PF CR 201
Critical Reading 201!
Sentence Completion Strategy! Prerequisite: None
Course Description
In this micro-course, students will hone their sentence completion strategy, first reviewing how to anticipate correct answers for sentence completions, then practicing process of elimination to get rid of wrong answer choices and determine the correct answers. This micro-course will cover both oneblank and two-blank sentence competitions. !
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Sentence Completion Strategy
The Strategy – Take CARE! ! Cover:! Cover the answer choices with your hand.! ! Anticipate:! Anticipate a word that could fill in the blank. Don’t be too picky! And don’t be afraid to use the words from the sentence.! ! Reveal:! Once you have a word in mind, uncover the answer choices.! ! Eliminate:! Eliminate answers that do not work with the word you anticipated. If there are two blanks, do them one at a time, beginning with the one you find easier.!
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Sentence Completion Strategy
2-BLANK SENTENCES! !
Do the same steps for BOTH blanks, then test them against the answer choices ! ONE BLANK AT A TIME.! ! If one word doesn’t fit, cross off THE WHOLE ANSWER CHOICE.!
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Review Questions The doctor was worried about George’s ------- complexion: his face was completely drained of any color. (A) distorted (B) exorbitant (C) ostensible (D) pallid (E) morose
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Review Questions Vera was completely ------- at her wedding, laughing and smiling radiantly throughout the entire night. (A) equivocal (B) misunderstood (D) euphoric (E) apathetic
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(C) ambivalent
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Review Questions Although the reaction of the United Nations assembly to the speaker’s declaration was largely -------, the Chilean ambassador leapt to his feet and applauded wildly. (A) unanimous (B) spontaneous (C) strenuous (D) animated (E) lukewarm
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Review Questions North America was originally home to many different cultural groups; this diversity of social structures, customs, and languages ------- the notion of a single Native American culture. (A) evidences (B) nullifies (C) reiterates (D) implies (E) complements
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Review Questions Since many people who rarely tan indoors develop skin cancer and many ------- indoor tanners do not, scientists believe that individuals differ in their ------- the development of melanoma. (A) ignorant . . proximity to (B) frequent . . susceptibility to (C) regular . . exposure to (D) devoted . . reliance upon (E) casual . . concern about
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Review Questions China is much more ------- populated than the United States: though it occupies roughly the same amount of area as the U.S., it has nearly four times as many inhabitants. (A) sparsely (B) densely (C) deliberately (D) pragmatically (E) zealously
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Review Questions Although the research was intended to test the new drug’s effectiveness in preventing acute allergic reactions, the participants in the study also reported ------- benefits to the medication, including improved sleep and clearer skin. (A) expensive (B) specialized (C) unanticipated (D) ironic (E) spectacular
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Review Questions While it is assumed that technological improvements in communication have had a ------- impact on the lives of people, some suggest that increased technology has served to ------- some of the traditional benefits of interpersonal communication. (A) dramatic . . improve (B) salutary . . advocate (C) positive . . mitigate (D) benign . . revise (E) revolutionary . . reinforce
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Review Questions Many people believe that strong individual initiative characterized the Industrial Revolution and see inventors as the ------- of that age. (A) aberration (B) legend (C) personification (D) misrepresentation (E) liberators
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Review Questions The nobleman’s belief that one’s degree of social autonomy is ------- by wealth caused him to ------- himself from obligations that he felt applied only to the poor. (A) adorned . . distract (B) manifested . . guard (C) influenced . . elevate (D) retained . . relieve (E) determined . . exempt
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Review Questions Christine will never visit that hair stylist again after what ------- during her last appointment; her hair was a mess! (A) exclaimed (B) arrived (C) transpired (D) burgeoned (E) imploded
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Review Questions A university concerned about its reputation is at the mercy of the actions of its students because the misdeeds of individuals are often used to ------- the institutions of which they are a part. (A) discredit (B) reward (C) oblige (D) alter (E) intimidate
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Review Questions Family structures are a fundamental aspect of all societies; consequently, any sociological study that fails to ------- the relationships between parents and children is ------- flawed. (A) reconcile . . demonstratively (B) equivocate . . philosophically (C) attenuate . . inherently (D) discern . . marginally (E) scrutinize . . intrinsically
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Review Questions English folktales almost always take place within the basic ------- that correspond to the ------- setting of peasant life: on one hand, the household and village, and on the other, the open road. (A) narratives . . ambivalent (B) chronologies . . generic (C) frameworks . . dual (D) contexts . . hierarchical (E) structures . . personal
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Review Questions Many modernists believe that form follows function; therefore, their furniture designs have asserted the ------- of human needs, and the furniture’s form is ------- human use. (A) primacy . . determined by (B) importance . . relegated to (C) universality . . refined by (D) variability . . reflected in (E) rationale . . assuaged by
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Review Questions It would be pointless to ------- the film, since its absolute worthlessness would be ------- to even the least astute viewer. (A) address . . welcome (B) enjoy . . dubious (C) assess . . unavailable (D) critique . . apparent (E) ignore . . frustrating
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Review Questions Sometimes a façade of unlimited self-sacrifice and unremitting compliance can win undeserved praise, for this seemingly gallant attitude can be wholly motivated by a ------- wish to avoid conflict of any sort. (A) commendable (D) genuine
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(B) plaintive (E) poignant
(C) craven
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Sentence Completion Strategy! Prerequisite: None
Course Description
In this micro-course, students will hone their sentence completion strategy, first reviewing how to anticipate correct answers for sentence completions, then practicing process of elimination to get rid of wrong answer choices and determine the correct answers. This micro-course will cover both oneblank and two-blank sentence competitions. !
