Daily Drill: SAT® Words in Context Practice Question

Learn to Quickly Analyze Context Clues and Passage Logic for Higher Scores

Today’s Daily Drill is a mock SAT® Words in Context question. It follows the digital SAT® format.¹

For effective time management on test day, you should aim to answer this question correctly in a maximum of about 40 seconds.

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Free SAT® Practice Question (mock)

While other climate scientists of the 1950s insisted on attributing rising global temperatures to a unitary mechanism, meteorologist Charles David Keeling took a more ______ approach, considering multiple potential factors and remaining open to new evidence as his carbon dioxide measurements accumulated.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A) methodical

B) expansive

C) nuanced

D) theoretical

(Strategy Walk-Through and Answer Explanations Below)

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