Monday, 11 August 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.

Observing the newspaper’s tradition of ------- attention to accuracy, the reporter ------- every statement made by her informant.

A. scrupulous . . verified
B. lax . . challenged
C. sporadic . . corroborated
D. systematic . . bungled
E. inordinate . . exaggerated

Answer is A

Here's Why:

It makes sense to claim that the reporter’s verification of a source’s information would conform to her newspaper’s “scrupulous,” or precise, standards for accuracy.


Difficulty: Medium
Question Type: Sentence Completions

(Critical Reading)

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