Vocabulary
Sentence Completion
Test Strategies
Sentence Errors
Sentence Corrections
100
Shabby; Irritable; Angry
What is Ratty?
100
Today Wegener's theory is ____ ; however, he died an outsider treated with ____ by the scientific establishment. A. unsupported - approval B. dismissed - contempt C. accepted - approbation D. unchallenged - disdain E. unrivalled - reverence
What is D. unchallenged - disdain?
100
The minimum number of answer choices you need to eliminate before guessing.
What is two?
100
Illiteracy is an enormous problem,A it affectsB millions of people worldwide,C and is an impediment toD social progress. No errorE.
What is A.problem?
100
A conjunction is used to connect words and sentences together. A. words and sentences together. B. words or sentences together. C. words and sentences. D. words or sentences. E. words to sentences.
What is D.words or sentences
200
To increase speed
What is Pullulate?
200
The revolution in art has not lost its steam; it ____ on as fiercely as ever. A. trudges B. meanders C. edges D. ambles E. rages
What is E. rages?
200
What POE stands for.
What is Process of Elimination?
200
The company president has takenA steps to ensure that sheB can handle the pressure and anxiety associated withC the job, includingD joining a yoga class and enlisting the support of a network of friends. No errorE.
What is D.including?
200
Bombast is when high sounding words for effect, not suitability, are used. A. is when high sounding words for effect, not suitability, are used. B. is the use of high-sounding words for effect rather than for suitability. C. is where high-sounding words are used for effect not suitability. D. is the using of high-sounding words for effect only. E. is when you use high-sounding words for effect rather than for suitability.
What is B. is the use of high-sounding words for effect rather than for suitability?
300
Very bad and easily noticed
What is Egregious?
300
Each occupation has its own ____ ; bankers, lawyers and computer professionals, for example, all use among themselves language which outsiders have difficulty following. A. merits B. disadvantages C. rewards D. jargon E. problems
What is E. problems?
300
This is the total cumulative number of points that you can gain on the SAT Essay rubric.
What is 12?
300
My father saw how muchA Uncle Tom was enjoyingB his early retirement, andC so he decided to do the sameD. No errorE.
What is D.same?
300
Pollution and degradation of the environment is, according to the commission's report, a matter of universal concern. A. is, according to the commission's report, a matter of universal concern. B. is, according to the report by the commission, a matter of universal concern. C. is, according to the report of the commission, matters of universal concern. D. are, according to the commission's report, universally a matter of concern. E. are, according to the commission's report, a matter of universal concern.
What is E. are, according to the commission's report, a matter of universal concern?
400
To become weaker : to decrease in strength
What is Abate?
400
The peasants were the least ____ of all people, bound by tradition and ____ by superstitions. A. free - fettered B. enfranchised - rejected C. enthralled - tied D. pinioned - limited E. conventional - encumbered
What is A. free - fettered?
400
When reading a sentence completion question, you should identify and underline these strong adjectives or verbs in the sentence.
What is keyword?
400
Shoes of thoseA kind areB bad for the feet;C low heels areD better. No errorE.
What is A.those?
400
Denim jeans were originally worn not so much as a fashion statement as for their being practical work clothes. A. Denim jeans were originally worn not so much as a fashion statement as for their being practical work clothes. B. Denim jeans were originally worn not so much as a fashion statement but for their being practical work clothes. C. Denim jeans were originally worn not so much as a fashion statement but for being practical work clothes D. Denim jeans were originally worn not as a fashion statement as for them being practical work clothes. E. Denim jeans were originally worn not as a fashion statement but as for them being practical work clothes.
What is A. Denim jeans were originally worn not so much as a fashion statement as for their being practical work clothes?
500
Very old or old-fashioned
What is Antediluvian?
500
In the Middle Ages, the ____ of the great cathedrals did not enter into the architects' plans; almost invariably a cathedral was positioned haphazardly in ____ surroundings. A. situation - incongruous B. location - apt C. ambience - salubrious D. durability - convenient E. majesty - grandiose
What is A. situation - incongruous?
500
This is the name of the method that you should use when you have a sentence-completion question with a pair of words.
What is one-blank-at-a-time method?
500
The three richest men in America haveA assets worth more thanB the combined assetsC of the sixty poorest countries ofD the world. No errorE.
What is E.error?
500
Work that is not finished is not work at all, it is merely a botch, a failure. A. all, it is merely a botch, a failure. B. all, it is a botch merely, and a failure. C. all; it is merely a botch, a failure. D. all; the work merely is a botch and a failure. E. all; the work being merely a botch, a failure.
What is C. all; it is merely a botch, a failure?
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