50 - ) Model SAT Tests

 50- ) Model SAT Tests

Test Fifty 

For each of the following questions , choose the best answer and darken the corresponding oval  on the answer sheet .

Each sentence below has one or two blanks , each blank indicating that something has been omitted . Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (A) through (E) . Choose the word or set of words that , when inserted in the sentence , best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole .

1 . Today’s small , portable computers contrast markedly with the earliest electronic computers , which were ----------------

(A) effective (B) invented (C) useful (D) destructive (E) enormous

2 . Because this time he had at least ---------------the culprit , the security officer was able to ------------the ridicule he usually received for his laziness .

(A) obtained ---- succumb to

(B) escaped ---- subvert

(C) pursed --- avoid

(D) ignored ---- observe

(E) disavowed ---- enjoy

3 . Diane was finally able to satisfy her passion for both sports and writing when she --------

the two by becoming a sports journalist .

(A) reclaimed (B) merged (C) defined (D) abandoned (E) conveyed

4 . Instead of being ---- by her oppressive boss and unfortunate working conditions , the young professional found ---- in the workplace by exhibiting her talents to higher executives and moving up the corporate ladder .

(A) discouraged ---- reconciliation

(B) defeat ---- prosperity

(C) elevated ---- happiness

(D) aided ---- opportunity

(E) delayed ---- unity

5 . Many pieces of ancient pottery we now consider art were originally made for purely -----

reasons , such as to carry water .

(A) utilitarian (B) grandiose (C) imaginative (D) aesthetic (E) external

6 . While the Italian dressmaker often liked to use ---- materials to make her clothing , her designs are not ---- her country or Europe ; in fact , her dresses are marketed in other countries throughout the world .

(A) ancient ---- condescending

(B) modest ---- concerned with

(C) native ---- limited to

(D) ordinary ---- lobbying for

(E) cosmopolitan --- indebted to

7 . The severe structural damage caused by the corrosion occurred in such ---- manner that the ultimate ---- of the building came as a complete surprise .

(A) a manifest ---- eradication

(B) a nefarious ---- polarization

(C) an insidious ---- destruction

(D) a methodical ---- amalgamation

(E) an obvious ---- stagnation

8 . Despite his apparent ---- lifestyle , the old man was known to drink to excess when visited by friends .

(A) temperate (B) laconic (C) duplicitous (D) aesthetic (E) voluble

9 . Although his …. amused his peers , his teacher found his mischief to be immature and disruptive .

(A) anecdotes (B) researches (C) demands (D) pranks (E) debts

10 . Although the thin stems of ferns appear …. , their sinewy structure actually makes them quite …. and difficult to break .

(A) vivid …. powerful

(B) iridescent …. skillful

(C) slender…. thick

(D) beautiful …. heavy

(E) fragile …. sturdy

11 . Because he wanted to master the art of the …. , Carl worked on being able to communicate through a precise control over the muscles of his body and face , rather than his speaking skills .

(A) mediator (B) ensemble (C) elocutionist (D) pantomime (E) troubadour

12 . Although he was unsure of which activities were the …. cause of his back pain , he knew enough to avoid running and heavy lifting , both of which could easily …. the discomfort .

(A) original …. alleviate

(B) sole …. relieve

(C) predominant …. induce

(D) actual …. inhibit

(E) partial …. produce

13 . Ricky was such a captivating and memorable entertainer that his participation in the circus almost …. the need for any other events .

(A) accelerated (B) predetermined (C) substantiated (D) precluded (E) anticipated

14 . The senators decided to …. the most contentious bill and focus instead on passing another law that was easier to reach a suitable ….  .

15 . His …. was so limitless that it bordered on recklessness , for he gave more to charity than he could really afford .  

(A) amicability (B) inexorableness (C) frivolity (D) munificence (E) venerability

Answer Key

1. E 2 . C 3 . B 4 . B 5 . A 6 . C 7 . C 8 . A 9 . D 10 . E 11 . D 12 C 13 . D 14 . A 15 . D

For each of the following questions , choose the best answer and darken the corresponding oval on the answer sheet .

Each sentence below has one or two blanks , each blank indicating that something has been omitted . Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (A) through (E) . Choose the word or set of words that , when inserted in the sentence , best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole .

1 . Mr. Chandler’s ostentatious tastes were clearly displayed when he was made president of the company ‘ as the promotion caused him to ---- his new ---- with even more vigor .

(A) endure ---- hardship

(B) flaunt ---- prosperity

(C) undermine ---- image

(D) calculate ---- successes

(E) moderate ---- consumption

2 . Maria found it easy to ---- her meager winnings in the lottery , as her ticket was worth next to nothing .

(A) digest (B) extol (C) impugn (D) forgo (E) relish

3 . Although Edward once ---- the intense publicity his more famous colleagues received , he came to appreciate his ---- and relative anonymity .

(A) envied ---- privacy

(B) celebrated ---- popularity

(C) imitated ---- privilege

(D) regretted ---- isolation

(E) refused ---- generosity

4 . Mrs. Smith was ---- by her son’s insolence , feeling exasperated by his refusal to behave .

(A) fascinated (B) galled (C) uplifted (D) soothed (E) disoriented

5 . he newly found eyewitness filled in many of the gaps in the case , providing certainty where before there had been a --- of evidence .

(A) spate (B) revision (C) dearth (D) dispersal (E) consensus

Answer Key

1 . B 2 . D 3 . A 4 . B 5 . C