1. Critical Reading Section Sentence Completion

2. Types of Questions: (1) Vocabulary-in-Context Questions To answer this type of question, you need to know how the words are used in the context of the sentence. If you know the definitions of the words involved, you have a better chance of selecting the correct answer.

3. Vocabulary-in-Context Questions Example 1 : Ravens appear to behave ___, actively helping one another to find food. A. mysteriously B. warily C. aggressively D. cooperatively E. defensively

4. Vocabulary-in-Context Questions Example 1 : Ravens appear to behave ___, actively helping one another to find food. A. mysteriously B. warily C. aggressively D. cooperatively E. defensively

5. Vocabulary-in-Context Questions Example 1 : Ravens appear to behave ___, actively helping one another to find food. A. mysteriously B. warily C. aggressively D. cooperatively E. defensively

6. Vocabulary-in-Context Questions Example 2 : Both ___ and ___, Wilson seldom spoke and never spent money. A. vociferous... generous B. garrulous... stingy C. effusive... frugal D. taciturn... miserly E. reticent... munificent

7. Vocabulary-in-Context Questions Example 2 : Both ___ and ___, Wilson seldom spoke and never spent money. A. vociferous... generous B. garrulous... stingy C. effusive... frugal D. taciturn... miserly E. reticent... munificent

8. Vocabulary-in-Context Questions Example 2 : Both ___ and ___, Wilson seldom spoke and never spent money. A. vociferous... generous B. garrulous... stingy C. effusive... frugal D. taciturn... miserly E. reticent... munificent

9. Types of Questions: (1) Vocabulary-in-Context Questions (2) Logic-Based Questions These questions require you to know the meanings of the words, know how the words are used in the context, and understand the logic of a rather complicated sentence.

10. Logic-Based Questions Example 1 : After observing several vicious territorial fights, Jane Goodall had to revise her earlier opinion that these particular primates were always ___ animals. A. ignorant B. inquisitive C. responsive D. cruel E. peaceful

11. Logic-Based Questions Example 1 : After observing several vicious territorial fights, Jane Goodall had to revise her earlier opinion that these particular primates were always ___ animals. A. ignorant B. inquisitive C. responsive D. cruel E. peaceful

12. Logic-Based Questions Example 1 : After observing several vicious territorial fights, Jane Goodall had to revise her earlier opinion that these particular primates were always ___ animals. A. ignorant B. inquisitive C. responsive D. cruel E. peaceful

13. Logic-Based Questions Example 2 : Although its publicity has been ___, the film itself is intelligent, well-acted, handsomely produced, and altogether ___. A. tasteless... respectable B. extensive... moderate C. sophisticated... amateur D. risqué... crude E. perfect... spectacular

14. Logic-Based Questions Example 2 : Although its publicity has been ___, the film itself is intelligent, well-acted, handsomely produced, and altogether ___. A. tasteless... respectable B. extensive... moderate C. sophisticated... amateur D. risqué... crude E. perfect... spectacular

15. Logic-Based Questions Example 2 : Although its publicity has been ___, the film itself is intelligent, well-acted, handsomely produced, and altogether ___. A. tasteless... respectable B. extensive... moderate C. sophisticated... amateur D. risqué... crude E. perfect... spectacular

16. Tips Read the entire sentence, saying “blank.” Look for introductory and transitional words: – But, Although, However, Yet, Even Though Be alert for negatives: – According to Chef Bobby Flay, a burger should not be pressed with a spatula, for a flat burger has no place on a bun.

17. Tips Think of what word(s) would fill in the blank before you look at the choices. – Once Murphy left home for good, he wrote no letters to his worried mother; he did not, therefore, live up to her picture of him as her ------- son.

