ISEE Lower Level Verbal : Conjunctions and Sentence Logic in Word-Based Sentence Completions
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Example Question #51 : Context Clues In Word Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Because the school pizza party was cancelled, the family ________________.
did not like snow
liked chocolate
had four children
walked the dog
ordered pizza at home
ordered pizza at home
Although all of the choices would make a complete sentence, the choice "ordered pizza at home," makes the most sense because it has to do with what happened in the beginning of the sentence. The other choices have no connection to the pizza party being cancelled, so do not make as much sense.
Example Question #52 : Context Clues In Word Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
One of the great ______________ of wind energy is that it creates no pollutants.
benefits
obstacles
tragedies
troubles
worries
benefits
Using the context clues of the sentence where it says, "creates no pollutants." we can predict that the missing word should be something good or positive. The only positive choice is "benefits." The rest of the words would not make sense in the sentence because they would suggest that the wind power is doing something negative.
Example Question #53 : Context Clues In Word Based Sentence Completions
Fill in the blank.
The teacher generally wished for each day to be unique and exciting, but sometimes she welcomed a little bit of __________.
variety
distinctiveness
amusement
monotony
anticipation
monotony
Let's divide this sentence into two parts. First, we're told that the teacher usually wanted her days to be "unique and exciting." However, the conjunction "but" lets us know that we're looking for the opposite. In other words, sometimes the teacher looks forward to days that are not unique or exciting. Of the answer choices, a little bit of "variety" is similar to uniqueness; "distinctiveness" can be eliminated for the same reason. Even "amusement" is too close in meaning to "excitement," so we are left with "monotony," a word that refers to repetition of tedious or boring tasks. So, the teacher generally wished for excitement, but occasionally looked forward to a dull or "monotonous" day.
Example Question #54 : Context Clues In Word Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
When she was not working at her job, Cecilia liked to spend her ___________ time playing the piano.
leisure
development
permitted
busy
concentrated
leisure
Notice the nature of the contrast. The sentence is contrasting Cecelia's time at work with the other time that she has. Our "leisure time" is our free time—when we can do what we want because we want to do it. Since leisure time best contrasts with being at work, this is the best answer for this question.
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