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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread SAT Question of the Day #208069 11/19/2012 3:22 PM Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 1 Paco stranger Paco stranger Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 1 > I subscribe to a-SAT-question-a-day. A couple of the "right" answers have puzzled me. Perhaps you would like to join the "fun". > > http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/answered-question-of-the-day?src= > E&questionId=20121115&answerCd=B&ep_ch=QD&ep_mid=10640255&ep_rid=10917 > 9597 > > why is "b" better than "a"? > > http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/answered-question-of-the-day?src= > E&questionId=20121107&answerCd=D&ep_ch=QD&ep_mid=10635451&ep_rid=10917 > 9597 > > Shouldn't "across" be changed to "wide"? Across does not match the > earlier "thick" reference very well. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: SAT Question of the Day Paco #208073 11/19/2012 7:07 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Here's cleaned up versions of the questions. Question 1 Question 2 Re: Question 1 - It could easily be frivolous without echoing routine feelings. Re: Question 2 - You might say "wide" instead of "across" but "across" isn't wrong. It's just a stylistic choice. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: SAT Question of the Day Faldage #208077 11/20/2012 9:20 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Re: Question 1 - It could easily be frivolous without echoing routine feelings. True, but I think "fresh and unexpected" were the clues Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: SAT Question of the Day olly #208078 11/21/2012 12:17 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: olly Re: Question 1 - It could easily be frivolous without echoing routine feelings. True, but I think "fresh and unexpected" were the clues Exactly. That's why B is correct. I was explaining why A was not correct. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,424 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 19 A C Bowden 7 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,239 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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