SAT 5 Practice Test

SAT 5 Practice Test

Let's review the terms!

Let's start with some multiple-choice questions

Multiple Choice

Because it lasts only a short time, a sunset could

be described as:

• axiomatic

• salutary

• scathing

• transient

Multiple Choice

An idea or statement that expresses a universally

accepted principle is:

• soporific

• fractious

• axiomatic

• equitable

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is another word for

self-government?

• caveat

• autonomy

• precept

• transient

Multiple Choice

A baseball bat that is too large for a child could be

described as:

• straitlaced

• salutary

• unwieldy

• vapid

Let's take a break!

Poll

Would you rather...

• have telekinesis?

  (the ability to move things with your mind)

• telepathy?

  (the ability to read minds)

Multiple Choice

My friend Adam has an odd hobby. He likes to go to all kinds of plays and then write reviews on his blog. “Why is that unusual?” you may ask. The reason is that his reviews are almost always negative. In fact, most of them are quite scathing.

Question: Scathing is used to indicate that Adam’s reviews are:

• humorous

• popular

• well-written

• harsh

Multiple Choice

For example, he recently saw a production of The Importance of Being Earnest, a play written in 1894 by Oscar Wilde. In his review, Adam commented that although the lines were meant to be bright and amusing, they came across as flat and vapid.

Question: Which of the following words could not be used to replace vapid (line 5)?

• lively

• tiresome

• lifeless

• dull

Multiple Choice

He described the set as drab, dark, and sepulchral and called the costumes crude and ill-fitting.

Question: Sepulchral means:

• lavish

• gloomy

• imaginative

• adequate

Multiple Choice

The review concluded with the comment that, overall, the play had a soporific effect and therefore might be salutary for those who were having trouble sleeping.

Question: Something that has a soporific effect induces:

• laughter

• sneezing

• vomiting

• sleep

Multiple Choice

The review concluded with the comment that, overall, the play had a soporific effect and therefore might be salutary for those who were having trouble sleeping.

Question: Which of the following could be used to replace salutary?

• deleterious

• ineffective

• beneficial

• dangerous

Multiple Choice

All I can say is that with a “recommendation” like that, there’s no need for him to include a caveat to urge theatergoers to stay away from this production!

Question: Caveat means...

• plea

• warning

• hint

• command