Free SAT® Practice Question: Words in Context

Also Great Practice for the ACT®

Today’s free SAT® practice question is a mock Words in Context Question. It follows the digital SAT® format but is also great preparation for the ACT®.

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

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Free SAT® Practice Question

Research shows that failing to customize investment presentations for specific investors significantly reduces entrepreneurs' chances of securing funding. While entrepreneurs can improve their success rate by hiring professional pitch consultants to help tailor each presentation, the consulting fees, though varying by consultant, are largely ______ the amount of funding being requested, so companies that use pitch consultants tend to favor pursuing a few large investors over many smaller ones.

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

A) commensurate with

B) peripheral to

C) independent of

D) subordinate to

(Answer Explanations and Strategy Brief Below.)

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Answer Explanations and Strategy Guide