Daily Practice Questions

6 questions across multiple subjects, with detailed explanations and study tips.

📝 Questions

✍️ AP English Language Medium
In the context of the passage, which of the following best explains the rhetorical purpose of placing the sixth paragraph (lines 33–40) and seventh paragraphs (lines 41–47) in sequence?
  1. A. By alluding to a grim chapter in the country’s history, the speaker wants the audience to be grateful for all he has done for them.
  2. B. The speaker wants to advocate the preservation of Robben Island as a memorial to those who suffered there.
  3. C. The two paragraphs juxtapose extreme conditions in the history of South Africa. ✓
  4. D. The two paragraphs illustrate personal experiences in the life of the speaker.
  5. E. Both paragraphs support the assertion that South Africa’s best years are about to begin.
Explanation: To create an emotional effect, the speaker contrasts a time of despotic cruelty in South Africa with a countervailing force—the struggle for democracy.
📊 SAT Math Medium
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Some interpret the pond in the poem as symbolizing subconsciousness—specifically, the subconsciousness of an older person. Just as frogs are motivated to jump into the water by instinct, humans relax and meditate because their biology prompts them to do so. ______ the frog jumping into the water symbolizes the meditative state of the older person.
  1. A. Some birders however have more ambition they
  2. B. Some birders, however have more ambition; they
  3. C. Some birders however have more ambition—they
  4. D. Some birders, however, have more ambition: they ✓
Explanation: Choice (D) is the only option to correctly place commas around the transitional word “however.” This choice also correctly uses a colon to come before a clarification.
🎓 GRE Prep Easy
If A = 2x – (y – 2c) and B = (2x – y) – 2c, then A – B =
  1. A. –2y
  2. B. –4c
  3. C. 0
  4. D. 2y
  5. E. 4c ✓
Explanation: Compute A – B: A = 2x – (y – 2c) = 2x – y + 2c. B = (2x – y) – 2c = 2x – y – 2c. Then A – B = (2x – y + 2c) – (2x – y – 2c) = 2x – y + 2c – 2x + y + 2c = 4c. So the answer is 4c, which corresponds to choice E.
📝 ACT Prep Hard
I apologized for not having the report ready, since she had told me the report wasn't due for another week.
  1. A. NO CHANGE
  2. B. even though ✓
  3. C. because
  4. D. and
Explanation: The changes in the answer choices are transition words, but they are also a mix of FANBOYS and conjunctions. Before you consider direction, make sure the sentence is complete and that all ideas within the sentence are joined correctly. All are correct and complete, but the sentence doesn't make sense because the direction is wrong. It is a transitions question. The two ideas on either side of the transition word disagree, so choose a turn around word. Only (G) makes sense.
📖 SAT Reading & Writing Medium
If x is increased by 400%, what is the result in terms of x ?
  1. A. z
  2. B. 2 x
  3. C. 4 x
  4. D. 5 x ✓
Explanation: 400% of x is 4x. This must be added to the original value of x to find the total value when x is increased by 400%: 4 x + x = 5 x .
🎯 GMAT Prep Medium
In the figure above, P is the center of the larger circle, and N is the center of the smaller, shaded circle. If the radius of the smaller circle is 5, what is the area of the unshaded region?
  1. A. 100π
  2. B. 75π ✓
  3. C. 25π
  4. D. 20π
  5. E. 10π
Explanation: The smaller circle’s radius is 5, so its diameter is 10. Since the smaller circle is inscribed in the larger one and centered at N, the distance from P to N plus the small radius equals the large radius. Assuming standard geometry where the small circle touches the large circle internally and is tangent to the center P, the large radius is $5 + 5 = 10$. The area of the unshaded region is the area of the large circle minus the small circle: $\pi(10)^2 - \pi(5)^2 = 100\pi - 25\pi = 75\pi$. A common trap is choosing $100\pi$, which ignores the subtraction of the shaded area.

💡 Study Tips

🎯 Review your mistakes, not just your score

After a practice test, spend more time analyzing the questions you got wrong than celebrating the ones you got right. Understanding your error patterns reveals exactly what to study next.

🎯 Time yourself on practice tests

Practicing under timed conditions builds your pacing instincts for test day. If you consistently run out of time on a section, adjust your strategy: spend less time on hard questions and secure the ones you know.

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