The Official SAT Question of the Day

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Friday, May 9

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Read the following SAT test question, then click on a button to select your answer.

The quadratic function ƒ is graphed in the xy-plane above. If ƒ(x) u for all values of x, which of the following could be the coordinates of point P?

(2, 3.5)
(2.25, 3.25)
(2.5, 3)
(2.75, 4)
(3, 2.5)

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Thursday, May 8

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Woody Guthrie wrote and adapted more than a thousand songs, many of them are about the struggles of workers and the poor in the United States.

many of them are
many of which are
many are
which are, many of them,
and many of them that are

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Wednesday, May 7

Wed, 07 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The committee’s report was entirely ------- ; those who ------- it did so with the deliberate intent of damaging my reputation.

erroneous . . expunged
legitimate . . perused
infallible . . endorsed
spontaneous . . compiled
malicious . . circulated

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Tuesday, May 6

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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In a class of 80 seniors, there are 3 boys for every 5 girls. In the junior class, there are 3 boys for every 2 girls. If the two classes combined have an equal number of boys and girls, how many students are in the junior class?

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Monday, May 5

Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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.

When	people gave up the hunter-gatherer way
A

of life and began to cultivate the soil and grow

their food, they often	became less mobile	, built
	B

more substantial residences, and	they developed
	C

more effective means	of storage.	No error
D		E

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Sunday, May 4

Sun, 04 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The CEO of the computer company, who had quit school at the age of 15, was a noted -------, having taught himself everything he needed to know about computers and business, in addition to working to gain proficiency in such subjects as international copyright law.

pedant
autodidact
demagogue
ambassador
disputant

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Saturday, May 3

Sat, 03 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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If half the people in a room leave at the end of every five-minute interval and at the end of twenty minutes the next to the last person leaves, how many people were in the room to start with? (Assume that no one enters the room once the process begins.)