Precise words in context (SAT, advanced)
11th grade (Year 12 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.11-12.4.A, L.11-12.6 · England: SAT Reading and Writing (Words in Context)
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Question 1
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Although the composer's early works were ___, drawing heavily on established forms, her later pieces broke boldly with tradition.
- A. derivative
- B. groundbreaking
- C. unfinished
- D. chaotic
Question 2
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Critics initially ___ the invention as a passing novelty, but it soon transformed daily life.
- A. exaggerated
- B. dismissed
- C. embraced
- D. patented
Question 3
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The new data ___ the long-held assumption that the comet's tail is made mostly of dust; spectroscopy shows it is largely ice.
- A. illustrate
- B. reinforce
- C. anticipate
- D. challenge
Question 4
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Far from being ___, the ancient trade route was crowded with merchants for over a thousand years.
- A. well known
- B. ancient
- C. prosperous
- D. obscure
Question 5
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Because the sample size was so small, the researchers were ___ about generalising their results to the wider population.
- A. enthusiastic
- B. confident
- C. cautious
- D. careless
Question 6
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The new data ___ the long-held assumption that the comet's tail is made mostly of dust; spectroscopy shows it is largely ice.
- A. reinforce
- B. anticipate
- C. challenge
- D. illustrate
Question 7
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The new data ___ the long-held assumption that the comet's tail is made mostly of dust; spectroscopy shows it is largely ice.
- A. anticipate
- B. illustrate
- C. challenge
- D. reinforce
Question 8
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Critics initially ___ the invention as a passing novelty, but it soon transformed daily life.
- A. embraced
- B. exaggerated
- C. patented
- D. dismissed
Question 9
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Far from being ___, the ancient trade route was crowded with merchants for over a thousand years.
- A. obscure
- B. well known
- C. ancient
- D. prosperous
Question 10
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The artist's later sculptures are strikingly ___, consisting of a few simple shapes in plain materials.
- A. ornate
- B. austere
- C. lavish
- D. cluttered
Question 11
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Critics initially ___ the invention as a passing novelty, but it soon transformed daily life.
- A. embraced
- B. dismissed
- C. patented
- D. exaggerated
Question 12
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Although the composer's early works were ___, drawing heavily on established forms, her later pieces broke boldly with tradition.
- A. derivative
- B. chaotic
- C. unfinished
- D. groundbreaking
Question 13
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The poet's language is deliberately ___, inviting readers to find multiple meanings in a single line.
- A. ambiguous
- B. redundant
- C. technical
- D. literal
Question 14
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Because the sample size was so small, the researchers were ___ about generalising their results to the wider population.
- A. confident
- B. careless
- C. enthusiastic
- D. cautious
Question 15
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Far from being ___, the ancient trade route was crowded with merchants for over a thousand years.
- A. well known
- B. prosperous
- C. ancient
- D. obscure
Question 16
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The historian's account is notably ___: she presents the evidence for each interpretation without favouring any one of them.
- A. evenhanded
- B. cursory
- C. partisan
- D. sensational
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