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Example Question #71 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The children are jubilant because __________.
it is a snow day
they have too much homework
there is nothing to do
their dog has gone missing
everyone hates them
it is a snow day
To solve this problem you obviously need to know the definition of the word "jubilant." "Jubilant" means very happy and overjoyed. So, which of these answers is a reason why children might most likely be very happy? The correct answer, of course, is because " . . . it is a snow day."
Example Question #72 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The food spoiled over night because __________.
everyone helped clean up
the fridge was left ajar
the electricity was working perfectly
it was left in the freezer
it was very cold in the house
the fridge was left ajar
To solve this problem you simply need to figure out which one of these answer choices best represents a reason why food might "spoil" or be ruined. The correct answer is therefore " . . . the fridge was left ajar." If it helps "ajar" means partially open.
Example Question #73 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The massive tree __________.
towered above the houses
is easy to carry
is very fragile
needed more time to grow
walked to the supermarket
towered above the houses
To solve this problem you first need to know that "massive" means very large, gigantic. So, which of these answer choices fits with the description of something as "massive"? The correct answer is " . . . towered above the houses." If you "tower above" something you are much taller than it.
Example Question #74 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
__________ and the house is very cold.
We keep paying our bills
It is the middle of summer
I need a glass of cold water
I needed to take off my jacket
The heater is broken
The heater is broken
To solve this problem you simply need to figure out which of these answer choices would most likely be related to a very cold house. The correct answer is "The heater is broken . . . " All the other answer choices would either require a negating conjunction like "but" or "yet" or else don't make sense in context.
Example Question #75 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
__________, so we cannot get any bread.
They have no money
We are very hungry
The bakery is closed
They went to the bakery
We have lots of money
The bakery is closed
To solve this problem you need to determine why the subjects of this sentence would be unable to get any bread. The most likely answer is because "The bakery is closed . . . " Some of these answer choices might seem right at first glance, but contain incorrect pronouns. Such as "They have no money . . . " If "they" was replaced with "we" this answer would make sense. You need to always be aware of pronoun continuation in sentence completion problems.
Example Question #76 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
"My house is falling down," she said, "__________."
it is very new
although it is a very recent model
it needs renovation
yet I will move out soon
I love living there
it needs renovation
To solve this problem you need to be careful of incorrect conjunctions like "yet" and also consider what the speaker would most likely say after commenting that her house is "falling down." The correct answer is therefore " . . . it needs renovation." "Renovation" is the action of repairing an old or broken building and making it like new.
Example Question #77 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The water was scolding, so __________.
it freezed in seconds
she drank it slowly
he drank it quickly
she waited for it to cool down
he got into the bath
she waited for it to cool down
To solve this problem you first need to know that "scolding" means very hot, burning. So, if the water was very hot it makes sense that the subject would " . . . [wait] for it to cool down."
Example Question #78 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The careless man __________.
never made mistakes
argued with people constantly
was always reliable
was rewarded by his boss
made another mistake
made another mistake
Although all of these answers make sense grammatically, only one of these answer makes sense contextually. That is the answer choice that reads " . . . made mistakes often." To solve this problem you needed to know that "careless" means not careful, likely to make mistakes.
Example Question #79 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
He tried to lighten the mood __________.
yet succeeded
by cracking jokes
with his cruel punishment
by picking on his friends
because people were so happy
by cracking jokes
If the subject was trying to "lighten the mood" (make things seem less serious, cheer people up) then it makes sense that he would do so " . . . by cracking jokes."
Example Question #80 : Style, Intensity, And Connotation In Phrase Based Sentence Completions
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
__________, so they lit some candles.
The power went out
The room was totally illuminated
They were out in the forest
It was very bright
It was a scorching day
The power went out
To solve this problem you simply need to determine which one of these answer choices represents a situation that might cause people to light candles. The correct answer is therefore "The power went out . . . " Additionally, "illuminated" means lit up; "scorching" means very hot, burning.
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