The following is containing 40 questions, which is partially taken from SAT

test. The key answers were published by College Boards Institute.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT

Time Allowed: 90 Minutes

1. His inclination to succumb to flattery made him ------- to the ------- of

people who wished to take advantage of him.

A. immune . . predilection
B. prejudicial . . intentions
C. susceptible . . cajolery
D. resistant . . blandishments
E. amenable . . rejection

2. Identifying the Error!

During the eighteenth century, some Hopi Indians
A
as a result
left their mesas drought and
of
B C
famine and coming to live with the Navajo in
D
Canyon de Chelly in northeastern Arizona. No
E
error

A. (A)
B. (B)
C. (C)
D. (D)
E. (E)

3. A dictatorship ------- its citizens to be docile and finds it expedient to

make outcasts of those who do not ------- .

A. forces . . rebel
B. expects . . disobey
C. requires . . conform
D. allows . . withdraw
E. forbids . . agree

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4. The advent of innovative computer and communications technology
toward the end of the twentieth century ushered in a new era, not
dominated by industry anymore, rather it was information.

A. era, not dominated by industry anymore, rather it was information

B. era, it was dominated by information over industry
C. era, which was not dominated anymore by industry but rather
information
D. era dominated by information rather than industry
E. era dominated not by industry, but it was information

5. The ------- of Queen Elizabeth I impressed her contemporaries: she

seemed to know what dignitaries and foreign leaders were thinking.

A. symbiosis
B. malevolence
C. punctiliousness
D. consternation
E. perspicacity

6. The new law requires that all bicycle riders are

A
o ,
wearing helmets while their bicycles
n
B C
even No
they are not moving.
when error
D E
A. (A)
B. (B)
C. (C)
D. (D)
E. (E)

7. The new law requires that all bicycle riders have

A
o ,
been wearing helmets while their bicycles
n
B C
even No
they are not moving.
when error
D E
A. (A)
B. (B)
C. (C)

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D. (D)
E. (E)

8. Dahntay’s ------- over winning the prestigious prize was ------- only by
the fact that his father was unable to attend the ceremony.

A. incredulity . . misconstrued
B. ebullience . . tempered
C. bashfulness . . extended
D. satisfaction . . confirmed
E. relief . . conveyed

9. Reading maps involve several abilities, including the ability to locate

places, to ascertain directions, to measure distances, and to interpret the
mapmaker’s symbols.

A. involve
B. involves
C. will involve
D. has involved
E. have involved

10. Bolstered by his unflagging determination and ------- physical

preparation, Tom Whittaker became the first amputee to successfully climb
to the summit of Mount Everest.

A. fortuitous
B. assiduous
C. heedless
D. expeditious
E. pedantic

11.
is
Salt not only because of its properties
valued
A
as a condiment and preservative, but it is
B C
essential to the health of humans and animals. No
D E
error

A. (A)
B. (B)

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C. (C)
D. (D)
E. (E)

12. While a “rock” is usually defined as ------- , or a combination, of one or

more minerals, geologists often ------- the definition to include such
materials as clay, loose sand, and certain limestones.

A. a conglomeration . . limit
B. an aggregate . . extend
C. an element . . eliminate
D. a blend . . restrict
E. a product . . provide

13. Because it lacks water, this makes the area known as Death Valley a
desert, but it is by no means devoid of life.

A. Because it lacks water, this

B. They lack water, which
C. Water, the lack of which
D. Lacking water, it
E. Lack of water

14. The professor asked the students to make sure they read the entire
novel, both the twelve regular chapters and the extensive ------- materials
that the author included at the beginning of the book.

A. proleptic
B. redacted
C. prefatory
D. orthographic
E. conjunctive

15. By the Mitzie and myself got to the box

time
A B
office, all of the tickets for the show had
C
. No
already been sold
error
D E
A. (A)
B. (B)

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C. (C)
D. (D)
E. (E)

16. Mrs. Williams found it ironic that her twelve-year-old son, who made all
A’s on his report card, was so ------- at home, apparently unable to follow
her most basic instructions concerning such commonsense matters as
tidiness.

A. stubborn
B. astute
C. candid
D. obtuse
E. sullen

17. The language of the Navajo people, like their Apache cousins, is
classified in the Athabascan language family.

A. their
B. for their
C. that of its
D. its
E. that of their

18. When, in 1864, a factory established by Alfred Nobel to manufacture

nitroglycerin blew up, the scientist discovered that the explosive was as
------- as it was powerful, ------- to detonate without warning.

A. dormant . . ready
B. fickle . . unlikely
C. volatile . . liable
D. unprecedented . . intended
E. inactive . . designed

19. Larger in area than Europe , the icy

A B
continent surrounds the South Pole is called
C D
No
Antarctica.
error
E
A. (A)
B. (B)

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C. (C)
D. (D)
E. (E)

20. He maintains that ethnic and cultural ------- are generalizations no

more related to what an individual is actually like than are the -------
representations of constellations to the actual nature of a star.

