Practice Test Set 3 (Sentence Completion)

1. Unlike most historians, an anthropologist may not share the conventional ________ that the written word is more ________ than a tale told by a campfire.

   1. belief . . . prolix
   2. assumption . . . authentic
   3. idea . . . incredible
   4. tenet . . . specious
   5. canon . . . interesting

2. We ________ friends since we were children.

   1. had been
   2. have been
   3. are
   4. were

3. He has _____ all the miseries heroically.

   1. born
   2. borne
   3. bane
   4. boon

4. the child ________ crying for three hours.

   1. is
   2. has
   3. has been
   4. have been

5. Whatever he does is always contrary ________ my wishes.

   1. with
   2. from
   3. to
   4. for

6. It is usually _____ lava but gas that kills people during volcanic eruptions.

   1. not only
   2. not
   3. neither
   4. no

7. Walters and Torres ________ seven other candidates in the special election, but because neither ________ more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election will have to be held for the two of them.

   1. trailed . . . captured
   2. defeated . . . recaptured
   3. out-polled . . . garnered
   4. eliminated . . . reclaimed
   5. evaded . . . achieved

8. The chair is in the garden, please _____ it.

   1. bring
   2. fetch
   3. carry
   4. transport

9. Govt must hold a _____ inquiry.

   1. intelligent
   2. judicial
   3. sensible
   4. discreetly

10. He was _____ a member of Assembly.

    1. formerly
    2. formally
    3. lastly
    4. old

11. He often _____ from the subject while lecturing.

    1. rambles
    2. roams
    3. digresses
    4. ranges

12. The show is worth seeing for the ________ of Judy Convoy’s vivacious performance, which ________ the stage whenever she appears.

    1. effervescence . . . enlivens
    2. verve . . . deforms
    3. torpor . . . dominates
    4. bravado . . . enervates
    5. sprightliness . . . muffles

13. Prices for bikes can run _____ Rs. 30000/-.

    1. as high as
    2. as high to
    3. so high to
    4. so high as

14. The primary ________ of the region’s cuisine, such as beans, legumes, and pasta, provide high levels of complex carbohydrates and often ________ meat as the primary source of protein in the diet.

    1. requirements . . . supplement
    2. components . . . replace
    3. fads . . . subjoin
    4. facet . . . duplicate
    5. ingredients . . . indemnify

15. Face _____ with courage.

    1. misery
    2. poverty
    3. adversity
    4. affliction

16. Salma's home looked as though it had been ________ from a rag bin; her expensive burner was her sole ________ of luxury.

    1. clean ... expensive
    2. computerized ... cost
    3. modernized ... symbol
    4. salvaged ... sign

17. We must _____ this accord.

    1. greet
    2. hail
    3. salute
    4. receive

18. That new law went into _____ last month.

    1. affect
    2. effect
    3. action
    4. selection

19. I can not _____ that he would wish to harm us.

    1. hatch
    2. produce
    3. breed
    4. conceive

20. The general public _____ a large number of computers now, because prices are beginning to decrease.

    1. must buy
    2. must have bought
    3. must be buying
    4. must buying

21. All communication with outside world has been cut _____.

    1. out
    2. away
    3. down
    4. off

22. He _____ get up early.

    1. used
    2. used to
    3. is used to
    4. was used to be

23. You must _____ enough evidence to ensure his conviction.

    1. hoard
    2. store
    3. rallied
    4. accumulate

24. He was fined Rs. 100 for _____ driving.

    1. lavish
    2. prodigal
    3. reckless
    4. unthrifty

25. Though it lasted only half an hour, the ponderous lecture seemed ________ to most of the students.

    1. interminable
    2. cabalistic
    3. waggish
    4. vendible
    5. expressive

Answers

Practice Test Set 1
Practice Test Set 2
Practice Test Set 3