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. Govt must hold a _____ inquiry.

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

3. He suggest that the meeting _____ postponed.

   1. be
   2. is leaving
   3. must
   4. would be

4. Alarmist newspaper stories present the pit bull terrier as ________ killer, but owners insist that the dog is friendly and ________.

   1. an invidious . . . malleable
   2. a malign . . . philanthropic
   3. a ferocious . . . docile
   4. an infamous . . . self-serving
   5. a dissolute . . . venal

5. The company’s ________ produce new, daring, and socially relevant plays has made it the most ________, though not the most popular, theater group in the city.

   1. reluctance to . . . esoteric
   2. avidity to . . . congenial
   3. commitment to . . . provocative
   4. inability to . . . liberal
   5. eagerness to . . . regressive

6. It became _____ that he was going to die.

   1. visible
   2. distinct
   3. apparent
   4. manifest

7. The police arrested him and his one _____.

   1. friend
   2. colleague
   3. accomplice
   4. operator

8. His ______ capacity for food was abnormal.

   1. venal
   2. venial
   3. voracious
   4. veracious

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

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

10. The bacteria in milk is destroyed when _____ to at least 62 C.

    1. it be heated
    2. it heated
    3. it is heated
    4. it will be heated

11. An _____ agreement was reached between both the parties.

    1. amiable
    2. amicable
    3. likeable
    4. desirable

12. My wealthy aunt is more than economical; she is so ________ that she washes paper plates to be used again.

    1. affluent
    2. parsimonious
    3. indigent
    4. impoverished
    5. selfish

13. _____ is a person who produces works of art, especially painting.

    1. beautician
    2. writer
    3. artistic
    4. artisan

14. We congratulate him _____.

    1. on his success
    2. for his success
    3. at his success
    4. in his success

15. We _____ ourselves for difficult times.

    1. prop
    2. support
    3. brace
    4. refresh

16. ________ must be distinguished from ________, which is the recognition of different categories of people without the inputing of any differences in rank.

    1. Totalitarianism . . . brotherhood
    2. Modification . . . ossification
    3. Classification . . . ramification
    4. Stratification . . . differentiation
    5. Finitude . . . infinitude

17. Because light travels faster then sound lightning appears to _____ thunder.

    1. prolong
    2. traverse
    3. go before
    4. repel

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

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

19. 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

20. The ________ of Darwin’s theory of evolution on Victorian religion was to create a bitter ________ of ideas and beliefs.

    1. result . . . moderation
    2. effect . . . conflict
    3. extension . . . growth
    4. origin . . . compromise
    5. influence . . . solidarity

21. America at Sea is a one-volume ________ history that covers the nation’s military and commercial activities.

    1. aquatic
    2. ancient
    3. meretricious
    4. theological
    5. maritime

22. Virginia has adopted detailed new ________ for what students should know in English, history, mathematics, and science.

    1. maxims
    2. jurisdictions
    3. benchmarks
    4. affirmations
    5. vortices

23. I insisted ________ my fee paid.

    1. to have
    2. on having
    3. to having
    4. in having
    5. with having

24. You must apply ________ the judge for pardon.

    1. to
    2. with
    3. upon
    4. over
    5. in

25. He worked ____, because he aspired to stand first in the examination.

    1. very hard
    2. harder
    3. much hard
    4. the harder

Answers

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