Style, Intensity, and Connotation in Word-Based Sentence Completions

Practice Questions

ISEE Lower Level Verbal Reasoning › Style, Intensity, and Connotation in Word-Based Sentence Completions

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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The government's __________ handling of the crisis made things much worse.

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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

She hurt herself when she jumped into the pool because it was much too __________.

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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

Bill owed his friend some money, when Bill did not pay this led to a(n) __________.

4

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

Marshall was __________ to discover that he scored poorly on his math exam, given that he had studied extensively and done very well on practice tests.

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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The protestors decided to __________ the product due to the inhumane practices of the company.

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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The two combatants finally resolved their __________ after years of bitter fighting.

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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

She was very __________ in the local community and many people supported her when she decided to run for office.

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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The smell of blue cheese is very __________, often masking any other aromas that may be in a room.

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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

I have great __________ for my two darling nieces.

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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

After a long day of driving across the state she felt very __________.

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