SAT List #9
Authored by Kerry Hanrahan
English
11th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The knuckles of the ______________ old man were perpetually white from strongly clutching his coins, dollars, and prized possessions.
penury
parsimony
austere
miserly
frugal
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Distressingly, the ________________ community was overwrought with one-parent homes, drug peddling, and petty crime, all resulting in destitution.
penurious
thrifty
mercenary
austerity
parsinomious
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
______________ can be an insatiable drive, for sometimes even excessive wealth and material goods is just never enough.
Parsimony
Thriftiness
Frugality
Austerity
Avarice
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To adopt a more __________________ lifestyle, Grant froze his gym membership, said goodbye to his daily mocha latte from Starbucks, and remorsefully asked his cleaning lady if she would be kind enough to come just once a month.
penurious
avaricious
austere
mercenary
parsimonious
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Using the newspaper comics as wrapping paper and returning soda cans to the grocery store are two ways that a family can practice _________.
penury
avarice
mercenary
miserly
thrift
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
For questions 6 -10: Based on the context in which each underlined word is used, identify the word usage of each sentence as either "correct" or "incorrect."
"Your untidy room proves that you are miserly!" scolded older sister.
correct
incorrect
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Parsimony portends the increasing selfishness of humankind.
correct
incorrect
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2F
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