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PSAT. Commonly missed questions – a review. Question 6. Describing the link between Martin Luther King Jr’s speeches and social change as ________ is absurd; the speeches were profoundly influential. A) liberating B) egalitarian C) protracted D) tenuous E) draconian. Question 6 continued.

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  1. PSAT Commonly missed questions – a review

  2. Question 6 • Describing the link between Martin Luther King Jr’s speeches and social change as ________ is absurd; the speeches were profoundly influential. • A) liberating • B) egalitarian • C) protracted • D) tenuous • E) draconian

  3. Question 6 continued • Describing the link between Martin Luther King Jr’s speeches and social change as ________ is absurd; the speeches were profoundly influential. • A) liberating (freeing) • B) egalitarian (promoting human equality) • C) protracted (extended) • D) tenuous (flimsy or weak) • E) draconian (cruel or severe)

  4. Question 6 answered • Describing the link between Martin Luther King Jr’s speeches and social change as tenuous is absurd; the speeches were profoundly influential.

  5. Question 7 • The critic’s review of Hollister’s latest novel was quite ______, predicting that the book would prove to be _______ for even the most devoted of Hollister’s fans. • A) laudatory………. an ordeal • B) vindictive ………. a lark • C) scathing ……… a banquet • D) caustic…… a trial • E) insolent…… a repast

  6. Question 7 continued • The critic’s review of Hollister’s latest novel was quite ______, predicting that the book would prove to be _______ for even the most devoted of Hollister’s fans. • A) laudatory (expressing praise) an ordeal (painful experience) • B) vindictive (spiteful)………. a lark (source of amusement) • C) scathing (bitterly severe) … a banquet (large meal or feast) • D) caustic (harsh/sarcastic)… a trial (tests a person’s patience) • E) insolent (rude)…… a repast (meal)

  7. Question 7 answered • The critic’s review of Hollister’s latest novel was quite caustic, predicting that the book would prove to be a trial for even the most devoted of Hollister’s fans.

  8. Question 8 • Since Chen was not ________ person, she recognized immediately that the dubious investment scheme must be a scam. • A) an ingratiating • B) a gregarious • C) a petulant • D) an irresolute • E) a credulous

  9. Question 8 continued • Since Chen was not ________ person, she recognized immediately that the dubious investment scheme must be a scam. • A) an ingratiating (trying to gain favor through flattery) • B) a gregarious (sociable – enjoys company of others) • C) a petulant (sulky, bad-tempered, rude) • D) an irresolute (hesitant, uncertain) • E) a credulous (having too great a readiness to believe things)

  10. Question 8 answered • Since Chen was not a credulous person, she recognized immediately that the dubious investment scheme must be a scam.

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