

MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 44 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Sentence Completion knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Scrooge, in the famous novel by Dickens, was a ____ ; he hated the rest of mankind. |
A. | hypochondriac |
B. | misanthrope |
C. | philanthropist |
D. | hedonist |
Answer» C. philanthropist | |
2. |
In the Middle Ages, the ____ of the great cathedrals did not enter into the architects plans; almost invariably a cathedral was positioned haphazardly in ____ surroundings. |
A. | situation - incongruous |
B. | ambience - salubrious |
C. | durability - convenient |
D. | location - apt |
Answer» B. ambience - salubrious | |
3. |
Although alarmed by the ____ , Professor Symes had no reason to doubt the ____ of his student s results, for this student was nothing if not reliable. |
A. | implications - veracity |
B. | deductions - impudence |
C. | conclusions - folly |
D. | errors - truth |
Answer» B. deductions - impudence | |
4. |
The two artists differed markedly in their temperaments; Palmer was reserved and courteous, Frazer ____ and boastful. |
A. | constrained |
B. | phlegmatic |
C. | tractable |
D. | choleric |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
The formerly ____ waters of the lake have been polluted so that the fish are no longer visible from the surface. |
A. | pellucid |
B. | tranquil |
C. | muddy |
D. | stagnant |
Answer» B. tranquil | |
6. |
After the accident, the nerves to her arm were damaged and so the muscles ____ through disuse |
A. | elongated |
B. | atrophied |
C. | invigorated |
D. | contracted |
Answer» C. invigorated | |
7. |
He was widely regarded as a_man because he revealed daily his distrust of human nature and human motives. |
A. | disrespectful |
B. | cynical |
C. | Confused |
D. | Misinformed |
Answer» C. Confused | |
8. |
The life of Rumel, who enhanced his own political strength as he fought for his people's freedom, suggests that not all liberation movements result in the________________of their leaders. |
A. | Corruption |
B. | canonization |
C. | self-glorification |
D. | Downfall |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
Until the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climatic fluctuations, there will be, among scientists, considerable__the possibility that increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 can cause long - term warming effects. |
A. | Interest in |
B. | Uncertainty about |
C. | Enthusiasm |
D. | Worry about |
Answer» C. Enthusiasm | |
10. |
A common argument claims that in folk art, the artist's subordination of technical mastery to intense feeling_the direct communication of emotion to the viewer.. |
A. | facilitates |
B. | averts |
C. | Neutralizes |
D. | Implies |
Answer» B. averts | |
11. |
Dreams are__________in and of themselves, but, when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer. |
A. | Uninformative |
B. | Starting |
C. | Harmless |
D. | Unregulated |
Answer» B. Starting | |
12. |
Because modern scientists find the ancient Greek view of the cosmos outdated and irrelevant, they now perceive it as only of__________interest. |
A. | Historical |
B. | Intrinsic |
C. | Astronomical |
D. | Experimental |
Answer» B. Intrinsic | |
13. |
The committee warned that if its suggestions were not implemented, the problems would be________and eventually rendered insoluble. |
A. | exacerbated |
B. | |
C. | C. |
D. | D. |
Answer» B. | |
14. |
Some plants need full sunlight, while others _____ partial exposure to the sun. |
A. | require |
B. | choose |
C. | obtain |
D. | prefer |
Answer» B. choose | |
15. |
The house was built using _____ materials: wood, steel, concrete, brick, stone, and tile |
A. | cheap |
B. | a variety of |
C. | very few |
D. | weak |
Answer» C. very few | |
16. |
Unlike the _____ water conditions common at northern beaches, southern beaches are relatively |
A. | pure clean |
B. | salty ... cool |
C. | windy shallow |
D. | violent ... calm |
Answer» E. | |
17. |
Nina usually gets good grades, but her score on the last test was _____. |
A. | common |
B. | competitive |
C. | excellent |
D. | poor |
Answer» E. | |
18. |
The job was _____; it only took one day to finish. |
A. | impossible |
B. | boring |
C. | simple |
D. | exciting |
Answer» D. exciting | |
19. |
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. | Impervious |
Answer» D. Impervious | |
20. |
In her crusade to make public servants accountable to voters, she________________the nations unscrupulous and self-indulgent politicians. |
A. | Exposed |
B. | Dramatized |
C. | Accepted |
D. | Promoted |
Answer» B. Dramatized | |
21. |
The notion that cultural and biological influences _______________determine cross - cultural diversity is discredited by the fact that, in countless aspects of human existence, it is cultural programming that overwhelmingly accounts for cross-population variance. |
A. | Jointly |
B. | Completely |
C. | Directly |
D. | Equally |
Answer» E. | |
22. |
Because Dr.Chambers worked in a highly___________field of scientific research, her reports and papers were necessarily filled with technical jargon meaningless to all but a few of her coworkers. |
A. | Unstable |
B. | Regarded |
C. | Controversial |
D. | Specialized |
Answer» E. | |
23. |
