SAT Section 1 Critical Reading

SAT Section 1 Critical Reading practice questions, page 3 of 11, with answer review and explanations.

Question 11

It seems America has not lacked for presidents who as a result of their own ______ have performed acts that most considered insensitive, corrupt, and immoral.

  1. grandiloquence
  2. fortitude
  3. effluvia
  4. demagoguery
  5. hubris

Question 12

It probably wasnt the singular ______ remark, but the ______ effect of hearing the same stories every day forced her to resign what had been a very lucrative position.

  1. off-colored. . .genuine
  2. errant. . .overall
  3. defamatory. . .cumulative
  4. encouraging. . .negative
  5. negative. . .monotonous

Question 13

Living in a constant state of ______ is understandable given the ______ of pronouncing the CEO’s name incorrectly twice during his introduction.

  1. friction. . .fact
  2. prohibition. . . intimation
  3. fear. . .irreverence
  4. consternation. . .debacle
  5. nihilism. . .onus

Question 14

The supervisor was absolutely ______ on the issue of wearing a tie and coat in the office; I mean, she was absolutely ______.

  1. obdurate. . .implacable
  2. persistent. . .moved
  3. passionate. . .vehement
  4. malleable. . .fixated
  5. mawkish. . .impassioned

Question 15

The drill instructor at the Marine Corps Recruiting Depot was quick to correct the ______ recruit when he was referred to as "dude."

  1. rascal
  2. imperious
  3. impudent
  4. gregarious
  5. loquacious