{"id":2051,"date":"2014-06-06t18:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-06-06t18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/sat\/?p=2051"},"modified":"2015-04-14t21:52:47","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14t21:52:47","slug":"sat-challenge-questions-think-youre-smart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/sat\/sat-challenge-questions-think-youre-smart\/","title":{"rendered":"sat challenge questions \u2013 think you\u2019re smart?"},"content":{"rendered":"

can you nail all three of these questions\u2014and by \u201cnail\u201d i mean confidently get them? well, if so you\u2019re an sat rock star. of course, even if you do some educated guessing and get them correct, you are still in a pretty elite class.<\/p>\n

do you got what it takes?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

math<\/h2>\n

1. triangle abc is symmetric about the y-axis. point a is located at (-4,0), and ab is the longest side of triangle abc. if the perimeter of triangle abc is 18, what is the area?<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. 3\u221a2<\/li>\n
  2. 6<\/li>\n
  3. 6\u221a2<\/li>\n
  4. 12<\/li>\n
  5. 24<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    verbal<\/h2>\n

    2. scientists should not dismiss supernatural claims as mere —- ; by ridiculing such beliefs, instead of subjecting them to the same empirical rigor as other theories, scientists unwittingly allow them to —-.<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. folly . . deteriorate<\/li>\n
    2. bugaboos . . regress<\/li>\n
    3. hypocrisy . . disseminate<\/li>\n
    4. insights . . spread<\/li>\n
    5. hokum . . flourish<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

       <\/p>\n

      writing<\/h2>\n

      3. as the site of the execution of many historical personages, many of whom recoil at the sight of its imposing turrets, the tower of london still invokes fear in tourists.<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. as the site of the execution of many historical personages, many of whom recoil at the sight of its imposing turrets, the tower of london still invokes fear in tourists.<\/li>\n
      2. the tower of london still invokes fear in tourists, many of whom recoil at the sight of its imposing turrets, which were the site of the execution of many historical personages.<\/li>\n
      3. the site of the execution of many historical personages, the tower of london still invokes fear in tourists, many of whom recoil at the sight of its imposing turrets.<\/li>\n
      4. the tower of london was the site of the execution of many historical personages, it still invokes fear in tourists, many of whom are recoiling at the sight of its imposing turrets.<\/li>\n
      5. still invoking fear in tourists, the tower of london was the site of the execution of many historical personages, many of whom recoil at the site of its imposing turrets.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

         <\/p>\n

        answers and explanations<\/h2>\n

        over the next three weeks, i will put up an explanation video for each question (one video a week).<\/p>\n

        for now, anyone have the cojones to guess?<\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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