SAT Critical Reading : Sentence Completion Questions
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Example Question #1758 : Sat Critical Reading
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The cleric’s __________ was off-putting; everyone could see he was only pretending to believe.
hypocrisy
sincerity
genuineness
scrupulousness
naivete
hypocrisy
"Hypocrisy" means affectation or false pretense of behaving in a good way. Naturally, a religious man or woman's affected belief would be unsettling.
Example Question #1759 : Sat Critical Reading
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Punk music fans seem to enjoy it when their musicians scream __________ at them; they relish being cursed.
sweetly
ingratiatingly
maledictions
dulcetly
blessings
maledictions
"Maledictions" are curses. A punk musician who screams maledictions at his fans is cursing them.
Example Question #1761 : Sat Critical Reading
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The punk musician’s __________ ingratiated him to his fans; they loved his rudeness.
nonchalance
sincerity
insolence
empathy
consideration
insolence
"Insolence" means rudeness and arrogance, while "ingratiate" means make someone else see you positively. A performer whose fans love rudeness would bring himself into their good graces by being arrogant and rude.
Example Question #431 : One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The chess player found himself in a serious __________ when he lost his most powerful piece early in the game.
passivity
provocation
caprice
quandary
lexicon
quandary
"Quandary" means difficulty or problematic situation. A chess player would be in a difficult situation if he or she lost his or her most powerful piece early on in a game.
Example Question #432 : One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The aging professor believed his speeches on immigration laws gave his students a unique perspective, but they mostly viewed him as an out-of-touch __________.
bigot
testament
hero
champion
amusement
bigot
The students view their professor as out of touch, indicating that he is perceived in a negative light. Four of the possible answer choices are very positive. Only "bigot" is sufficiently negative.
Example Question #1293 : Psat Critical Reading
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The estate owner was well known for being stingy, and some of his contractors were still seeking __________ years after they had completed their work.
access
totality
remuneration
comfort
solace
remuneration
Upon looking at the answer choices, the word that should stick out in the sentence is "stingy," which means being tight with money; therefore, find the answer choice that is related to money or payment. "Remuneration," which specifically means payment for work, is the only choice with such a starkly financial meaning.
Example Question #433 : One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Even though he was the least talented member of the team, the coach always started the midfielder as a __________ to assist the team's fortunes.
functionary
poison
talisman
hindrance
burden
talisman
Remember that the correct answer choice is the best choice, not just an answer that can make sense in the sentence. Here, all the choices can make sense, but only "talisman," meaning a kind of lucky charm, fits best with the notion that the coach is assisting his team's fortunes.
Example Question #441 : One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
This year’s presidential address was criticized for its dry __________ since it iterated the same political notions over and over.
paganism
reminiscence
redundancy
banter
monotonous
redundancy
"Redundancy" means repetition or reiteration of the same ideas.
Example Question #273 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
__________ can be a desirable trait in poetry if the author wants his or her piece to have more than one possible interpretation.
Stealth
Premonition
Ambiguity
Foreshadowing
Opulence
Ambiguity
Since "ambiguity" is the opposite of clarity, an ambiguous poem is one that could have more than one interpretation.
Example Question #274 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The jurors were awed by the assailant’s coldness; he completly lacked __________ for the family members of those he murdered.
misery
indulgence
candor
empathy
ingratitude
empathy
"Coldness," in an emotional sense, is synonymous with a lack of empathy, pity, or compassion.
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