McGraw-Hill's 500 SAT Critical Reading Questions to Know by Test Day by Cynthia Johnson

Author:Cynthia Johnson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2014-03-18T16:00:00+00:00

PART 2

SAT Sentence Completion

CHAPTER 5

Set 1: Low-Difficulty Questions

351. Angela thought her assignment overseas would be an exciting adventure, but in reality, it turned out to be a(n) ___________ office job.

(A) prosaic

(B) amicable

(C) elaborate

(D) boisterous

(E) vivacious

352. The _____________ student was class president, graduated at the top of her class, and was a member of the varsity volleyball team.

(A) capacious

(B) verbose

(C) dubious

(D) assiduous

(E) heinous

353. It was _____________ that her sister was able to babysit, or else Janie would not have been able to make it to the crucial dress rehearsal tonight.

(A) egregious

(B) fortuitous

(C) mundane

(D) impeccable

(E) verdant

354. Since the insult I ____________ to Shannon was not in fact her fault, she and I are able to come to a(n)_________.

(A) aspired . . precipice

(B) goaded . . trepidation

(C) imputed . . reconciliation

(D) exhorted . . hiatus

(E) perused . . aspersion

355. The only way the young artist was able to survive in a city as expensive as New York City on her ___________ part-time salary at the corner deli was by being ____________.

(A) illicit . . garrulous

(B) pervasive . . deliberate

(C) accessible . . bombastic

(D) meager . . frugal

(E) figurative . . hapless

356. I thought that the new novel by Madeleine LeCroix would be original and exhilarating, but I found the plot to be _____________ and dull.

(A) harrowing

(B) fervent

(C) insolent

(D) saccharine

(E) hackneyed

357. The ______________ old man yelled angrily at Billy when he accidentally threw a baseball over the fence.

(A) submissive

(B) transient

(C) rancorous

(D) condescending

(E) flabbergasted

358. I could see the look of growing ___________ on the saleswoman’s face as she continued in her attempt to appease the irate customer.

(A) exasperation

(B) accommodation

(C) duplicitous

(D) forbearance

(E) commendation

359. I tuned in to the debate to learn more about the candidate’s economic policies, but he kept ____________ with stories about his family and upbringing.

(A) innovating

(B) emulating

(C) digressing

(D) consigning

(E) insinuating

360. Your ____________ solution to the complicated problem between these freshman roommates was incredibly helpful.

(A) sagacious

(B) insatiable

(C) cordial

(D) bashful

(E) primeval

361. Everyone thinks I am to blame, but when I prove that Claire was the one who stole the cookies from the office refrigerator, I will be ____________.

(A) berated

(B) censured

(C) reproached

(D) quelled

(E) vindicated

362. Emily’s family is so wealthy and fashionable, no matter how much he may desire to be like them, there is no way Derek will be able to ____________ their ____________ lifestyle using his cashier’s salary.

(A) repulse . . corrosive

(B) curtail . . extraneous

(C) deface . . deleterious

(D) emulate . . opulent

(E) refute . . quotidian

363. Despite his intense nervousness around her, Harry attempted to be _____________ when he spoke to Amy.

(A) nonchalant

(B) sedentary

(C) resilient

(D) acerbic

(E) ephemeral

364. Although you are furious with Shayna, because her gossiping almost got you in trouble with the boss, I recommend that you calm down and take a(n) ____________ approach to your conversation with her.

(A) accusatory

(B) frigid

(C) untoward

(D) lewd

(E) prudent

365. They said that he was a brilliant orator, but I found the language of his speech to be too ____________, because it was overwrought and long-winded.

(A) amorous

(B) florid

(C) meager

(D) pugnacious

(E) depraved

366. Carrie is a huge asset to our group, a(n) ____________ employee, with her ____________ work ethic and positive attitude.

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