By the end of the campaign both candidates had resorted to ______ the other.
Answer(s): B
You might not know what resorted means, but if you know it's a negative word, you can make an educated guess. Which of the answer choices is also a negative verb? (A), (C), and D. are not.E.is not a good answer because swindling has nothing to do with campaigning.ChoiceB.is the best choice.
The cat ______ crept across the lawn, gracefully ______ the dog.
Answer(s): E
The second half of the sentence gives more clues, so you ought to start here. What are cats most likely to do to dogs? Avoid them, probably--which will lead you to (E), the correct answer. But for good measure, let's eliminate the other possibilities. For a cat to undermine a dog isn't logical. Being undermined is something that happens to humans or projects, so you can definitely eliminate (D). One could say that a cat enticed a dog to do something, but it isn't good usage simply to say that the cat enticed the dog.Eliminate (A). Is it likely for a cat to gracefully apprehend a dog? No. Eliminate (C).
The storyteller's ______ anecdotes earned her the ______ attention of the crowd.
Answer(s): A
Attack the second blank first. The most likely adjective to describe attention will be something like undivided or rapt. (A), which includes rapt, is the answer. (B), which includes spellbound, is also possible.But pointed anecdotes doesn't make sense, so the answer is (A).
The bill became bogged down in a(n) ______ of contentious issues in a Senate subcommittee.
You know the word is going to be negative: both bogged and contentious tell you so. Eliminate (B). Now think that the word is basically going to mean mess. You can eliminate A. and (C).Conundrum is a confusing problem, not really a messy situation. E.is the best answer.
The outcome of the race seemed ______ before the leader's misstep on the final leg gave her competitors a(n) ______ of winning the title.
Here the first blank seems more approachable. The reference to a clear leader indicates that the outcome was known. EliminateA. and (E).For the second blank, the clue is that the leader misstepped and so rest of the competitors must have gotten a chance at the title, but they weren't assured a victory.Eliminate D. and (C). The answer is (B).
Post your Comments and Discuss Test Prep SAT Section 1: Critical Reading exam prep with other Community members:
Our website is free, but we have to fight against AI bots and content theft. We're sorry for the inconvenience caused by these security measures. You can access the rest of the SAT Section 1: Critical Reading content, but please register or login to continue.