We first became aware that her support for the new program was less than ___________ when she declined to make a speech in its favor. |
A. | Qualified |
B. | haphazard |
C. | fleeting |
D. | wholehearted |
Answer» E. | |
24. |
The spellings of many Old English words have been _____________ in the living language, although theirpronunciations have changed. |
A. | Preserved |
B. | Shortened |
C. | preempted |
D. | revised |
Answer» B. Shortened | |
25. |
Within the tribal government of the Crow Indians, the clan system serves as a method of checks and balances that_________the assumption of authoritarian rule by any one clan. |
A. | Determines |
B. | Prevents |
C. | Examine |
D. | Delegates |
Answer» C. Examine | |
26. |
Some critics maintain that Tennyson s poetry is uneven, ranging from the ____ to the ____. |
A. | trite - inspired |
B. | succinct - laconic |
C. | sublime - elevated |
D. | vacuous - inane |
Answer» B. succinct - laconic | |
27. |
The revolution in art has not lost its steam; it ____ on as fiercely as ever. |
A. | rages |
B. | trudges |
C. | meanders |
D. | ambles |
Answer» B. trudges | |
28. |
The student was extremely foolhardy; he had the ____ to question the senior professor s judgment. |
A. | trepidation |
B. | temerity |
C. | wisdom |
D. | interest |
Answer» C. wisdom | |
29. |
One ____ the new scheme is that it might actually ____ just those applicants that it was intended to encourage. |
A. | highlight of - stimulate |
B. | feature of - attract |
C. | drawback of - daunt |
D. | problem with - induce |
Answer» D. problem with - induce | |
30. |
Current data suggest that, although_states between fear and aggression exist, fear and aggression are as distinct physiologically as they are psychologically. |
A. | simultaneous |
B. | Serious |
C. | Exceptional |
D. | transitional |
Answer» E. | |
31. |
Wildlife represents a renewable resource but one that cannot be_for the enjoyment of future generations. |
A. | Replaced |
B. | stockpiled |
C. | Balanced |
D. | Depleted |
Answer» C. Balanced | |
32. |
Students who interpret the honor code strictly find it_time some bright sudden complete take - home examinations for less proficient friends. |
A. | remedial |
B. | irreproachable |
C. | unconscionable |
D. | irrelevant |
Answer» D. irrelevant | |
33. |
Because he felt intimidated in his new position, he was divulging his frank opinions of company proposals. |
A. | Precipitate in |
B. | candid in |
C. | chary of |
D. | fervid about |
Answer» D. fervid about | |
34. |
By forcing our surrender to the authority of the clock systematic timekeeping has imposed a form of________on society |
A. | Anarchy |
B. | permanence |
C. | provincialism |
D. | tyranny |
Answer» E. | |
35. |
Kagan maintains that an infant's reactions to its first stressful experience are apart of a natural process of development, not harbingers of childhood unhappiness or_________________signs of adolescent anxiety. |
A. | Prophetic |
B. | Normal |
C. | monotonous |
D. | Virtual |
Answer» B. Normal | |
36. |
Nutritionists declare that the mineral selenium, despite its toxic aspects, is_______________to life, even though it is needed in extremely small quantities |
A. | destructive |
B. | insignificant |
C. | essential |
D. | extraneous |
Answer» D. extraneous | |
37. |
Certainly Murray's preoccupation with the task of editing the Oxford English Dictionary begot a kind of monomania, but it must be regarded as a _________________ or at least an innocuous one. |
A. | Tame |
B. | tendentious |
C. | meretricious |
D. | beneficent |
Answer» E. | |
38. |
Ecology, like economics, concerns itself with the movement of valuable__through a complex network of producers and consumers. |
A. | commodities |
B. | Dividends |
C. | Communications |
D. | Nutrients |
Answer» B. Dividends | |
39. |
It is ironic and somehow tragic that good people are often dull while evil people can be endlessly______. |
A. | ordinary |
B. | stubborn |
C. | skeptical |
D. | fascinating |
Answer» E. | |
40. |
There is some________________the fact that the author of a book as sensitive and informed as Indian Artisans did not develop her interest in Native American art until adulthood, for she grew up in a region rich in American Indian culture. |
A. | irony in |
B. | satisfaction in |
C. | doubt about |
D. | concern about |
Answer» B. satisfaction in | |
41. |
The ambassador's papers are not_______reading, but on who reads slowly and attentively will be richly repaid. |
A. | petty |
B. | valuable |
C. | insightful |
D. | easy |
Answer» E. | |
42. |
Although the substance is normally quite______________, scientists found that when tempered with other elements it could be stored safely in metal containers. |
A. | voluminous |
B. | caustic |
C. | insoluble |
D. | vapid |
Answer» C. insoluble | |
43. |
Far from being mere replicas of seventeenth-century African culture, Maroon societies have continually developed as their members have________________the artistic heritage bequeathed by their ancestors, adapting it creatively to their changing lives. |
A. | confused |
B. | repressed |
C. | denied |
D. | modified |
Answer» E. | |
44. |
Philosophical problems arise when people and questions that, though very_______, have certain characteristics in common. |
A. | relevant |
B. | elemantry |
C. | abstract |
D. | diverse |
Answer» E. | |