Week of October 28- Nov.1

SAT QUESTION & WORD OF THE DAY – 10/28/13

Part 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.

Unlike her sister Heather, who would always

put spiders safely outside if she found them in

the house, Joanne’s fear kept her from going

anywhere near the creatures.

(A) Joanne’s fear kept her from going anywhere

near the creatures

(B) Joanne’s fear is what kept her from going

anywhere near the creatures

(C) fear is why Joanne had not gone anywhere

near them

(D) Joanne was too afraid to go anywhere near the

creatures

(E) they scared Joanne too much to go anywhere

near them



Choose the word or set of words that,

when inserted in the sentence, best fits the

meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Many of today’s physicians and patients

are ------- high technology, captivated by

computer-designed drugs and laser

surgery.

(A) nervous about

(B) defensive about

(C) tolerant of

(D) enamored of

(E) overwhelmed by





Even those who do not -------

Robinson’s views ------- him as a

candidate who has courageously

refused to compromise his convictions.

(A) shrink from . . condemn

(B) concur with . . recognize

(C) profit from . . dismiss

(D) disagree with . . envision

(E) dissent from . . remember





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

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Week of October 28- Nov.1