To solve this problem you need to figure out which of these answer choices most likely describes what would happen when someone drops out of college. The correct answer is therefore "Her parents were very disappointed . . . " as this is the only negative answer available. Additionally, "graduated" means moved on from, successfully completed academic work; "academic" means related to school or college. 

To solve this problem you have to determine which of these answer choices describes an event that relates to feeling close to God. The correct answer is therefore " . . . a religious experience." An "experience" is something that happens to you. Additionally, "unorthodox" means not usual, unconventional; "anxiety" means worry, fear about the future; "extreme" means intense; "flawed" means not perfect, containing errors. 

To solve this problem you need to determine which of these answer choices would most likely be related to the imprisonment of local rulers. This sounds like a violent action associated with war so the correct answer is "The army occupied the country . . . " To "occupy" means to take up space, to take over. The other answer choices are all either unrelated to the imprisonment of rulers or else contain illogical conjunctions and conjugation. For example a "mild adventure" would be unlikely to end in the imprisonment of a ruling class. Additionally, "tyranny" means cruel and absolute power; "oppressed" means under harsh and brutal treatment. 

To solve this problem you first need to know that to "aggravate" means to make worse. So, which of these answer choices best describes an action that might make someone's leg hurt even more? The correct answer is " . . . when she fell." All the other answer choices either describe the relief of pain or else are completely nonsensical. 

To solve this problem you first need to know that "gloomy" means dark, depressing and "demeanor" means attitude, mood, way of carrying oneself. So, someone with a "gloomy demeanor" has a "dark and depressing attitude." It logically makes sense then that this would remind the girl of darkness. Additionally, "illuminated" means lit up, shined a light on; "intensified" means became more intense. 

In this problem you need to determine which of these answer choices is something that someone might say after saying "Careful." The correct answer is therefore " . . . this box is marked fragile." "Fragile" means easily broken. The other answer choices all either describe reasons why someone might not have to be careful or else are unrelated and nonsensical. Additionally, "exclaimed" means said, expressed out loud; "cumbersome" means heavy, difficult to carry, difficult to manage. 

To solve this problem you need to consider what someone's calming words might lead to. The correct answer is "He soothed the man . . . " "Soothed" means assuaged, calmed, made to feel better and more relaxed. The other answer choices all suggest a result that would not occur from someone speaking calmly. Additionally, "exacerbated" and "aggravated" both mean intensified and made worse; "bedlam" means mayhem, disorder, chaos, madness; "ensured" means made sure happened; "preserved" means saved, maintained.

To begin with you need to know that a "genius" is someone very smart. So, which of these answer choices describes what might happen when someone is compared to a genius? The correct answer is " . . . I feel stupid." To "compare" means to measure something against something else. So, when measured next to a genius the speaker feels stupid by comparison. Additionally, "unattractive" means not attractive, ugly; "splendid" means excellent, great.

To solve this problem you need to determine which of these answer choices describes something that might happen if you heat an ice-cube. The correct answer is, obviously, that it will melt. You need to be careful of this question because the incorrect answers contain illogical conjunctions. If a conjunction does not sound right to you, but you have no other information to go on, you should trust your instincts. The human brain is hard-wired to understand language and sentence structure, and even if you do not understand what a specific conjunction means you might still recognize what it cannot mean. 

To solve this problem you first need to know that "accumulated" means gathered, piled up, collected. So, if the snow was gathering and collecting on the ground which of these answer choices is the most likely result? The correct answer is " . . . and had to be shovelled." The other answer choices all describe something illogical within the context of this sentence. Additionally, "frigid" means very cold; "temperature" means the measure of how hot or cold it is.