18. Tips Think of what word(s) would fill in the blank before you look at the choices. – Once Murphy left home for good, he wrote no letters to his worried mother; he did not, therefore, live up to her picture of him as her ------- son. (A) misunderstood (B) elusive (C) destructive (D) persuasive (E) dutiful

19. Tips Think of what word(s) would fill in the blank before you look at the choices. – Once Murphy left home for good, he wrote no letters to his worried mother; he did not, therefore, live up to her picture of him as her ------- son. (A) misunderstood (B) elusive (C) destructive (D) persuasive (E) dutiful

20. Tips With two-blank questions, try eliminating some answers based on just one blank. – Let’s go back to Example #2

21. Logic-Based Questions Example 2 : Although its publicity has been ___, the film itself is intelligent, well-acted, handsomely produced, and altogether ___. A. tasteless... respectable B. extensive... moderate C. sophisticated... amateur D. risqué... crude E. perfect... spectacular

22. Logic-Based Questions Example 2 : Although its publicity has been ___, the film itself is intelligent, well-acted, handsomely produced, and altogether ___. A. tasteless... respectable B. extensive... moderate C. sophisticated... amateur D. risqué... crude E. perfect... spectacular

23. Tips With two-blank questions, try eliminating some answers based on just one blank. – Let’s go back to Example #2 Read all choices before you decide. Reread the sentence with your choice.

24. Practice Questions (level one) #1 : A judgment made before all the facts are known must be called ___. A. harsh B. deliberate C. sensible D. premature E. fair

25. Practice Questions (level one) #1 : A judgment made before all the facts are known must be called ___. A. harsh B. deliberate C. sensible D. premature E. fair

26. Practice Questions (level one) #2 : Despite their ___ proportions, the murals of Diego Rivera give his Mexican compatriots the sense that their history is ___ and human in scale, not remote and larger than life. A. monumental... accessible B. focused... prolonged C. vast... ancient D. realistic... extraneous E. narrow... overwhelming

27. Practice Questions (level one) #2 : Despite their ___ proportions, the murals of Diego Rivera give his Mexican compatriots the sense that their history is ___ and human in scale, not remote and larger than life. A. monumental... accessible B. focused... prolonged C. vast... ancient D. realistic... extraneous E. narrow... overwhelming

28. Practice Questions (level two) #3 : The research is so ___ that it leaves no part of the issue unexamined. A. comprehensive B. rewarding C. sporadic D. economical E. problematic

29. Practice Questions (level two) #3 : The research is so ___ that it leaves no part of the issue unexamined. A. comprehensive B. rewarding C. sporadic D. economical E. problematic

30. Practice Questions (level two) #4 : A dictatorship ___ its citizens to be docile and finds it expedient to make outcasts of those who do not ___. A. forces... rebel B. expects... disobey C. requires... conform D. allows... withdraw E. forbids... agree

31. Practice Questions (level two) #4 : A dictatorship ___ its citizens to be docile and finds it expedient to make outcasts of those who do not ___. A. forces... rebel B. expects... disobey C. requires... conform D. allows... withdraw E. forbids... agree

32. Practice Questions (level three) #5 : Alice Walker’s prize-winning novel exemplifies the strength of first-person narratives; the protagonist tells her own story so effectively that any additional commentary would be ___. A. subjective B. eloquent C. superfluous D. incontrovertible E. impervious

33. Practice Questions (level three) #5 : Alice Walker’s prize-winning novel exemplifies the strength of first-person narratives; the protagonist tells her own story so effectively that any additional commentary would be ___. A. subjective B. eloquent C. superfluous D. incontrovertible E. impervious

34. Practice Questions (level three) #6 : The Supreme Court’s reversal of its previous ruling on the issue of states’ rights ___ its reputation for ___. A. sustained... infallibility B. compromised... consistency C. bolstered... doggedness D. aggravated... inflexibility E. dispelled... vacillation

35. Practice Questions (level three) #6 : The Supreme Court’s reversal of its previous ruling on the issue of states’ rights ___ its reputation for ___. A. sustained... infallibility B. compromised... consistency C. bolstered... doggedness D. aggravated... inflexibility E. dispelled... vacillation