Structured Practice

SAT Reading and Writing 26: Vocabulary in context

MCQ

MCQ 1 marks 2 minutes 0 words

Task instructions

Choose the answer best supported by the passage and standard written English.

The report described the result as tentative because the trial involved only two neighbourhoods.

As used here, “tentative” most nearly means:
A. provisional
B. celebratory
C. permanent
D. irrelevant

Practice workspace

Write notes or your response

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Reveal answer key / expected response

A — provisional

Official-style scoring criteria

Accuracy in information and ideas, craft and structure, expression of ideas, or standard English conventions.