CR 201
2
Sentence Completion Strategy
The Strategy – Take CARE! ! Cover:! Cover the answer choices with your hand.! ! Anticipate:! Anticipate a word that could fill in the blank. Don’t be too picky! And don’t be afraid to use the words from the sentence.! ! Reveal:! Once you have a word in mind, uncover the answer choices.! ! Eliminate:! Eliminate answers that do not work with the word you anticipated. If there are two blanks, do them one at a time, beginning with the one you find easier.!
CR 201
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Sentence Completion Strategy
2-BLANK SENTENCES! !
Do the same steps for BOTH blanks, then test them against the answer choices ! ONE BLANK AT A TIME.! ! If one word doesn’t fit, cross off THE WHOLE ANSWER CHOICE.!
CR 201
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Review Questions The doctor was worried about George’s ------- complexion: his face was completely drained of any color. (A) distorted (B) exorbitant (C) ostensible (D) pallid (E) morose
CR 201
5
Review Questions Vera was completely ------- at her wedding, laughing and smiling radiantly throughout the entire night. (A) equivocal (B) misunderstood (D) euphoric (E) apathetic
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(C) ambivalent
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Review Questions Although the reaction of the United Nations assembly to the speaker’s declaration was largely -------, the Chilean ambassador leapt to his feet and applauded wildly. (A) unanimous (B) spontaneous (C) strenuous (D) animated (E) lukewarm
CR 201
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Review Questions North America was originally home to many different cultural groups; this diversity of social structures, customs, and languages ------- the notion of a single Native American culture. (A) evidences (B) nullifies (C) reiterates (D) implies (E) complements
CR 201
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Review Questions Since many people who rarely tan indoors develop skin cancer and many ------- indoor tanners do not, scientists believe that individuals differ in their ------- the development of melanoma. (A) ignorant . . proximity to (B) frequent . . susceptibility to (C) regular . . exposure to (D) devoted . . reliance upon (E) casual . . concern about
CR 201
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Review Questions China is much more ------- populated than the United States: though it occupies roughly the same amount of area as the U.S., it has nearly four times as many inhabitants. (A) sparsely (B) densely (C) deliberately (D) pragmatically (E) zealously
CR 201
10
Review Questions Although the research was intended to test the new drug’s effectiveness in preventing acute allergic reactions, the participants in the study also reported ------- benefits to the medication, including improved sleep and clearer skin. (A) expensive (B) specialized (C) unanticipated (D) ironic (E) spectacular
CR 201
11
Review Questions While it is assumed that technological improvements in communication have had a ------- impact on the lives of people, some suggest that increased technology has served to ------- some of the traditional benefits of interpersonal communication. (A) dramatic . . improve (B) salutary . . advocate (C) positive . . mitigate (D) benign . . revise (E) revolutionary . . reinforce
CR 201
12
Review Questions Many people believe that strong individual initiative characterized the Industrial Revolution and see inventors as the ------- of that age. (A) aberration (B) legend (C) personification (D) misrepresentation (E) liberators
CR 201
13
Review Questions The nobleman’s belief that one’s degree of social autonomy is ------- by wealth caused him to ------- himself from obligations that he felt applied only to the poor. (A) adorned . . distract (B) manifested . . guard (C) influenced . . elevate (D) retained . . relieve (E) determined . . exempt
CR 201
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Review Questions Christine will never visit that hair stylist again after what ------- during her last appointment; her hair was a mess! (A) exclaimed (B) arrived (C) transpired (D) burgeoned (E) imploded
CR 201
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Review Questions A university concerned about its reputation is at the mercy of the actions of its students because the misdeeds of individuals are often used to ------- the institutions of which they are a part. (A) discredit (B) reward (C) oblige (D) alter (E) intimidate
CR 201
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Review Questions Family structures are a fundamental aspect of all societies; consequently, any sociological study that fails to ------- the relationships between parents and children is ------- flawed. (A) reconcile . . demonstratively (B) equivocate . . philosophically (C) attenuate . . inherently (D) discern . . marginally (E) scrutinize . . intrinsically
CR 201
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Review Questions English folktales almost always take place within the basic ------- that correspond to the ------- setting of peasant life: on one hand, the household and village, and on the other, the open road. (A) narratives . . ambivalent (B) chronologies . . generic (C) frameworks . . dual (D) contexts . . hierarchical (E) structures . . personal
CR 201
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Review Questions Many modernists believe that form follows function; therefore, their furniture designs have asserted the ------- of human needs, and the furniture’s form is ------- human use. (A) primacy . . determined by (B) importance . . relegated to (C) universality . . refined by (D) variability . . reflected in (E) rationale . . assuaged by
CR 201
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Review Questions It would be pointless to ------- the film, since its absolute worthlessness would be ------- to even the least astute viewer. (A) address . . welcome (B) enjoy . . dubious (C) assess . . unavailable (D) critique . . apparent (E) ignore . . frustrating
CR 201
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Review Questions Sometimes a façade of unlimited self-sacrifice and unremitting compliance can win undeserved praise, for this seemingly gallant attitude can be wholly motivated by a ------- wish to avoid conflict of any sort. (A) commendable (D) genuine
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(B) plaintive (E) poignant
(C) craven
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