THE SAT's

YAWN is to BOREDOM as:

DREAM is to SLEEP

ANGER is to MADNESS

*SMILE is to AMUSEMENT

FACE is to EXPRESSION

ARCHIVES is to RECORDS as:

CATALOG is to SHELVES

AVIARY is to BIRDS

THREAD is to SPINDLE

*CLOTHES is to SHOES

Which word is most nearly opposite in
meaning to the word NEBULOUS?

starry

*clear

cold

porous

Which word is most nearly opposite in
meaning to the word OBSEQUIOUS?

successful

democratic

*supercilious

ambitious

How many degrees difference is there
between a low of -33 degrees, and a
high of 109 degrees?

*142

33

76

109

How many 3-cent stamps can be
purchased for "c" cents?

3c

*c/3

3/c

3c/100

Eight years from now Fred will be
twice the age he was 6 years ago.
What is his present age?

4

8

12

*20

In the equation 4x-12=0, what is the
value of x?

*3

4

12

0

In the equation 1/(2y) = 1/4, what is
the value of y?

1

*2

4

5

At 1250 Italian lire per U.S. dollar,
what is the value (in cents) of 300
lire?

6

*24

62

62-1/2

A 10-gallon solution contains 1 gallon
of disinfectant.  What is the
concentration of the solution?

1%

5%

*10%

100%

A solution is made by mixing "a"
quarts of salt with "b" quarts of
water.  What percent of the solution
is salt?

a/(a+b)%

*100a/(a+b)%

a/100%

100(a+b)%

A pipe can fill a pool in h hours.
What part of the pool is filled in x
hours?

hx

h/x

*x/h

hx/2

Five men can paint a house in 6 days.
How long will it take to paint the
house with only 3 men?

6

8

*10

12

Fill in the blank:  "The hypocrite
____ feelings which he does not
possess but which he feels he should
display."

conceals

decries

betrays

*simulates

Which of the following equations
describes this relationship:
R:  1   2   3   4   5   6
S:  2   5   8  11  14  17

S=2R

S=2R+1

*S=3R-1

S=1/3R

Find the error in this sentence:
"Being that my car is getting its
brakes repaired, I will not be able to
pick you up."

*Being that

is

its

be able to

Find the error in this sentence:
"Although I am playing golf for more
than three years, I cannot manage to
break 90."

Although

*am playing

than

to break

Which of the following fractions has
the smallest value?

*5/4

6/5

13/10

29/25

8/10 - 12/15 =

-1

*0

1

4/15

Complete this sentence:
"Your ___ in the face of all the
evidence presented is proof that you
are ___."

gullibility...well-informed

disbelief...open-minded

acquiescence...acquisitive

*skepticism...indifferent

Complete this sentence:
"By developing skill in the use of
sign language, he was able to overcome
his ___ difficulties during his trip
to Europe."

peripatetic

monetary

*linguistic

territorial

Which word is most similar in meaning
to the word INTRINSIC?

extrinsic

abnormal

*basic

abandoned

Which word is most similar in meaning
to the word HETEROGENEOUS?

orthodox

pagan

unlikely

*similar

Given a rectangle with a length of 7
units and a width of 3 units, what is
the perimeter of the rectangle?

10

4

*20

14

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