The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E. 

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

Ms. Fergusson’s main criticism of the artist’s rendering of the ancient mammal’s physical appearance is that, unsupported by even a ------- of fossil evidence, the image is bound to be ------- .

1.   modicum . . speculative
2.   particle . . supplemented
3.   perusal . . substantiated
4.   fabrication . . obsolete
5.   recapitulation . . exhausted

Read the following SAT test question, then click on a button to select your answer. 

For the function , is inversely proportional to , where . If , what is the value of ?

Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A. 

Clara Barton founded the American branch of the Red Cross, a nurse who was sometimes called the “angel of the battlefield.”

1.   Clara Barton founded the American branch of the Red Cross,
2.   The founder of the American branch of the Red Cross was Clara Barton,
3.   It was Clara Barton founding the American branch of the Red Cross,
4.   Clara Barton, who founded the American branch of the Red Cross, she was
5.   In founding the American branch of the Red Cross, Clara Barton was

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

Very few adults boast that no one can understand a word they say, but quite a few seem proud of ------- handwriting.

1.   elegant
2.   stylized
3.   indecipherable
4.   unusual
5.   legible

Read the following SAT test question, then click on a button to select your answer. 

Miguel is centimeters tall. At 2:00 p.m. one day, his shadow is centimeters long, and the shadow of a nearby fence post is centimeters long. In terms of , what is the height, in centimeters, of the fence post?

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.