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45CHAPTER 14 / PRACTICE PSAT 4
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Section 1
Time—25 minutes
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24 Questions (1 –24)
Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted.
Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of
words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Example:
Medieval kingdoms did not become constitutional republics overnight; on the contrary, the change
was --- ---.
(A) unpopular
(B) unexpected
(C) advantageous
(D) sufficient
(E) gradual
Correct response: (E)
B
B
Bob Ross’s instructional television show, The
Amelia’s recent tightfisted behavior belies her
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Joy of Painting, was an enormous success
usual --- ---; for as long as I have known her,
because of his --- --- personality; viewers
she has otherwise always been willing to give
were --- --- by his mantra that there were
to those less fortunate.
“no mistakes, only happy accidents.”
(A) maliciousness
(A) inspirational . . dispirited
(B) munificence
(B) boorish . . enthused
(C) animosity
(C) flippant . . agitated
(D) clairvoyance
(D) motivating . . inspired
(E) mirth
(E) civilized . . expectant
B
Because Truman had always been - --- --, he
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B
Yorkshire Terriers are an - ---- - and mischie-
did not mind the isolation that came from
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vous breed known for their resistance to
being - --- -- by his peers in high school.
authority and their love of ---- --.
(A) a pariah . . . lionized
(A) agile . . trouble
(B) a mendicant . . . exiled
(B) obstinate . . misbehavior
(C) a hermit . . . ostracized
(C) inert . . infamy
(D) a miscreant . . . censured
(D) adamant . . notoriety
(E) an egotist . . . appreciated
(E) indominable . . scrutiny
B
Even at a young age, when she started her
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own lemonade business, the former CEO of
Blanden Pharmaceuticals showed the -- --- -
and --- --- that has brought her business
success.
(A) industriousness . . lassitude
(B) tenacity . . lethargy
(C) contempt . . pertinacity
(D) diligence . . initiative
(E) swagger . . agility
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