ISEE Upper Level Verbal : Nouns and Verbs in Two-Blank Sentences

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Example Questions

Example Question #51 : Nouns And Verbs In Two Blank Sentences

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

The __________ realized that many of his students had not taken in what he was saying, so he decided to __________ the more important points. 

Possible Answers:

megalomaniac . . . incarcerate

pedagogue . . . reiterate 

grouse . . . expiate 

tenet . . . inundate 

boor . . . allure 

Correct answer:

pedagogue . . . reiterate 

Explanation:

Because the subject of this sentence appears to be speaking to a bunch of students you can reasonably infer that he is probably a "teacher." The first correct blank is therefore "pedagogue" because this means teacher. To solve for the second blank you need to consider that the teacher is saying his points again. To "reiterate" means to say again, to repeat for emphasis. To provide further help, a "megalomaniac" is a power-mad person; to "grouse" is to complain; a "tenet" is an important belief; a "boor" is a rude person; "allure" means attract; "incarcerate" means imprison; "inundate" means flood with, overwhelm with; "expiate" means make up for, make amends

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