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SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY – 11/12/13 Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Observing the newspaper’s tradition of ---- --- attention to accuracy, the reporter ------- every statement made by her informant. (A) scrupulous . . verified (B) lax . . challenged (C) sporadic . . corroborated (D) systematic . . bungled (E) inordinate . . exaggerated

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SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY – 11/12/13

Choose the word or set of words that, when

inserted in the sentence, best fits the

meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Observing the newspaper’s tradition of ----

--- attention to accuracy, the reporter -------

every statement made by her informant.

(A) scrupulous . . verified

(B) lax . . challenged

(C) sporadic . . corroborated

(D) systematic . . bungled

(E) inordinate . . exaggerated

SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY – 11/13/13

SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY – 11/14/13Part or all 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.

Clara Barton founded the American branch of the Red

Cross, a nurse who was sometimes called the “angel of

the battlefield.”

(A) Clara Barton founded the American branch of the Red

Cross,

(B) The founder of the American branch of the Red Cross

was Clara Barton,

(C) It was Clara Barton founding the American branch of

the Red Cross,

(D) Clara Barton, who founded the American branch of the

Red Cross, she was

(E) In founding the American branch of the Red Cross,

Clara Barton was

SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY – 11/15/13

Choose the word or set of words that,

when inserted in the sentence, best fits

the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Those scholars who believe that the

true author of the poem died in 1812

consider the authenticity of this

particular manuscript ------- because it

includes references to events that

occurred in 1818.

(A) ageless

(B) tenable

(C) suspect

(D) unique

(E) legitimate