ISEE Lower Level Verbal Reasoning › Style, Intensity, and Connotation in Phrase-Based Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The runner did not ____________ prepare for the race and was therefore not in good enough shape to run the full course.
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
It was freezing in the house __________.
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__________ to give to this mother.
Sentence completion: Select the word or phrase that best completes the following sentence.
As the sickness spreads __________.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
He tried to lighten the mood __________.
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
__________, so the doctor was forced to bring an umbrella.
Sentence completion: Select the word or phrase that best completes the following sentence.
__________ is that I am poor and he is wealthy.
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Although the seed was tiny at first, it grew into a(n) __________ tree, much larger than anyone ever expected.
Sentence completion: Select the word or phrase that best completes the following sentence.
She is abnormally pretty and compared to her __________.
Sentence completion: Select the word or phrase that best completes the following sentence.
Compared to a genius __________.