20 SAT Vocabulary Words: A Quiz
Click on the image below to try your hand at a quiz on twenty common SAT vocabulary words. I’d love to hear how you do in the comments.
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I got an 85%. I knew the word tenacious from Jurassic Park. Do you remember the scene where Ellie discovered the triceratops lying on the ground sick? After she examined it, she started muttering to herself. Ian stated to Sam, “She’s tenacious.” Since then, I have never forgotten that word.
80%— boo! I couldn’t remember “assiduous” or demagogue,” and I didn’t know the exact definitions of “longevity” and “precocious,” though I can use them correctly in sentences. This is why I periodically spot-check my vocabulary to make sure I’m using exactly the right word!
I scored 60%. Oops! I’ve studied a few of the words but couldn’t remember their meanings. I’m glad I saw this though. I need to work on my vocabulary before I take the SAT in December!
100%– that wasn’t too bad, though I wasn’t so sure if #1 was praise or love (’til I realized love would be for ‘adoration…’) Interesting that you included opposites too for most of them, and lots of false definitions that fit sound-alikes. (I make up lots of quizzes like this for vocabulary I’ve tried to teach, so appreciate the example of an expert!)
90%.
Well done.
90% — I always forget what “enervating” and “querulous” mean.
If it makes you feel better, “enervating” was the toughest word. Only 20% got that right so far. “Querelous” is the 3rd toughest–only 51% got it correct (2nd is “spurious”).
90% I missed two but one was because I accidentally marked the wrong one. Proud I still got skills at my age. Lol
Sure. The old “accidentally marked the wrong one” excuse. 🙂
I scored 65%. Some I over thought. A couple I just genuinely did not know. What did you score Mr. Wasko? When you put this together did you know all the words?
I scored 100% of course (I created the quiz).
Yay for more quizzes! 🙂
I only got 75% — but I don’t think that’s too bad, considering I’ve never seen some of those words before.
Not bad at all, CJ.