Act/SAT Questions Of The Day Test 10
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Writing > Improving Sentences 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. Althea Gibson, the first African American tennis player to be recognized as a world champion, beginning to play amateur tennis in the 1940s.
- A.
Began playing
- B.
Beginning to play
- C.
She began to play
- D.
She had begun playing
- E.
And she began playing
Correct Answer
A. Began playingExplanation
Althea Gibson, the first African American tennis player to be recognized as a world champion, began playing amateur tennis in the 1940s.Rate this question:
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Read the following SAT test question and then click on a button to select your answer. There are n students in a biology class, and only 6 of them are seniors. If 7 juniors are added to the class, how many students in the class will not be seniors?
- A.
N-1
- B.
N+1
- C.
N-2
- D.
N+2
- E.
N-3
Correct Answer
B. N+1Explanation
Adding 7 juniors to the class will increase the total number of students by 7. Since there are only 6 seniors in the class, the number of students who are not seniors will be the total number of students (n) plus the 7 juniors added, which is n+7. Therefore, the correct answer is n+7.Rate this question:
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In right triangle ABC below, what is the sine of angle A?
- A.
7/24
- B.
24/7
- C.
24/25
- D.
25/24
- E.
7/25
Correct Answer
C. 24/25Explanation
In a right triangle, the sine of an angle is defined as the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle to the length of the hypotenuse. In this triangle, angle A is opposite the side with length 7, and the hypotenuse has length 25. Therefore, the sine of angle A is 7/25.Rate this question:
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Critical Reading > Sentence Completions Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Because he felt intimidated in his new position, he was ------- divulging his frank opinions of company proposals.
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Scurrilous about
- B.
Fervid about
- C.
Candid in
- D.
Chary of
- E.
Precipitate in
Correct Answer
D. Chary ofExplanation
The sentence states that the person felt intimidated in his new position, which suggests that he was cautious or hesitant in expressing his opinions. The word "chary" means cautious or wary, which fits the context of the sentence. Therefore, the person was "chary of" divulging his frank opinions of company proposals.Rate this question:
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SOCIAL SCIENCE: This passage is adapted from Leonard W.Levy's Origins of the Fifth Amendment: The Right Against SelfIncrimination. (©1968 by Clio Enterprises Inc.). Community courts and community justice pre-vailed in England at the time of the Norman Conquest [1066]. The legal system was ritualistic, dependent upon oaths at most stages of litigation, and permeated 5 by both religious and superstitious notions. The pro-ceedings were oral, very personal, and highly con-frontative. Juries were unknown. One party publicly "appealed," or accused, the other before the community meeting at which the presence of both was obligatory. 10 To be absent meant risking fines and outlawry. After the preliminary statements of the parties, the court ren-dered judgment, not on the merits of the issue nor the question of guilt or innocence, but on the manner by which it should be resolved. Judgment in other words 15 preceded trial because it was a decision on what form the trial should take. It might be by compurgation, by ordeal, or, after the Norman Conquest, by battle. Excepting trial by battle, only one party was tried or, more accurately, was put to his "proof." Proof being 20 regarded as an advantage, it was usually awarded to theaccused party; in effect he had the privilege of proving his own case. Trial by compurgation consisted of a sworn state-ment to the truth of one's claim or denial, supported by 25 the oaths of a certain number of fellow swearers. Presumably they, no more than the claimant, would endanger their immortal souls by the sacrilege of false swearing. Originally the oath-helpers swore from their own knowledge to the truth of the party's claim. Later 30 they became little more than character witnesses, swearing only to their belief that his oath was trust-worthy. If he rounded up the requisite number of com-purgators and the cumbrous swearing in very exact form proceeded without a mistake, he won his case. A 35 mistake "burst" the oath, proving guilt. Ordeals were usually reserved for more serious crimes, for persons of bad reputation, for peasants, or for those caught with stolen goods. As an invocation of immediate divine judgment, ordeals were consecrated 40 by the Church and shrouded with solemn religious mys-tery. The accused underwent a physical trial in which he called upon God to witness his innocence by putting a miraculous sign upon his body. Cold water, boiling water, and hot iron were the principal ordeals, all of 45 which the clergy administered. In the ordeal of cold water, the accused was trussed up and cast into a pool to see whether he would sink or float. On the theory that water which had been sanctified by a priest would receive an innocent person but reject the guilty, inno- 50 cence was proved by sinking—and hopefully a quick retrieval—guilt by floating. In the other ordeals, one had to plunge his hand into a cauldron of boiling water or carry a red hot piece of iron for a certain distance, in the hope that three days later, when the bandages were 55 removed, the priest would find a "clean" wound, one that was healing free of infection. How deeply one plunged his arm into the water, how heavy the iron or great the distance it was carried, depended mainly on the gravity of the charge. 