Sentence Completions: Parts of Speech

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ISEE Middle Level Verbal Reasoning › Sentence Completions: Parts of Speech

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Each sentence completion question is made up of a sentence with one blank. Each blank indicates that a word is missing. The sentence is followed by five answer choices. Select the one word that will best complete the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Jennifer is a(n) _____ reader; she frequently reads books and seems to gain a high level of pleasure from reading.

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

After doing many crazy things, Bill decided to settle down to a more __________ existence.

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

Although most normal humans need seven or eight hours of sleep, some people have the seemingly __________ ability of functioning well on as little as four hours.

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

It may take years for the local environment to recover from the __________ destruction caused by local miners.

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

Everyone is wearing red shows; they seem to be __________.

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Sentence completions: Fill in the blank(s) to complete the sentence.

She was a kind, compassionate lady who felt great __________ for those who were suffering.

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

He looked over the __________ at the city below him and wondered at all the millions of people going about their daily lives.

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Sentence Completions: Select the word or phrase that most correctly completes the sentence.

Wrapped in a tight bundle of cords, the prisoner was unable to __________ herself.

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ISEE Sentence completions: Fill in the blank(s) to complete the sentence.

The criminal was swiftly __________, following many phone calls to the police with information as to the criminal’s whereabouts.

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

He won a small fortune on the lottery, but he quickly __________ it and was left destitute again.

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