SAT Vocabulary
SAT Vocabulary Quiz
A printable multiple-choice quiz covering all 500 words from Lessons 1-20 of our SAT series. Each question pairs a word with four meanings — pick the right one to test what you really know. Twenty lesson quizzes with a complete answer key. The printable PDF is a Full Member resource.
What’s Included
This printable packet contains twenty quizzes — one for each of Lessons 1-20 — for a total of 500 questions covering every word in Lessons 1-20. Each question presents an SAT word and four possible meanings; the student circles the letter of the best one. The three wrong choices are real meanings of other words from the same lesson, so every question is a genuine test of which definition belongs to which word. A complete answer key follows at the back.
How This Is Different From the Practice Test
Our SAT Vocabulary Practice Test mimics the test itself — sentence-completion questions where you choose the word that best fits a sentence. This quiz works the other way around: it gives you the word and asks for its meaning. Use the quiz to lock in definitions first, then move to the practice test to apply them in context.
Why Self-Quizzing Works
Decades of learning research point to the same conclusion: actively recalling a word’s meaning is far more effective than re-reading a definition. A quick multiple-choice quiz forces that retrieval — and the moment you check the answer key, anything you missed sticks.
- Retrieval practice. Choosing the right meaning is active recall, which builds far stronger memory than passive review.
- Honest feedback. The distractors are real SAT-word meanings, so a lucky guess is unlikely — you find out what you truly know.
- Bite-sized. One quiz per lesson makes it easy to study a set, test it, and move on.
- Self-scoring. The answer key turns every quiz into immediate feedback you can act on.
Printable Quiz (PDF)
The printable PDF includes all twenty lesson quizzes and a complete answer key — ready to print for homework, a study session, or a classroom check. It is a Full Member resource.
Pair this with our other SAT vocabulary resources: the complete word list, printable flashcards, matching worksheets, fill-in-the-blank worksheets, crossword puzzles, word search puzzles, and the complete SAT vocabulary workbook.
The other half of the test: SAT Writing and Language
Twelve printable worksheets on the conventions the SAT checks — commas, semicolons and dashes, apostrophes, sentence boundaries, agreement, pronouns, verb tense, modifiers, parallel structure, transitions, rhetorical synthesis, and conciseness. Each teaches the rule, then drills it as four-choice questions with a key that explains every answer. The Commas worksheet needs only a free account.
New: SAT Reading worksheets
Seven printable worksheets on the Reading skills the test scores — words in context, central ideas, command of evidence in text and in data, inferences, text structure and purpose, and cross-text connections. Each teaches the skill and the wrong-answer types the test relies on, then asks about two original passages. The Words in Context worksheet needs only a free account.
Test Yourself in Context
Once the definitions feel solid, apply them with our free SAT Vocabulary Practice Test — a 20-question on-page quiz with instant scoring, plus a printable 100-question test with an answer key.
Study by Lesson
Want to learn the words before you quiz yourself? Each lesson teaches a set of 25 words with synonym, antonym, analogy, and sentence-completion exercises and a full answer key.
- SAT Vocabulary Lesson 1 — 25 words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
- SAT Vocabulary Lesson 2 — 25 words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
- SAT Vocabulary Lesson 3 — 25 words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
- SAT Vocabulary Lesson 4 — 25 words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
- SAT Vocabulary Lesson 5 — 25 words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
- SAT Vocabulary Lesson 6 — 25 words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
- SAT Vocabulary Lesson 7 — 25 words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
- SAT Vocabulary Lesson 8 — 25 words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
- SAT Vocabulary Lesson 9 — 25 words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
- SAT Vocabulary Lesson 10 — 24 words with definitions, exercises, and an answer key.
Teaching Guide
Planning SAT vocabulary instruction? See How to Prepare for SAT Vocabulary — a 10–12 week study plan covering what the test rewards, the core word list, active study methods, and how to pace this 10-lesson series.