s SAT Question of the Day is a hard-difficulty, one-blank sentence completion. Not only is the vocabulary level of the answer choices pretty tough, the sentence itself is complex…or so it seems at first. Let’s give it a try.
SAT Question of the Day Explained – January 26, 2014 – Sentence Completion, Two Blanks
David Livingstone
Today’s SAT question of the day is a two-blank question about explorer David Livingstone.
The first blank tells us that he has a certain kind of reputation – we just don’t know what it is yet, so we’ll have to keep reading.
The second blank helps us unpack the sentence: some revile him, while others…blank him. Let’s see what revile means. Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day Explained – January 23, 2014 – Sentence Completion
Tom Whittaker (right)
Today’s SAT question of the day is a single-blank sentence completion about a certain mountaineer. He had “unflagging determination” and “_______ physical preparation” for his successful ascent. Let’s think of what should go in that blank. Continue reading