SAT Reading: Sentence Completion Quiz
This is a brief 25-question quiz based on the kinds of questions typically asked in the SAT Critical Reading: Sentence Completion section. Most of these questions involve testing on your vocabulary. So, let's try out this quiz.
- 1.The ____________ student came running down the hallway, once again late for class.
- A.
Delinquent
- B.
Loquacious
- C.
Perfunctory
- D.
Blase
- E.
Erudite
- 2.Many people questioned if Franklin D. Roosevelt's ___________ policies would truly be able to put more money in the pockets of the average American.
- A.
Corrosive
- B.
Punitive
- C.
Pedantic
- D.
Coronary
- E.
Economic
- 3.His pale ____________ made some wonder if he was actually ill.
- A.
Complexion
- B.
Astute
- C.
Relevancy
- D.
Ego
- E.
Ethic
- 4.I enjoy ______________ on life in my spare time; after all, who doesn't need some occasional introspection?
- A.
Collecting
- B.
Modifying
- C.
Reflecting
- D.
Menacing
- E.
Penalizing
- 5.Many today consider the Gothic style to be quite _____________; however, most Renaissance-era scholars found Gothic work ____________.
- A.
Boring ... aesthetic
- B.
Interesting ... mundane
- C.
Talented ... voracious
- D.
Periodic ... reflexive
- E.
Intriguing ... parasitic
- 6.Although the electron is ______________ smaller than the proton, both particles carry equal and opposite charges.
- A.
Negligibly
- B.
Considerably
- C.
Vociferously
- D.
Laconically
- E.
Melodically
- 7.Pablo was a political ____________ and therefore had difficulty adapting to the public life.
- A.
Expert
- B.
Icon
- C.
Menace
- D.
Novice
- E.
Thief
- 8.Despite the attacks of her coworkers, Linda never _______________ the bad feelings and instead kept her agression inside.
- A.
Disposed
- B.
Maligned
- C.
Predated
- D.
Mortified
- E.
Reciprocated
- 9.The careful ___________ prepared the herbal, medicinal concoction.
- A.
Apothecary
- B.
Politician
- C.
Physicist
- D.
Priest
- E.
Recruiter
- 10.Few could have _______________ the ________________ results of our season; we won seven games and lost only two.
- A.
Meditated ... presumptuous
- B.
Appropriated ... lackluster
- C.
Defined ... evasive
- D.
Identified ... elastic
- E.
Predicted ... stellar
- 11.Newton and Leibniz are said to have ____________ discovered the calculus; this is likely because the two were separated by many miles.
- A.
Coercively
- B.
Prudently
- C.
Judiciously
- D.
Independently
- E.
Cooperatively
- 12.We did not initially recognize that he was a ______________, but we soon became aware of his ________________.
- A.
Prevaricator ... deceptions
- B.
Emulsificator ... denials
- C.
Stooge ... lies
- D.
Impersonator ... condition
- E.
Liar ... benevolence
- 13.Sometimes, it is better to __________ one's glee if it is the result of another person's loss.
- A.
Express
- B.
Contain
- C.
Demonstrate
- D.
Destroy
- E.
Implicate
- 14.Regardless of your ___________ on the ethical basis of stem-cell research, you must admit that it holds considerable scientific value.
- A.
Inclusiveness
- B.
Prowess
- C.
Opinion
- D.
Veracity
- E.
Cowl
- 15.Lenin believed that a single vanguard party had to lead worldwide socialism; consequently, many believed that world socialism was ____________ in nature.
- A.
Despotic
- B.
Monolithic
- C.
Boorish
- D.
Mistreated
- E.
Inconsequential
- 16.Margaret Atwood has been ____________, even glorified, for her role as a mover and shaker among feminists.
- A.
Condemned
- B.
Endorsed
- C.
Lauded
- D.
Deprecated
- E.
Minute
- 17.The use of endnotes can _______________ the meaning of a paper and create difficulty for potential ______________.
- A.
Obfuscate ... readers
- B.
Challenge ... graders
- C.
Reproach ... creditors
- D.
Beseech ... belligerents
- E.
Highlight ... critics
- 18.The Pax Romana, or Roman Peace, was a ____________ period in history in which few major wars were fought.
- A.
Tranquil
- B.
Subtle
- C.
Doubtful
- D.
Paradoxical
- E.
Hyperbolic
- 19.Rather than help to ____________ discourse, cable television debate programs often lead to undecipherable bickering.
- A.
Impede
- B.
Hasten
- C.
Clarify
- D.
Catalyze
- E.
Perish
- 20.Most believed that his ____________ tirade was ____________ and not pre-meditated.
- A.
Insignificant ... minute
- B.
Impoverished ... controlled
- C.
Meaningless ... expansive
- D.
Bitter ... incidental
- E.
Malicious ... planned
- 21.He may not create _____________, but he can provide consistent and solid performance.
- A.
Apparations
- B.
Occupations
- C.
Califications
- D.
Miracles
- E.
Misinterpretations
- 22.His ____________ appearence made many feel comfortable in his moral judgments.
- A.
Brittle
- B.
Sagacious
- C.
Prolific
- D.
Repressive
- E.
Destitute
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