SAT Words in Context 1

SAT Words in Context 1

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English

11th Grade

Hard

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Kathryn Peltier

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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displaying

indicating

documenting

taping

Answer explanation

if you had not applied the 5 line rule, recording generally means taping- like you record something on a tape of some kind- but reading the text indicates the scientists want to document the data for further research purposes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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controlled

automated

isolated

aloof

Answer explanation

this word can indeed mean 'aloof' as in a person acting remote. A could also be a choice if you didn't read the context, like a remote control- but it really means that is is far away from where the scientists are.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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caused

levered

harmed

pulled

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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exacting

peculiar

meticulous

specific

Answer explanation

C might cause issues if you don't know that word- same with maybe B. A could be a distractor since particular could mean exacting- someone might be very particular or exacting about how they like things done- but in this case, it is specific (d)

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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lumbers

strikes

weighs

crushes

Answer explanation

the distractor here is C, since many people know pounds as a unit of measurement. But according to the context, the surf is striking the shore in a strong manner, so it is used here as a descriptive verb.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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device

musical object

pawn

utensil

Answer explanation

B is most likely the distractor, as a musical object is usually called an instrument. But in looking at the context, you can see it is really a device for measuring science-y thingies

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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relegating

incubating

devising

laying

Answer explanation

D may be a commonly mistaken answer- since chickens lay eggs that hatch. But A and B are different issues- they may be unfamiliar words to you, or B may be chosen because you incubate an egg to hatch it- but really the context indicates it is a plan that someone is coming up with, or devising a plan

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