A. traditions . . chemical
B. stereotypes . . pictorial
C. details . . figurative
D. heritages . . prophetic
E. specimens . . graphic

21. At the airline, their pilots were angry with the prospect of seeing their
pension plans replaced with less generous versions, vowed to use legal
means to fight such a move.

A. At the airline, their pilots were angry with

B. The airline’s pilots had anger because of
C. Pilots at the airline, angered at
D. It angered pilots at the airline,
E. Their pilots, angry at the airline for

22. Ignoring the growing accusations of ------- , Governor Anderson

appointed yet another of his personal friends to a well-compensated
government position.

A. propriety
B. indolence
C. cronyism
D. sensationalism
E. nepotism

23. Although the first animated feature film,

not
A B
Disney’s Snow White and the
Seven

Dwarf
was the first animated film to use
s
C

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 as well as
up-to-the-minute techniques
achieving
D
widespread release. No error

24. Explorer David Livingstone has ------- reputation: some historians

revile him as a proponent of imperialism, while others ------- him as a
founder of African Nationalism.

A. a substantial . . exalt
B. a sketchy . . vilify
C. an illustrious . . dismiss
D. a dichotomous . . praise
E. a pristine . . castigate

25. Warmer coastal air and water has accelerated melting in Antarctica’s ice
shelves and increased the flow of glaciers into the sea.

A. has accelerated melting in Antarctica’s

B. has accelerated Antarctica’s melting
C. having accelerated the melting of Antarctica’s
D. accelerated Antarctica’s melting
E. have accelerated the melting of Antarctica’s

26. Although the acreage involved in a national boundary dispute may seem
insignificant, even the slightest ------- in a country’s alleged border appears
------- to that nation, a threat to its security.

A. inconsistency . . felicitous
B. variation . . trivial
C. rigidity . . traumatic
D. change . . favorable
E. breach . . ominous

27. To believe that social reforms can ------- evil altogether is to forget that
evil is a protean creature, forever assuming a new ------- when deprived of
an old one.

A. rejuvenate . . allegiance
B. eradicate . . shape
C. mitigate . . providence
D. sustain . . episode

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E. dissolve . . abstraction

28. For both his shorter and longer works of fiction, Gabriel García
Márquez achieves the rare feat of being accessible to the common reader
while satisfying the most demanding of sophisticated critics.

A. For both his shorter and longer

B. For both his shorter, and in his longer,
C. In both his shorter and his longer
D. Both in his shorter and his longer
E. Both his shorter and longer

29. There was no denying the lecturer’s ------- , but her arguments were
unsophisticated and ------- .

A. bravura . . precise
B. boorishness . . unoriginal
C. charisma . . vapid
D. competence . . infallible
E. indifference . . benign

30. the suspension bridge replaced the

Once
A
will
cantilever, the United States the world
become
B
leader in this new type of long-span
C D
No
bridgebuilding.
error
E
A. (A)
B. (B)
C. (C)
D. (D)
E. (E)

31. The visually captivating nature of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs suggests
that the architect is a true ------- , infusing his designs with beauty as well as
functionality.

A. instigator
B. nonconformist

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C. intellectual
D. minimalist
E. aesthete

32. Africa is not nearly so mountainous as in Asia.

A. so mountainous as in
B. that mountainous as
C. equally mountainous to
D. as mountainous as
E. that mountainous as in

33. The ballet stage is a bright, seemingly weightless world where gravity is
continually being ------- by the dancers.

A. prolonged
B. reapportioned
C. unbalanced
D. reflected
E. defied

34. Listening to good storybooks sharpen children’s awareness and

appreciation for the sounds of spoken language.

A. sharpen children’s awareness

B. sharpens children’s awareness of
C. are what sharpens the awareness of children
D. sharpens the awareness of children
E. is to sharpen children’s awareness

being
35. Dance often involving movementtaken to an
A B
for
extreme, with, , the arms being flung
example
C
or stretched
, the head lifted back, and the
out
D
No
body arched or twisted.
error
E
A. (A)
B. (B)

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C. (C)
D. (D)
E. (E)

36. Archaeological evidence shows that Viking ships were lighter, slimmer,
and faster than that in England.

A. that in England
B. they had in England
C. they had been in England
D. those used by the English
E. that of the English

37. Refuting the claim that the surest way to reduce anger is to express it,
the author asserts that ------- anger can actually increase its ------- .

A. denying . . impact
B. understanding . . importance
C. overcoming . . likelihood
D. venting . . intensity
E. voicing . . benefits

38. Among earliest telescopes were Galilean

the
A B
telescopes, modeled after the simple instruments

built by Galileo, the first person having used

C D
telescopes to study the stars and planets. No
E
error

39. Johannes Gutenberg is generally credited to bring together the two

main concepts of modern printing: movable pieces of metal type that could
be reused, and a printing press for producing sharp impressions on paper
over and over.

A. to bring
B. as he brought
C. by bringing
D. with bringing
E. for the fact of bringing

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40. The senator chose to incur dislike rather than ------- her principles to
win favor with the public.

A. gratify
B. endorse
C. accuse
D. compromise
E. advertise

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