Style, Intensity, and Connotation in Two-Blank Sentences

Practice Questions

ISEE Upper Level Verbal Reasoning › Style, Intensity, and Connotation in Two-Blank Sentences

Questions
5
1

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

The demagogue worked day and night, __________ the passions of the __________ against those whom he declared to be the “privileged few.”

2

Choose the pair of words that best completes the following sentence.

The teacher remarked that many of the students essays were far too __________ and would therefore need to be __________ to make them simpler and easier to understand.

3

Choose the pair of words that best completes the following sentence.

The teacher remarked that many of the students essays were far too __________ and would therefore need to be __________ to make them simpler and easier to understand.

4

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

My friend and his dog had been __________ to one another, so it was no surprise to find him __________ the day after his dog passed.

5

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

She knew her __________ reputation would be tested by the tribulations ahead, but she felt comfortable that her considerable _________ would see her through.

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