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SAT Precision

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The security company's services are being exited in the short term so that its password algorithms can be reset or strengthened.

a)

no change

b)

winding down in the interim

c)

ceasing operations nonpermanently

d)

shutting down temporarily

2.

Establishing himself as the premier authority on food, David Pine was a harsh critic of any chef who did not conform to his standards.

a)

no change

b)

fall with

c)

attach to

d)

meet the bar of

3.

The police detective was frustrated by the witness's refusal to cooperate potentially valuable information.

a)

no change

b)

chip in with

c)

play ball with

d)

contribute

4.

In his most controversial article, the audacious journalist trashed works widely regarded as classics, ridiculing such literary icons as William Faulkner, Charles Dickens, and Leo Tolstoy.

a)

no change

b)

dismissed

c)

dissolved

d)

cast aspersions on

5.

Korean director Ang Lee is like the American director Katherine Bigelow in his use of vivid imagery, but unlike her, he explores the lighter surfaces of humanity.

a)

no change

b)

strands

c)

facets

d)

contents

6.

The well-documented provenance of the painting is proof of the work's sincerity.

a)

no change

b)

authenticity

c)

worth

d)

value

7.

By breaking down organic material such as leaf litter in rainforests, termites endorse soil health, biodiversity and plant longevity.

a)

no change

b)

popularize

c)

promote

d)

urge

8.

According to a recent study, the average CEO at a large corporation in the US made 271 times more money than the company's classic American worker.

a)

no change

b)

predictable

c)

typical

d)

distinctive

9.

In Shakespeare's famous tragedy Macbeth, the title character believed that he would reign over Scotland after murdering his rivals; however, his treacherous actions instead motivated disaster.

a)

no change

b)

animated

c)

energized

d)

instigated

10.

It is highly dangerous to operate heavy machinery without deep training.

a)

no change

b)

thorough

c)

large

d)

impressive