SAT Critical Reading-sentence Completion

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    The _______ was sentenced as guilty for setting fire on houses, schools and offices.

    • Sychophant
    • Pyromaniac
    • Leper
    • Sentry
    • Precursor
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SAT Critical Reading-sentence Completion - Quiz
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This test measures your ability to choose the most appropriate word for the blank.

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    At first, my mother-in law disapproved me. However, after she found out I was ________, she was absoultely satisfied.

    • Impetuous

    • Garrulous

    • Impeccable

    • Historionic

    • Decadent

    Correct Answer
    A. Impeccable
    Explanation
    The correct answer is "impeccable." The word "impeccable" means flawless or perfect. In this context, it suggests that the speaker's mother-in-law's disapproval was turned around once she discovered that the speaker was flawless or faultless in some way. This revelation made her completely satisfied with the speaker.

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    Rick was ___________; he actually had stolen the 500$ that he contributed to church.

    • Fatuous

    • Scrupulous

    • Parsimonious

    • Sanctimonious

    • Insolent

    Correct Answer
    A. Sanctimonious
    Explanation
    Rick's behavior can be described as sanctimonious because he pretended to be morally superior or righteous by contributing money to the church while secretly stealing it. This suggests that he was hypocritical and insincere in his actions, using them to create a false appearance of virtue.

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    The boy made the box too ___________ ; unfortunately, his rabbit inside the box soon ________.

    • Empirical---usurped

    • Imperial---succumbed

    • Impervious---fainted

    • Deleterious---coalsced

    • Noxious---obscured

    Correct Answer
    A. Impervious---fainted
    Explanation
    The word "impervious" means not allowing something to pass through or penetrate. In the context of the sentence, it suggests that the box made by the boy was not able to let air pass through or provide proper ventilation. As a result, the rabbit inside the box "fainted" due to lack of oxygen.

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    Daniel was too ________ to grasp his teacher's actual intention of _______ saying; this made the teacher even more angry.

    • Lugubrious---officious

    • Loquacious---comforting

    • Conventional---colloquial

    • Adroit---opaque

    • Obtuse---figurative

    Correct Answer
    A. Obtuse---figurative
    Explanation
    Daniel was too obtuse to grasp his teacher's actual intention of figurative saying; this made the teacher even more angry.

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