SAT Words in Context 1

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English
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11th Grade
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Hard
Kathryn Peltier
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
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
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
caused
levered
harmed
pulled
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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
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
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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