SAT Question of the Day Contest
for the week of December 15th, 2008
Monday December 15th
Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
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
Tuesday December 16th
If x-2 = 16, what is the value of x2?
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D) 4 (E) 12
Wednesday December 17th
Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.
Upon its completion in May 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge, a steel suspension bridge linking Brooklyn to Manhattan as the longest bridge in the world.
(A) to Manhattan as
(B) to Manhattan, and was
(C) and Manhattan, was
(D) with Manhattan, it was
(E) with Manhattan, as it was
Thursday December 18th
The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.
Larger in area than Europe, the icy continent surrounds the South Pole is called Antarctica. No Error
A B C D E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
Friday December 19th
Troy bought a bag of 20 marbles for $2.00, a bag of 50 marbles for $4.00, and a bag of 100 marbles. If the mean (arithmetic mean) cost of the marbles in all three bags was exactly $0.08 each, what was the price of the bag of 100 marbles?
(A) $7.00 (B) $7.20 (C) $7.40 (D) $7.60 (E) $7.80