ISEE Middle Level Verbal : Sentence Completions: Parts of Speech

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Example Questions

Example Question #821 : Sentence Completions: Parts Of Speech

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The police were sent out to __________ the unrest.

Possible Answers:

deprive

amuse

quell

underline

educate

Correct answer:

quell

Explanation:

"Unrest" is a state of agitation, protest, so it makes sense that the police would be sent out to try and put an end to, bring under control or "quell" the rebellion. Additionally, "deprive" means take away from, not allow to have; "underline" means highlight, draw special attention to; "amuse" means entertain, make laugh; "educate" means teach.

Example Question #822 : Sentence Completions: Parts Of Speech

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The powerful tornado __________ the small mining town.

Possible Answers:

devastated

meandered

adorned

unkempt

acclaimed

Correct answer:

devastated

Explanation:

To solve this problem you need to determine which of these describes an action that a powerful tornado might do to a small town. The correct answer is "devastated," which means destroyed, completely ruined. Additionally, to "meander" means to move slowly, side to side, like a river; "acclaim" means praise; "adorn" means decorate; "unkempt" means messy, and is actually an adjective.

Example Question #823 : Sentence Completions: Parts Of Speech

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The army __________ for days through the thick mud.

Possible Answers:

indicted

hovered

trudged

sprinted

confined

Correct answer:

trudged

Explanation:

To solve this problem you need to figure out which of these verbs means something like to walk slowly, with heavy, plodding steps. The correct answer is "trudged." Additionally, "sprint" means run fast; "hover" means fly just above the ground; to "confine" means to imprison, to lock up; "indict" means accuse of a crime.

Example Question #824 : Sentence Completions: Parts Of Speech

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The animals had been __________ of oxygen and had died.

Possible Answers:

dismounted

venerated

condoned

spliced

deprived

Correct answer:

deprived

Explanation:

Animals need to breathe oxygen to survive, so the correct answer to this question must mean something like not allowed to have. The correct answer is therefore "deprived." To "deprive" means to take away, to not allow to have. Additionally, "venerate" means revere, deeply respect; "dismount" means get down from; "condone" means allow, publicly support; "splice" means join together.

Example Question #825 : Sentence Completions: Parts Of Speech

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

They told her to leave them alone; unfortunately she always has to __________.

Possible Answers:

examine

warble

elaborate

meddle

surpass

Correct answer:

meddle

Explanation:

If they told her to leave them alone then it would be unfortunate for her to interfere, get involved with, so the correct answer is "meddle." Additionally, "examine" means look at carefully; "warble" means sing like a bird; "surpass" means go beyond, achieve greater success than; "elaborate" means provide further detail.

Example Question #826 : Sentence Completions: Parts Of Speech

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The suspected criminal __________ his guilt to clear his conscience.

Possible Answers:

solicited

ratified

mutilated

postponed

avowed

Correct answer:

avowed

Explanation:

In order for the incident to clear the criminal's conscience it makes sense that he would be declaring, confessing, asserting the truth. So, the correct answer is "avowed." To "avow" means to declare, to assert, to confess to having done something. Additionally, "ratified" means approved; "solicit" means seek money, work, or advice from; "mutilate" means ruin the appearance of; "postpone" means delay.

Example Question #827 : Sentence Completions: Parts Of Speech

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

He was __________ by his inability to open the front door.

Possible Answers:

ordained

jumbled

vexed

dwindled

squandered

Correct answer:

vexed

Explanation:

The inability to do something simple, like use your keys to open the door, might naturally be frustrating, annoying, irritating. So, the correct answer is "vexed." To be "vexed" is to be annoyed, angered, confused, or irritated by something superficial. Additionally, "squander" means waste; "ordain" means make holy, make official; "dwindle" means reduce in number, become smaller in amount; "jumble" means mix up.

Example Question #828 : Sentence Completions: Parts Of Speech

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The young child forgot to __________ his food and almost choked on a vegetable.

Possible Answers:

proliferate

admonish

defray

hypothesize

masticate

Correct answer:

masticate

Explanation:

Failing to chew one's food might result in choking, so the correct answer is "masticate" which means chew. Additionally, "admonish" means yell at, scold, punish; "proliferate" means spread wildly; "hypothesize" means speculate as possibly true, estimate, suggest as fact; "defray" means provide money for, pay for the cost of.

Example Question #829 : Sentence Completions: Parts Of Speech

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The rule was unpopular so the government decided to __________ it. 

Possible Answers:

abolish

pilfer

transcend

aggrandize

lure

Correct answer:

abolish

Explanation:

If the rule was unpopular it might make logical sense for the government to get rid of it, or "abolish" it. Additionally, "aggrandize" means increase the power of, increase the reputation of; "transcend" means go beyond; "pilfer" means steal, plunder; "lure" means attract using trickery, tempt

Example Question #830 : Sentence Completions: Parts Of Speech

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

I love that man very much and will not stand here and listen to him be __________!

Possible Answers:

maligned

cloistered

beguiled

uttered

commandeered

Correct answer:

maligned

Explanation:

Based on the intensity of the speaker's tone and her comments that she loves the man it makes sense that she is refusing to listen to him be severely criticized, or "maligned." To "malign" means to speak negatively of, to criticize. Additionally, "beguile" means charm; "commandeer" means take command of (especially a vehicle); "utter" means give voice to, speak; "cloister" means shut away, lock away, hide away

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