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SENTENCE COMPLETIONS

SENTENCE COMPLETIONS. THREE STEP STRATEGY FOR SOLVING SENTENCE COMPLETIONS 1. READ THE SENTENCE, DETERMINE THE TYPE. 2. PREDICT A WORD YOU WOULD PUT IN THE SENTENCE. 3. MATCH A WORD CHOICE TO YOUR PREDICTION.

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SENTENCE COMPLETIONS

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  1. SENTENCE COMPLETIONS

  2. THREE STEP STRATEGY FOR SOLVING SENTENCE COMPLETIONS 1. READ THE SENTENCE, DETERMINE THE TYPE. 2. PREDICT A WORD YOU WOULD PUT IN THE SENTENCE. 3. MATCH A WORD CHOICE TO YOUR PREDICTION.

  3. Hummingbirds use spider silk to strengthen nest walls to better _______ the weight and pressure of wriggling hatchlings.

  4. Hummingbirds use spider silk to strengthen nest walls to better _______ the weight and pressure of wriggling hatchlings. (A) withstand (B) discern (C) expose (D) transmute (E) induce

  5. THREE TYPES OF SENTENCES 1. AGREEMENT 2. CONTRAST 3. DEFINITION

  6. AGREEMENT SENTENCES THE SENTENCE WILL HAVE TWO CLAUSES THAT AGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER. AND BECAUSE ALSO CONSEQUENTLY AS SINCE

  7. ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN MILTON MURAYAMA’S NOVEL IS CONSIDERED ______ BECAUSE HE DELIBERATELY DEFIES AN OPPRESSIVE HIERARCHICAL SOCIETY.

  8. ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN MILTON MURAYAMA’S NOVEL IS CONSIDERED ______ BECAUSE HE DELIBERATELY DEFIES AN OPPRESSIVE HIERARCHICAL SOCIETY. A. REBELLIOUS B. IMPULSIVE C. ARTISTIC D. INDUSTRIOUS E. TYRANNICAL

  9. CONTRAST SENTENCES THE SENTENCE WILL HAVE TWO CLAUSES THAT DISAGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER. BUT ALTHOUGH OR HOWEVER EVEN THOUGH UNLIKE

  10. Although the poet Stevie Smith had a childhood that was far from ____, she always envied children, believing they alone had the ideal life.

  11. Although the poet Stevie Smith had a childhood that was far from ____, she always envied children, believing they alone had the ideal life. (A) idyllic (B) envious (C) indifferent (D) dubious (E) neutral

  12. DEFINITION SENTENCES THE SENTENCE WILL HAVE TWO CLAUSES; ONE CLAUSE WILL DEFINE THE BLANK IN THE OTHER. PUNCTUATION IS IMPORTANT HERE; IT WILL SHOW YOU WHERE THE BREAK IS.

  13. His ______ remarks really detracted from the overall speech; he should not have so readily strayed from his subject.

  14. His ______ remarks really detracted from the overall speech; he should not have so readily strayed from his subject. A. repugnant B. digressive C. redundant D. innocuous E. enigmatic

  15. ONE BLANK VERSUS TWO BLANKS WITH TWO BLANK QUESTIONS CHOOSE ONE OF THE BLANKS AND ANSWER THAT ONE FIRST.

  16. MANY ECONOMISTS BELIEVE THAT SINCE RESOURCES ARE SCARCE AND SINCE HUMAN DESIRES CANNOT ALL BE ______, A METHOD OF _____ IS NEEDED.

  17. MANY ECONOMISTS BELIEVE THAT SINCE RESOURCES ARE SCARCE AND SINCE HUMAN DESIRES CANNOT ALL BE ______, A METHOD OF _____ IS NEEDED. A. INDULGED… APPORTIONMENT B. VERIFIED… DISTRIBUTION C. USURPED… EXPROPRIATION D. EXPRESSED… REPARATION E. ANTICIPATED… ADVERTISING

  18. MANY ECONOMISTS BELIEVE THAT SINCE RESOURCES ARE SCARCE AND SINCE HUMAN DESIRES CANNOT ALL BE ______, A METHOD OF _____ IS NEEDED. A. INDULGED… APPORTIONMENT B. VERIFIED… DISTRIBUTION C. USURPED… EXPROPRIATION D. EXPRESSED… REPARATION E. ANTICIPATED… ADVERTISING

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