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

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.

1.   inconsistency . . felicitous
2.   variation . . trivial
3.   rigidity . . traumatic
4.   change . . favorable
5.   breach . . ominous

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT - http://apps.collegeboard.com/qotd/question.do?src=R&questionId=529

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

If 22 · 3 · Q = 6, then Q =

1.   
2.   
3.   10
4.   11
5.   20

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT - http://apps.collegeboard.com/qotd/question.do?src=R&questionId=706

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.

The newspaper	reported	that despite the increase
	A

in	the minimum wage, many people	are	still
B		C

having trouble	making ends meet.	No error
D		E

1.   (A)
2.   (B)
3.   (C)
4.   (D)
5.   (E)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT - http://apps.collegeboard.com/qotd/question.do?src=R&questionId=546

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

There has been little ------- criticism written about de la Mare; indeed, that which has been written is at the two extremes, either appallingly ------- or bitterly antagonistic.

1.   hostile . . ambiguous
2.   recent . . illogical
3.   fervent . . complimentary
4.   objective . . sycophantic
5.   temperate . . censorious

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT - http://apps.collegeboard.com/qotd/question.do?src=R&questionId=802

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

8, a, 14, b, 20, …

The first term of the sequence above is 8. Which of the following could be the formula for finding the nth term of this sequence for any positive integer n?

1.   2n + 6
2.   3n + 5
3.   5n + 3
4.   6n + 2
5.   6n + 5

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT - http://apps.collegeboard.com/qotd/question.do?src=R&questionId=830

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.

They use light that is 100 million times dimmer than the midday sun, and tropical nocturnal sweat bees leave their nests to forage for food.

1.   They use light that is 100 million times dimmer than the midday sun, and
2.   By using light that is 100 million times dimmer than midday,
3.   In light that is 100 million times dimmer than the midday sun,
4.   With the light being 100 million times as dim as midday,
5.   When the light is 100 million times as dim as with the midday sun,

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT - http://apps.collegeboard.com/qotd/question.do?src=R&questionId=544

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

Currently rising temperatures in the Arctic and Antarctic are ------- of a still warmer world that could result from an excess of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the burning of oil, gas, and coal.

1.   polarities
2.   harbingers
3.   vestiges
4.   counterexamples
5.   aftereffects

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT