1- ] Model SAT Practice Exercises - Exercise A

1 - ] Model SAT Practice Exercises

 

Sentence Completion Exercise A

Select the best answer to each of the following questions : then blacken the appropriate space on your answer sheet .

1 . The selection committee for the exhibit was amazed to see such fine work done by a mere ….

(A) connoisseur (B) artist (C) amateur (D) entrepreneur (E) exhibitionist

2 . The teacher suspected cheating as soon as he noticed the pupil’s …. glances at his classmate’s paper .

(A) futile (B) sporadic (C) furtive (D) cold (E) inconsequential

3 . Known for his commitment to numerous worthy causes , the philanthropist deserved …. for his …. .

(A) recognition …. folly

(B) blame …. hypocrisy

(C) reward …. modesty

D) admonishment …. wastefulness

(E) credit …. altruism

4 . Miss Watson termed Huck’s behavior …. because in her opinion nothing could excuse his deliberate disregard of her commands .

(A) devious (B) intolerant (C) irrevocable (D) indefensible (E) boisterous

5 . Either the surfing at Maui is …. , or I went there on an off day .

(A) consistent (B) thrilling (C) invigorating (D) overrated (E) scenic

6 . Your …. remarks spoil the effect of your speech : try not to stray from your subject

(A) innocuous (B) digressive (C) derogatory (D) persistent (E) enigmatic

7 . We need both ornament and implement in our society ; we need the artist and the …. .

(A) beautician  (B) writer (C) politician (D) artisan (E) model

8 . When such …. remarks are circulated , we can only blame and despise those who produce them .

(A) adulatory (B) chance (C) rhetorical (D) redundant (E) reprehensible

9 . The stereotypical image of masculinity assumes that weeping is …. “unmanly” behavior , and not simply a human reaction which may be …. by either sex .

(A) inexplicably …. repented

(B) excessively …. discerned

(C) essentially …. defined

(D) inherently …. adopted

(E) intentionally …. exaggerated

10 . We need more men and women of culture and enlightenment in our society ; we have too many …. among us .

(A) pedants (B) philistines (C) ascetics (D) paragons (E) apologists

11 . There was a hint of carelessness about her appearance , as though the cut of her blouse or the fit of her slacks was a matter of …. to her .

(A) satisfaction (B) aesthetics (C) indifference (D) significance (E) controversy

12 . Many educators argue that a …. grouping of students would improve instruction because it would limit the range of student abilities in the classroom .

(A) heterogeneous (B) systematic (C) homogenous (D) sporadic (E) fragmentary

13 . As news of his indictment spread through the town , the citizens began to …. him and to avoid meeting him

(A) ostracize (B) congratulate (C) desecrate (D) minimize (E) harass

14 . After years of talking down to his students as if they couldn’t understand a word , the teacher finally acknowledged that his attitude was a ….

(A) colloquial (B) condescending (C) professional (D) justifiable (E) logical

15 . There are too many …. and not enough serious workers .

(A) sycophants (B) kleptomaniacs (C) novices (D) dilettantes (E) zealots

16 . Unlike W.E.B Dubois , who was …. of the vocational emphasis in black education , Booker T. Washington favored …. the limited funds available for educating blacks to programs that prepared people for practical jobs .

(A) critical …. restricting

(B) aware …. confining

(C) suspicious …. denying

(D) protective …. allotting

(E) appreciative …. allocating

17 . Many elderly people are capable of working , but they are kept from gainful employment by the …. of those employers who mistakenly believe that young people alone can give them adequate service .

(A) philosophy (B) parsimony (C) conservatism  (D) rationalizations (E) short sightedness

18 . The college president made the …. statement that no student athlete on academic probation , not even the top-scorer of the varsity team , would be allowed to participate in intercollegiate sports . 

(A) impertinent  (B) uncontroversial (C) opinionated (D) categorical (E) equivocal

19 . The fire marshalls spend many house seeking the cause of the …. in which so many people were killed and so many others hospitalized with major burns .

(A) maelstrom (B) labyrinth (C) conflagration (D) torpor (E) carnage

20 . If you come to the conference table with such an …. attitude , we cannot expect to reach any harmonious agreement .

(A) exemplary (B) iridescent (C) indolent (D) obdurate (E) unwonted

21 . I can vouch for his honesty ; I have always found him …. and carefully observant of the truth .

(A) arbitrary (B) plausible (C) volatile (D) veracious  (E) innocuous

22 . This well-documented history is of importance because it carefully …. the …. accomplishments of Indian artists who are all too little known to the public at large .

(A) recognizes …. negligible

(B) overlooks …. purported

(C) scrutinizes …. illusory

(D) distorts …. noteworthy

(E) substantiates …. considerable

23 . Perhaps because he feels …. by an excess of parental restrictions and rules , at adolescences the repressed child may break out dramatically .

(A) nurtured (B) appeased (C) confined (D) fascinated (E) liberated

24 .Sue felt that Jack’s …. in the face of the compelling evidence which she had presented was an example of his …. mind .

(A) truculence …. unbiased

(B) skepticism …. open

(C) incredulity …. closed

(D) acquiescence …. keen

(E) reluctance …. impartial

25 . As a girl , Emily Dickinson was …. but also …. extraordinarily intense about her poetry yet exceptionally inhibited socially .

