SAT Practice Test in English

Rwandan conservationist Edwin Sabuhoro is taking a new approach to wildlife poaching prevention: luring poachers away from crime by trained them to become farmers.

• No change

• training

• train

• trains

Which students will take the SAT and when?

• Half of 11th grade students on April 9th

• Half of 10th and 11th grade students on April 13th

• All 11th grade students on April 9th

• All 11th grade students on April 13th

Enrique did not take Marisol seriously when she told him she was going to bed to sleep for a week; she was prone to _____________?

• earnestness

• belligerence

• simile

• hyperbole

• understatement

Find the error in the sentence.

Sponsors of the Olympic Games who bought advertising time on U.S. television includes at least a dozen international firms whose names are familiar to American consumers.

• who bought

• includes

• at least

• whose

• no error

Which item(s) should you NOT bring with you to take the SAT? Select all that apply.

• your student ID for identification

• pencils with erasers to mark your answers

• your cell phone for a calculator and to keep track of time

• you should bring all of the given items for the SAT

• your smart watch

Backpacking across Europe requires fortitude, stamina, and being strong.

• No change

• strong

• strength

• stronger

How do students know where to go to take the SAT?

• Room assignments are listed outside the Counseling Center

• Room assignments are randomly assigned the day of the test

• Rooms are not assigned; students go to any testing room

• Room assignments are based on English classes

Although some think the terms "bug" and "insect" are _____ , the former term actually refers to _____ group of insects.

• parallel . . . an identical

• interchangeable . . . a particular

• exclusive . . . a separate

• precise . . . an exact

• useful . . . a useless

Find the error in the sentence.

If one is interested in learning even more about Zora Neale Hurston, you should read Robert Hemenway's biography.

• is interested

• in learning

• even more

• you should

• no error

Should you guess the answers on the SAT?

• A. Yes, because wrong answers don't count against you.

• B. Yes, because you have to answer all the questions to get a score.

• C. Yes, but only if you can eliminate one or more of the choices as definitely wrong.

• D. No, because wrong answers count against you.

• E. Both A and C