SAT Verbal Worksheet

Question 1:

Luckily, the tower survived, and its tilt has made it an Italian (1) icon, it attracts visitors from all over who flock to Pisa to see one of the greatest architectural (2) weirdnesses in the world. 16 By the late twentieth century, the angle of the tower’s tilt had reached an astonishing 5.5 degrees; in (3) 1990, Italy’s government closed the tower to visitors and appointed a committee to find a way to save it.

1. A) NOCHANGE 

B) icon, attracting 

C) icon, its attracting 

D) icon; attracting

1. A) NOCHANGE 

B) deviations 

C) oddities 

D) abnormalities

(3) A) NO CHANGE 

B) 1990, Italy’s government, closed 

C) 1990 Italy’s government, closed, 

D) 1990: Italy’s government closed

Question 2:

(1) In The Avengers, Earth’s mightiest heroes come together to stop Loki, the god of mischief, from taking over the planet. (2) As tensions rise among the team, they must learn to work together to defeat their powerful enemy.

1. Which version of sentence 2 most improves clarity and flow?

A) As tensions rise between the members of the team, they learn how to work together to defeat their powerful enemy.

B) As tensions rise among them, the team learns to cooperate to defeat the enemy who is powerful.

C) The powerful enemy must be defeated by the team, which has to learn how to cooperate as tensions rise.

D) As the team’s tensions rise, they must work together to defeat their powerful enemy.

(3) In the end, the team successfully prevents Loki’s invasion and secures the safety of Earth. (4) The movie ends with a glimpse of even greater threats looming on the horizon.

2. The writer wants to emphasize the team’s achievement. Which choice best accomplishes this?

A) No change.

B) In the end, the team manages to work together and prevent Loki’s invasion.

C) Ultimately, the team’s cooperation proves successful as they prevent Loki’s invasion and secure Earth’s safety.

D) In the end, they win, preventing the invasion and securing Earth’s safety.

Question 3:

(1) In the movie “The Inception,” Cobb leads a group of skilled thieves who infiltrate dreams to steal secrets. (2) Their latest mission, however, is not to take information, but to plant an idea into someone’s mind without them knowing.

1. Which choice best improves the underlined portion of sentence 1?

A) movie, Inception,
B) movie, Inception;
C) movie Inception,
D) movie Inception—

(3) Cobb’s team face numerous challenges as they descend into layers of dreams, each one more dangerous than the last. (4) Eventually, they confront their own psychological fears.

2. Which choice most effectively combines sentences 3 and 4?

A) Cobb’s team faces numerous challenges while descending into layers of dreams and confronting their own psychological fears.

B) Descending into layers of dreams, Cobb’s team faces numerous challenges, confronting their fears along the way.

C) As Cobb’s team descends into dangerous layers of dreams, they face challenges and confront their own fears.

D) Cobb’s team confronts psychological fears as they descend into challenging dream layers.

Question 4:

(1) In Jurassic Park, scientists clone dinosaurs and create a theme park where visitors can see them in real life. (2) Things go wrong when the dinosaurs escape, and the park’s security systems fail.

1. Which choice best improves the clarity and flow of sentence 2?

A) However, things go wrong as soon as the park’s security systems fail and the dinosaurs escape.

B) The park’s security systems fail, causing things to go wrong when the dinosaurs escape.

C) Things go wrong after the dinosaurs escape and the park’s security systems fail.

D) When the dinosaurs escape and the park’s security systems fail, things quickly spiral out of control.

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(3) The survivors must find a way to escape the island while avoiding the deadly creatures. (4) Eventually, they manage to call for help and are rescued.

2. The writer is considering revising sentence 4 to emphasize the danger the survivors face. Which choice most effectively achieves this goal?

A) Eventually, after facing many dangerous encounters with the dinosaurs, they manage to call for help and are rescued.

B) Eventually, after some intense moments, they are able to call for help and are rescued.

C) Eventually, they call for help and, luckily, they are rescued in time.

D) Eventually, they manage to call for help and escape, though not without facing some deadly situations first.