Saturday, 24 May 2008

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.


To Judith, traveling was ------- ; her sister, however, looked upon each trip as an ------- experience.

A confusing . . unnerving
B joyous . . exciting
C exhilarating . . interminable
D stupefying . . unhappy
E tiring . . exhausting

Answer C

Here's Why:

The word “however” in the sentence indicates a difference between the two sisters’ views on traveling. Only “exhilarating” and “interminable” are clearly contrasting words.


Difficulty: Medium
Question Type: Sentence Completions

(Critical Reading)

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