60 The Normans brought to England still another ordeal, trial by battle, paradigm of the adversary system, which gave to the legal concept of "defense" or "defendant" a physical meaning. Trial by battle was a savage yet sacred method of proof which was also 65 thought to involve divine intercession on behalf of the righteous. Rather than let a wrongdoer triumph, God would presumably strengthen the arms of the party who had sworn truly to the justice of his cause. Right, not might, would therefore conquer. Trial by battle was 70 originally available for the settlement of all disputes but eventually was restricted to cases of serious crime. Whether one proved his case by compurgation, ordeal, or battle, the method was accusatory in char-acter. There was always a definite and known accuser, 75 some private person who brought formal suit and openly confronted his antagonist. There was never any secrecy in the proceedings, which were the same for criminal as for civil litigation. The judges, who had no role whatever in the making of the verdict, decided only 80 which party should be put to proof and what its form should be; thereafter the judges merely enforced an observance of the rules. The oaths that saturated the proceedings called upon God to witness to the truth of the respective claims of the parties, or the justice of 85 their cause, or the reliability of their word. No one gave testimonial evidence nor was anyone questioned to test his veracity. As it is used in line 33, the word cumbrous most nearly means:
- A.
Comfortable.
- B.
Untruthful.
- C.
Burdensome.
- D.
Mistaken.
Correct Answer
C. Burdensome.Explanation
The word "cumbrous" is used in line 33 to describe the process of swearing in trial by compurgation. It suggests that the swearing-in process was burdensome or cumbersome, involving a specific number of fellow swearers and a strict form that had to be followed. This implies that the process was complicated and time-consuming, adding to the difficulty of proving one's case. Therefore, the correct answer is "burdensome."Rate this question:
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Passage II The Sun's path from sunrise to sunset varies with the time of year. A student performed the following experiments on three clear, sunny days at three- or four-month intervals throughout the course of a year to study the path of the Sun through the sky. Experiment 1 At a chosen Northern Hemisphere location, the student placed a stick vertically into the ground so that 1 meter of its length was left above ground. The student knew that the length of the shadow was related to the height of the Sun above the horizon and that the shadow would point away from the direction of the Sun. The length in meters (m) and direction of the shadow cast by the stick were measured one hour after sunrise (Shadow A), at mid-morning (B), at noon (C), at mid-afternoon (D), and one hour before sunset (E) on each of the three days. The direction of each shadow was determined by placing a magnetic compass at the base of the stick and aligning the north arrow with the north mark on the compass. The direction of each shadow was then determined by a comparison with the compass face markings. The results are recorded in Table 1. Table 1 Shadow Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Length(m) Shadow direction Length (m) Shadow direction Length (m) Shadow direction A 5.0 SW 8.6 NW 6.8 W B 1.2 W 2.9 NNW 1.7 NW C 0.3 N 2.3 N 0.9 N D 1.2 E 3.0 NNE 1.8 NE E 5.0 SE 8.6 NE 6.9 E Experiment 2 The following year, the student repeated Experiment 1 at a chosen location in the Southern Hemisphere. The results are in Table 2. Table 2 Shadow Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Length(m) Shadow direction Length (m) Shadow direction Length (m) Shadow direction A 9.0 SW 5.0 NW 6.9 W B 3.2 SSW 1.1 W 1.8 SW C 2.5 S 0.3 S 1.0 S D 3.2 SSE 1.1 E 1.8 SE E 9.1 SE 5.0 NE 6.9 E Which of the following was a constant in both experiments?
- A.
Shadow direction
- B.
Length of vertical stick exposed
- C.
Day of the year
- D.
Shadow length
Correct Answer
B. Length of vertical stick exposedExplanation
The length of the vertical stick exposed was a constant in both experiments. This means that in both the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, the student consistently left 1 meter of the stick above ground. This allowed for a consistent measurement of the length of the shadow cast by the stick at different times of the day.Rate this question:
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