Author Question: A high school student does extremely well on the verbal portion of the SAT. When asked how she ... (Read 61 times)

evelyn o bentley · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

A high school student does extremely well on the verbal portion of the SAT. When asked how she studied for the test, the student said, I didn't really study, but I do work a lot of crossword puzzles.

What kind of benefit has the student likely gotten from her crossword habit?
a) Practice has increased her knowledge of the verbal domain
b) Working crosswords has given her heightened insight into verbal problems.
c) Doing puzzles has increased her recursive thinking skills.
d) Exposure to puzzles has increased her skill at solving ill-defined problems.

Question 2

While playing Madlibs, a group of friends constructed this sentence: On Groundhog Day the New York Jets tattooed Katy Perry's dog at Disneyland. Which of the following statements about this sentence is true?

a) The relation is tattooed.
b) The agent is Katy Perry's dog.
c) The patient is Katy Perry.
d) The recipient is the New York Jets.