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IF YOU TOOK THE SAT TODAY, HOW WOULD YOU SCORE?
Boston Test Prep Releases The SAT Test Prep Questions Most Frequently Missed;
Next SAT Exam is Scheduled for October 8, 2005
BOSTON, MA -27 September, 2005 -Train A travels from New York City to New Haven in x hours at an average rate of 80 miles per hour. Train B makes the same trip at an average rate of 60 miles per hour. In terms of x, how long, in minutes, does the trip take for train B? (Answer: 80x)
According to Boston Test Prep, (BTP), a leader in online SAT prep, this is one of the most frequently missed questions as recorded by it’s Online SAT Prep Program.
BTP is a leading developer and distributor of premium, online subscription-based consumer test preparation programs and is the only 100 percent pure online test prep provider.
More than 1.4 million college bound high school students worldwide take the SAT annually and are increasingly turning online to prepare. Access to preparation programs is more critical than ever for students today given the College Board's new SAT. The next SAT exam is October 8, 2005 and features challenging and controversial new sections such as a handwritten essay. The exam also is 45 minutes longer than the previous version.
Today, BTP released the toughest of their SAT test prep questions. The results are based on the response from the thousands of the company’s students. A sample of the toughest questions and answers are listed below. Can you answer them?
1.) Marc is a rude and __________ person, equally scathing towards acquaintance or stranger – a true curmudgeon.
(a) timid
(b) vituperative
(c) munificent
(d) diffident
(e) sycophantic
Answer: (B) vituperative (meaning loudly critical)
2) A ___________ by nature, the school principal is concerned not with political aspirations, but with the hard reality of common sense.
(a) pragmatist
(b) democrat
(c) visionary
(d) idealist
(e) liberal
Answer: (A) pragmatist
3) If the sum of two numbers is 18 more than their difference and their product is 306, what is the greater number’s value?
(a) 9
(b) 17
(c) 18
(d) 34
(e) 43
Answer: (D) 34
4) Sara is twice as tall as Willie, and 2/3 as tall as Andre. If the average height of all three 4ft., how tall is Andre?
(a) 2ft.
(b) 4ft.
(c) 5ft.
(d) 6ft.
(e) 8ft.
Answer: (D) 6ft.
“Everyone remembers dreading the SAT,” said Ben Carcio, general manager, Boston Test Prep. “Even though the test has changed, the stress is the same and preparing for the exam is still the key to managing the anxiety and obtaining the best score possible. Boston Test Prep helps students fully prepare for the SAT at their convenience.”
Recently, BTP in conjunction with Audible (NASDAQ: ADBL), the Internet's leading digital spoken audio information and entertainment source, announced the launch of “BTP To Go,” the only one-of-it’s-kind audible SAT test prep course that can be downloaded into over 160 AudibleReady® digital audio players, such as iPods, PDA’s, smart phones and other listening devices. The audio format allows students the freedom to prepare for the SAT at their own pace, shifting their studying time to better manage their hectic schedules. Studying on the students’ own terms can also alleviate much of the stress caused by an SAT prep course held in a traditional classroom setting.
About Boston Test Prep
Boston Test Prep (BTP) is a leading developer and distributor of premium, online subscription-based consumer test preparation programs that build real confidence for test-takers. Customers range from high school and post-graduate students to professionals. Boston Test Prep offers renowned financial education programs through its sibling brand, the Boston Institute of Finance, which possesses the largest digital repository of financial services training in the industry and manages the certification and training programs for thousands of corporate and individual learners in the U.S. and abroad. For more information, please visit www.bostontestprep.com.
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