Journey back to those stressful days of high school when your future education depended on your SAT scores. Let's see how well you would do on the verbal part of the SAT now that you're a fully grown adult.
START THE QUIZ!Question 1/12
andthatswhyyouresingle.com
In order to prevent house fires, all flammable liquids, oily rags, and other ______ materials should be thrown out.
unctuous
combustible
extinguishable
Question 2/12
societyforscience.org
Some scientists claim that apes have been taught to communicate using simple sign language, but others say the apes are only__________ their trainers.
condoning
acknowledging
emulating
Question 3/12
onwardstate.com
It is ironic that the _________ ideas of the great philosophers are repeated so often that they have become mere __________.
original .. cliches
dubious .. habits
banal .. beliefs
Question 4/12
jeebboo.com
Because the reporter neither _______ nor defended either side in the dispute, both parties appreciated his journalistic _________.
criticized .. vitality
dismissed .. flair
attacked .. neutrality
Question 5/12
thesnapper.com
The stoic former general led his civilian life as he had his military life, with simplicity and ____ dignity.
aggressive
benevolent
austere
Question 6/12
gotmesh.org
If it is true that morality can't exist without religion, then does the erosion of religion herald the _____ of morality?
regulation
collapse
resurgence
Question 7/12
hendonprep.co.uk
Although bound to uphold the law, a judge is free to use his discretion to ______ the cruel severity of some criminal penalties.
enforce
understand
mitigate
Question 8/12
rackcdn.com
Sarah's uncle seems ________; he is frequently observed behaving in an unconventional manner.
ordinary
eccentric
sociable
Question 9/12
hubspot.net
The antibiotic ointment was so effective on Bob's swollen finger that after only one application the finger was no longer _______.
fractured
compressed
distended
Question 10/12
sterling.academy
The commercial airliner flew too close to the military base, an act that the army viewed _____ a violation of its air space.
as
for
that it was
Question 11/12
jandrewclark.com
The scientific community was ______ when a living specimen of the coelacanth, thought to be no longer _______ , was discovered by deep-sea fishermen.
overjoyed .. dangerous
astounded .. extant
dismayed .. alive
Question 12/12
zmescience.com
After the president's third trip overseas, voters complained that he was paying too little attention to _________ affairs.
extra-marital
extraneous
domestic
Getting a high SAT score isn't really that important...
C+, Community College
sunjournal.com
Right!
You got around half right, so if your math scores were reasonable, you probably went to a good state school.
B+, State College
state-college.com
Right!
Well, well, well. You must have done well on your SATs. Life has obviously been a cakewalk for you...
A+, Harvard
industryweek.com
Right!
1
In order to prevent house fires, all flammable liquids, oily rags, and other ______ materials should be thrown out.
unctuous
combustible
extinguishable
2
Some scientists claim that apes have been taught to communicate using simple sign language, but others say the apes are only__________ their trainers.
condoning
acknowledging
emulating
3
It is ironic that the _________ ideas of the great philosophers are repeated so often that they have become mere __________.
original .. cliches
dubious .. habits
banal .. beliefs
4
Because the reporter neither _______ nor defended either side in the dispute, both parties appreciated his journalistic _________.
criticized .. vitality
dismissed .. flair
attacked .. neutrality
5
The stoic former general led his civilian life as he had his military life, with simplicity and ____ dignity.
aggressive
benevolent
austere
6
If it is true that morality can't exist without religion, then does the erosion of religion herald the _____ of morality?
regulation
collapse
resurgence
7
Although bound to uphold the law, a judge is free to use his discretion to ______ the cruel severity of some criminal penalties.
enforce
understand
mitigate
8
Sarah's uncle seems ________; he is frequently observed behaving in an unconventional manner.
ordinary
eccentric
sociable
9
The antibiotic ointment was so effective on Bob's swollen finger that after only one application the finger was no longer _______.
fractured
compressed
distended
10
The commercial airliner flew too close to the military base, an act that the army viewed _____ a violation of its air space.
as
for
that it was
11
The scientific community was ______ when a living specimen of the coelacanth, thought to be no longer _______ , was discovered by deep-sea fishermen.
overjoyed .. dangerous
astounded .. extant
dismayed .. alive
12
After the president's third trip overseas, voters complained that he was paying too little attention to _________ affairs.
extra-marital
extraneous
domestic