(A) zealous …. gregarious

(B) ardent …. repressed

(C) prudent …. reserved

(D) rash …. intrusive

(E) impulsive …. dedicated

26 . The good night’s sleep had …. effect on the weary climber , who woke refreshed and eager to resume the ascent .

(A) an innocuous (B) a tonic (C) a minor (D) an enervating (E) a detrimental

27 . She is an interesting …. , an infinitely shy person who , in apparent contradiction , possesses an enormously intuitive …. for understanding people .

(A) aberration …. disdain

(B) caricature …. talent

(C) specimen …. loathing

(D) phenomenon … disinclination

(E) paradox …. gift

28 . The coach’s harsh rebuke deeply wounded the star quarterback , who had never been …. like that before .

(A) summoned (B) reprimanded (C) stimulated (D) placated (E) ignored

29 . At the present time , we are suffering from …. of stories about the war ;try writing about another subject .

(A) a calumny (B) a dearth (C) an insurgence (D) a plethora (E) an inhibition

30 . Because he was …. , he shunned human society .

(A) a misanthrope (B) an oligarch (C) an anomaly (D) a stereotype (E) a nonentity

31 . Ernest Hemingway’s prose is generally esteemed for its …. , as one critic puts it , Hemingway “cuts out unneeded words .”

(A) sensitivity (B) economy (C) gusto (D) breadth (E) intricacy

33 . After Bob had broken the punch bowl , we sensed the extent of his …. from the way he shamefacedly avoided meeting his hostess’s eye .

(A) composure (B) perspicacity (C) discomfiture (D) forbearance (E) benevolence

34 . Crowther maintained that the current revival was the most fatuous and …. production of the entire theatrical season .

(A) gripping (B) inane (C) prophetic (D) memorable (E) salubrious

35 . His olfactory sense was so highly developed that he was often called in to judge …. .

(A) productivity (B) colors (C) litigation (D) perfume (E) acoustics

36 . jean Georges was famous for his …. cuisine , which brought together ingredients from many cooking traditions …. Thai , Chinese , French -- and combined them in innovative ways .

(A) aesthetic (B) clandestine (C) homogeneous (D) eclectic (E) conventional

37 . Believing that all children possess a certain natural intelligence , the headmaster exhorted the teachers to discover and …. each student’s …. talents .

(A) suppress …. unrecognized

(B) develop …. intrinsic

(C) redirect …. specious

(D) belittle …. dormant

(E) cultivate …. gratuitous

38 . Micawber’s habit of spending more than he earned left him in a state of perpetual …. , but he …. hoping to see a more affluent day .

(A) indigence ….persevered in

(B) confusion …. compromised by

(C) enervation …. retaliated by

 (D) motion …. responded by

(E) opulence …. insisted on

39 . The …. of such utopia notions is reflected by the quick disintegration of the idealistic community at Brooke Farm .

(A) timeliness (B) creativity (C) impracticability (D) effervescence (E) vindication

40 . We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore the most …. of public speakers could , in a single speech , electrify an audience and bring them cheering to their feet .

(A) enthralling (B) accomplished (C) pedestrian (D) auspicious (E) masterful

41 . Despite the mixture’s …. , we found that by lowering its temperature in the laboratory we could dramatically reduce its tendency to vaporize .

(A) resilient (B) volatile (C) homogeneous (D) insipid (E) acerbic

42 . surrounded by a host of besiegers and unable to …. their supplies , the defenders of the castle feared their food would soon be ….  .

(A) replenish …. exhausted

(B) consume …. hoarded

(C) replace …. obtainable

(D) estimate …. superfluous

(E) deplete …. rationed

43 . Fitness experts claim that jogging is …. once you begin to jog regularly , you may be unable to stop , because you are sure to love it more and more all the time .

(A) exhausting (B) illusive (C) addictive (D) exotic (E) overrated

44 . Although newscasters often use the terms Chicano and Latino …. , students of Hispanic-American culture are profoundly aware of the …. the two .

(A)  interchangeably …. dissimilarities

(B) indifferently …. equivalence of

(C) deprecatingly …. controversies about

(D) unerringly …. significance of

(E) confidently …. origins of

45 . She maintained that the proposed legislation was …. because it simply established an affirmative action task force without making any appropriate provision to fund such a force .

(A) inevitable  (B) inadequate (C) prudent (D) necessary (E) beneficial

46 . The faculty senate warned that , if its recommendations were to go unheeded , the differences between the administration and the teaching staff would be …. and eventually rendered irreconcilable .

(A) rectified (B) exacerbated (C) imponderable (D) eradicated (E) alienated

47 . Hroswitha the nun , though hidden among the cloisters and …. time , is now considered an important literary figure of the medieval period .

(A) oppressed by (B) fighting against (C) celebrated throughout (D) elapsed from

(E) obscured by

48 . Famed athlete Bobby Orr was given his first pair of skates by a …. Canadian woman who somehow “knew” he would use them to attain sporting greatness .

(A) prosperous (B) prescient (C) notorious (D) skeptical (E) fallible

49 . The supervisor’s evaluation was …. , for she noted the employee’s strong points and limitations without overly emphasizing either .

(A) equitable (B) laudatory (C) practicable (D) slanted (E) dogmatic

50  . She has sufficient tact to …. the ordinary crises of diplomatic life , however , even her diplomacy is insufficient to enable her to …. the current emergency .

(A) negotiate …. comprehend

(B) survive …. exaggerate

(C) handle …. weather

( D) ignore …. transform

(E) aggravate …. resolve .