Test Prep SAT Section 1 Critical Reading Exam Practice Questions (P. 5)
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Question #21
Each year I am reminded of our blessings as I view the _____ of food abundant at our table.
- Amixture
- Bgluttony
- Cbounty
- Dplethora
- Edecadence
Correct Answer:
D
Although Choices B and C, "gluttony" and "bounty," seem plausible, gluttony has to do with over-consumption and bounty relates to generosity. Choice D
"plethora" means excess and is the best fit for the sentence.
D
Although Choices B and C, "gluttony" and "bounty," seem plausible, gluttony has to do with over-consumption and bounty relates to generosity. Choice D
"plethora" means excess and is the best fit for the sentence.
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Question #22
The depth and ______ of Lillian’s performance was most noteworthy; she presented works from ragtime to jazz to classical.
- Aduration
- Bpolish
- Cscope
- Dintensity
- Earticulation
Correct Answer:
C
Although Choice E, "articulation," appears to fit, it is more appropriately used with speaking, and the examples are clearly musical, making Choice C, "scope," correct.
C
Although Choice E, "articulation," appears to fit, it is more appropriately used with speaking, and the examples are clearly musical, making Choice C, "scope," correct.
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Question #23
Once the newspaper ______ their sources were flawed, they ______ the target of their article by issuing a full retraction.
- Arealized. . .exonerated
- Bsuspected. . .blasted
- Cunderstood. . .haranged
- Drejected. . .issued
- Edisproved. . .comforted
Correct Answer:
A
The key word here is the opening "Once" which sets up a change. This should clue you to look for companions for the action in question; in this case the printing of a retraction. We know newspapers don’t like to do this, and so something must have forced them into it. Choice C, "understood," could match the first blank, but only Choice A exonerated matches both the first and second blanks.
A
The key word here is the opening "Once" which sets up a change. This should clue you to look for companions for the action in question; in this case the printing of a retraction. We know newspapers don’t like to do this, and so something must have forced them into it. Choice C, "understood," could match the first blank, but only Choice A exonerated matches both the first and second blanks.
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Question #24
His _____ behavior toward her caused a considerable riff in the organization, partially because of the size of the company and partially because he was a married man with children.
- Auntoward
- Bsnide
- Cmysterious
- Dperiodic
- Eobsequious
Correct Answer:
E
Given the response of the organization, the only adjective rising to the level to stimulate such action is Choice E, "obsequious," or excessively attentive, particularly given his marital status
E
Given the response of the organization, the only adjective rising to the level to stimulate such action is Choice E, "obsequious," or excessively attentive, particularly given his marital status
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Question #25
He was held up to small children as an ______, one who is worthy of imitation, principally because of his self-sacrificing dedication to helping othersclearly his
______ made him deserving of such claim.
______ made him deserving of such claim.
- Aenigma. . .heart
- Bexemplar. . .altruism
- Cegotist. . .devotion
- Demancipator. . .thrift
- Eidol. . .immortality
Correct Answer:
B
Clearly we are looking for two positives, the first of which must be exemplary. Only Choices B and D, "exemplar" and "emancipator" qualify. The second blank need also be positive, and only Choice B "altruism" or concern for others qualifies.
B
Clearly we are looking for two positives, the first of which must be exemplary. Only Choices B and D, "exemplar" and "emancipator" qualify. The second blank need also be positive, and only Choice B "altruism" or concern for others qualifies.
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