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100 Hardest and easiest questions for SC as of June 2026

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Sentence Correction Question Directory Topic and Difficulty

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05 Sep 2023, 21:02

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05 Sep 2023, 21:02

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According to a provision of the partnership agreement, that was never

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Kinshook

31 May 2020, 07:26

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Stimulants, such as caffeine, can eliminate pain and fatigue and enhan

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09 Aug 2021, 02:49

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30 Jul 2020, 06:34

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29 Sep 2023, 07:08

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Hurricanes at first begin traveling from east to west, because that di

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LithiumIon

10 Jul 2021, 04:34

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29 Sep 2023, 06:04

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According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing mobster cam

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ardiax

09 Jun 2021, 11:10

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29 Sep 2023, 06:01

Depending on one’s point of view, the proliferation of the television

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19 Jan 2020, 23:10

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29 Sep 2023, 05:51

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When the technique known as gene-splicing was invented in the early 19

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bmwhype2

26 Oct 2019, 03:05

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29 Sep 2023, 05:14

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Artists create paintings, often in the form of portraits, with the int

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13 Jan 2020, 00:50

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by: saugata64

29 Sep 2023, 04:32

Many real estate agents assert that the rising inflation rates and

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11 Sep 2023, 07:56

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29 Sep 2023, 04:12

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Sixty-five million years ago, according to some scientists, an asteroi

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elevinty

27 Dec 2021, 01:16

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29 Sep 2023, 01:53

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Asa Gray, the respected nineteenth-century botanist, explored the West

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27 May 2019, 00:47

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It seems as if just yesterday that we were in the Bahamas swimming

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MartyTargetTestPrep

13 Dec 2016, 17:34

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28 Sep 2023, 23:59

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Himiko, a method used to find an explanation of the shapes of galaxies

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kanishaksharma

03 Jul 2022, 03:39

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28 Sep 2023, 23:58

Astronomers predict that sometime within the next three decades a star

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ash124

04 Jul 2019, 12:18

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28 Sep 2023, 22:37

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With a painting style built on abstract shapes and Eastern techniqu

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Gmatprep998

16 May 2019, 03:32

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28 Sep 2023, 22:27

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Having been alarmed by widespread declines in equity market

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EtaCarnia

24 Jun 2021, 12:37

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28 Sep 2023, 21:37

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The amount of car accidents caused by faulty brakes, like accidents ca

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crejoc

04 Jun 2021, 07:44

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28 Sep 2023, 20:55

Even though the wall is constructed of brick, the magician creates

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HoneyLemon

08 Apr 2021, 08:33

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28 Sep 2023, 20:53

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Like many others of his generation of Native American leaders, Joseph

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nzgmat

02 Jul 2018, 23:34

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28 Sep 2023, 14:52

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While Noble Sissle may be best known for his collaboration with Eubie

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LithiumIon

13 Jun 2015, 18:26

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28 Sep 2023, 12:13

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Although the company's executives have admitted that there had been ac

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generis

20 Apr 2020, 22:59

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28 Sep 2023, 12:06

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On November 14th, 1971, the unmanned NASA spacecraft Mariner 9 orbited

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souvik101990

21 Jun 2021, 01:15

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28 Sep 2023, 11:57

At the 10th Street Photo Gallery next to The Bowery, shining gelatin

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luke2021

03 Feb 2022, 05:37

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Although modern science has essentially eradicated the

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31 Aug 2017, 20:49

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Before his election to the presidency of the United States, Ronald Rea

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17 Jun 2022, 02:00

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28 Sep 2023, 10:42

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In the most common procedure for harvesting forage crops such as alfal

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ashkg

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Reptiles, by drawing their body heat directly from the Sun rather than

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17 Oct 2018, 04:02

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28 Sep 2023, 07:36

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The number of people who say in surveys that they have health insuranc

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15 Sep 2014, 22:28

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28 Sep 2023, 07:18

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The jazz band's music transcends generational barriers by attracting

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31 Jul 2009, 21:32

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28 Sep 2023, 05:31

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At the press conference, the President’s spokesman has announced that

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Bunuel

03 Oct 2018, 04:28

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One legacy of Madison Avenue’s recent campaign to appeal to people fif

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01 Jun 2021, 08:56

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The success of Khan Academy proves that learning online is much more

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haardiksharma

22 Jul 2017, 11:10

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27 Sep 2023, 23:25

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Most information-technology executives in the late 1980s

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11 Mar 2021, 08:28

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27 Sep 2023, 15:02

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Because they could not keep up with people’s divine communication need

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The voice box has been a subject of considerable investigation among

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For all his managerial and executive ability , President

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31 Mar 2012, 03:04

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27 Sep 2023, 04:12

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Veritas Prep 10 Year Anniversary Promo Question #2

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17 Sep 2012, 10:00

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In earlier times farmers made cheese mainly to preserve perishable

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On none of the planets or moons that we have been able to investigate

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09 Sep 2023, 07:10

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26 Sep 2023, 23:32

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While studying the genetic makeup of corn, a new class of mutant genes

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14 Oct 2005, 13:30

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After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of

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11 Sep 2018, 23:30

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Professional tennis players, similar to professionals in other sports,

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Sriram28

16 Nov 2018, 02:40

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One reason many waterfowl die each year of lead poisoning is because

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21 Jan 2021, 14:04

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26 Sep 2023, 10:05

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As part of their induction, fresh medical graduates preparing to join

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20 Apr 2022, 01:30

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26 Sep 2023, 09:55

Surprisingly, assertive managers are more likely to use collaborative

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07 Oct 2022, 04:00

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26 Sep 2023, 08:38

While out having drinks after work, Jerry and his coworkers discussed

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12 Jan 2015, 06:47

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26 Sep 2023, 05:24

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The music for which we heard last night at the concert was exceptional

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12 Mar 2011, 02:59

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26 Sep 2023, 05:18

A 2013 agreement among North American governments reduced the quantity

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Bunuel

10 Jul 2019, 08:00

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26 Sep 2023, 05:16

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The environmental community across the globe is currently in the middl

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Carcass

09 Nov 2018, 03:11

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26 Sep 2023, 03:09

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A dedication by Colin Powell, given in the same year as his appointmen

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09 Dec 2018, 00:19

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