Here, the sentence describes a dog that is eager to get inside. Behaviors that demonstrate eagerness include barking and scratching at the door. Thus, "scratching at the door" is the correct answer. The other answer choices (such as "licking its paws") do not demonstrate excitement and there are not correct answer choices.

Since the athlete is only focusing on "improving her individual technique," the only phrase that makes sense is that she most values "valuable feedback that helps her improve."

Given that the day was bright and sunny and Sarah is excited to go on a picnic, it would make sense that the description that goes in the blank would be similarly cheery. The only description of the day that matches this is the phrase "the sky was full of fluffy clouds," which is therefore the correct answer. 

Since building the library would actually serve the treasurer's own interest, the phrase that should fill the blank would be one that indicates the fact that he is serving his own interests. Thus, "stemmed from greed" is the best answer choice.

The phrase that makes most sense is that the athlete suffered "a serious injury," as this is the only possibility that would have interfered with his ability to compete in college. While the other phrases present small obstacles that could have affected the athlete, only a serious injury out of these options would have actually prevented him from competing.

To select the correct answer in this sentence completion, you need to understand the definition of the word “audible.” When something is “audible,” it is able to be heard. Therefore, we learn in the first sentence that her mother’s instructions were “barely audible,” meaning that they were difficult to hear. If Cathy could not hear the instructions, she would not “leave the room quickly,” “turn the stereo volume up,” or “cover her ears and hum loudly.” We would hope that she would not simply go outside to play with her brother; instead she would “ask her mother to repeat her instructions louder.”

In order to complete this sentence, we need to know the definition of “ajar,” which means slightly open. If the vehicle is beeping because a door was left slightly open, the correct answer would be that James "got out and closed the door." He would not kick the other doors open, as he is already dealing with the problem of the vehicle beeping. Repainting the door and unlocking the door would also not solve the beeping problem. It might make sense for James to get out and walk, but this is not as good a solution to the problem as the correct answer.

To complete this sentence, look for context clues in the second part of the sentence. The pronoun “he” is used; therefore, the subject of the missing clause must be male. We can thus cross out “her mother is a baker” and “her house has been cleaned out recently.” Then we see in the second part of the sentence the words “fix lighting problems.” Neither mailmen or horse racing are related to fixing lighting problems, but electricians certainly are, so the correct answer is “her brother is an electrician.”

Here we see that the first part of the sentence begins with “even though,” which will lead to a contrasting clause in the second part of the sentence. Since Bethany is “not happy” to be attending this meeting, the second part of the sentence should explain something she does in contrast to these feelings. If Bethany “did not bother to show up," “contacted her boss to say she would not make it,” or “decided to quit her job,” there is no contrast. Asking her co-workers to make coffee beforehand is not a statement about what she will do despite her unhappiness to attend the meeting. Therefore, Bethany “arrived on time and well prepared,” despite being unhappy to be at the meeting. That is the correct answer.

The keys to understanding this sentence completion exercise is noting the use of the conjunction “but” and knowing the definition of the term “antagonist.” An “antagonist” is a villain. The use of the word “anyway” suggests that whatever Jesse did what he had initially not want to do anyway. The conjunction “but” suggests the even though Jesse did not want to play the role of the villain, he did so anyway.