Academic vocabulary in context (SAT/ACT)
9th grade (Year 10 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.9-10.4.A, L.9-10.6 · England: SAT Reading and Writing (Words in Context), GCSE English Language
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Question 1
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? Supporters described the policy as ___, arguing that it would benefit every community equally.
- A. equitable
- B. arbitrary
- C. divisive
- D. provisional
Question 2
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The effect of the medicine was ___: so small that it could barely be measured. (very small)
- A. negligible
- B. substantial
- C. immediate
- D. harmful
Question 3
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? The engineer's design was praised for its ___: it used half the materials of earlier models while being just as strong.
- A. efficiency
- B. complexity
- C. fragility
- D. extravagance
Question 4
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The new evidence did not ___ the theory; instead, it raised fresh doubts. (the evidence failed to support it)
- A. undermine
- B. substantiate
- C. describe
- D. inspire
Question 5
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? While the poet's early work is often ___, filled with obscure references, her later poems are strikingly direct.
- A. opaque
- B. brief
- C. humorous
- D. transparent
Question 6
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The new evidence did not ___ the theory; instead, it raised fresh doubts. (the evidence failed to support it)
- A. undermine
- B. describe
- C. inspire
- D. substantiate
Question 7
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? Initially ___ about the new method, the team became enthusiastic once they saw its results.
- A. indifferent
- B. ecstatic
- C. doubtful
- D. confident
Question 8
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Rainfall in the region is highly ___, varying wildly from year to year. (unpredictable)
- A. negligible
- B. erratic
- C. consistent
- D. abundant
Question 9
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? Supporters described the policy as ___, arguing that it would benefit every community equally.
- A. divisive
- B. equitable
- C. provisional
- D. arbitrary
Question 10
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The effect of the medicine was ___: so small that it could barely be measured. (very small)
- A. substantial
- B. negligible
- C. immediate
- D. harmful
Question 11
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? The engineer's design was praised for its ___: it used half the materials of earlier models while being just as strong.
- A. complexity
- B. fragility
- C. efficiency
- D. extravagance
Question 12
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The artist's style is ___: she combines ancient techniques with digital tools. (it mixes different sources)
- A. eclectic
- B. uniform
- C. conventional
- D. obsolete
Question 13
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? The historian argued that the treaty was not a sudden break with the past but rather the ___ of decades of slow negotiation.
- A. culmination
- B. rejection
- C. origin
- D. interruption
Question 14
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Because the instructions were ___, each team interpreted them differently. (open to more than one meaning)
- A. ambiguous
- B. explicit
- C. concise
- D. redundant
Question 15
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? While the poet's early work is often ___, filled with obscure references, her later poems are strikingly direct.
- A. humorous
- B. transparent
- C. opaque
- D. brief
Question 16
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The discovery was ___ — no one had predicted that the cave would contain paintings. (unexpected)
- A. routine
- B. inevitable
- C. trivial
- D. unprecedented
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