SAT Mastery Challenge

Read the following sentence and choose the option that best fills in the blank. "The author's argument was so convincing that it _______ many skeptics to reconsider their stance."

• coerced

• persuaded

• forced

• directed

Identify the error in the following sentence. "Despite of the heavy rains, the event continued as planned."

• Despite of

• the heavy rains,

• the event continued

• as planned

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to "benevolent."

• Malevolent

• Generous

• Kind-hearted

• Magnanimous

Which of the following is a test-taking strategy to save time on the SAT reading section?

• Read the questions before the passage

• Read the entire passage thoroughly before looking at the questions

• Skip the passage and guess the answers

• Only read the first and last paragraph of the passage

In the context of the SAT writing section, what is the best way to approach a sentence with an underlined portion?

• Immediately choose the answer that sounds the best

• Read the sentence carefully, considering the context before and after the underlined portion

• Skip the question and come back to it later

• Change the underlined portion only if it contains obvious grammatical errors

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence. "Each of the students _______ a unique perspective to the discussion."

• bring

• brings

• have brought

• are bringing

Identify the synonym for the word "ubiquitous."

• Scarce

• Omnipresent

• Unique

• Rare

Choose the option that best combines the following sentences into one. "Lisa won the science fair. She did extensive research."

• Lisa won the science fair because she did extensive research.

• Lisa did extensive research, and she won the science fair.

• Winning the science fair, Lisa, she did extensive research.

• Lisa, who did extensive research, won the science fair.

What is the best strategy for answering vocabulary-in-context questions on the SAT?

• Memorize the dictionary definitions of words

• Use the context of the passage to infer the meaning of the word

• Skip the question if you don't know the word

• Choose the most complex answer choice

Identify the correct use of punctuation in the following sentence. "The committee decided on the following: to increase membership, to raise awareness, and to strengthen community ties."

• The committee decided on the following, to increase membership to raise awareness and to strengthen community ties.

• The committee decided on the following to increase membership, to raise awareness, and to strengthen community ties.

• The committee decided on the following: to increase membership, to raise awareness, and to strengthen community ties.

• The committee decided on the following; to increase membership, to raise awareness, and to strengthen community ties.