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The driver needs to ________ his anger before someone becomes a victim of road rage. (a) ameliorate (b) protract (c) embrace (d) venerate (e) escalate Here again we have a sentence completion question that is doing nothing other than testing your vocabulary. We know we’re looking for a word that has something to do with [...]
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A wheel has a diameter of x inches and a second wheel has a diameter of y inches. The first wheel covers a distance of d feet in 100 revolutions. How many revolutions does the second wheel make in covering d feet? A. 100xy B. 100y – x C. 100x – y D. 100y / [...]
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To register as a free member, the individual has to complete a long questionnaire where a _______ of personal information has to be _______. A. plethora..divulged B. calumny..concealed C. phenomena..publicized D. dearth..disclosed E. penury..delineated If it is a long questionnaire, then it must be asking for a significant amount of personal information. The first blank needs to [...]
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The most important bit of information here, besides the fact the AC = 6, is the fact that the exterior angle measures 150°. This means that angle ACB measures 30° (remember, a straight line has an angle measure of 180°). Since this is a right triangle, and one of the other angles measures 90°, [...]
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What is the value of (x + y)(x + y) if xy = -3 and x2 + y2 = 10? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5 First we have to use the FOIL method for multiplying binomials. Using that, (x + y)(x + y) becomes x2 + 2xy + y2. If x2 + y2 [...]
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Identify the error, if any, in the following sentence. After you have writtenA a definition in your vocabulary notebook, add a fewB ways to use the word orC a sentence to illustrate it’sD meaning. No errorE One of the most common errors students of mine have made is confusing “its” and “it’s.” We learned in [...]
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Looking up from the base of the mountain, the trail seemed more treacherous than it really was. (A) Looking up (B) While looking up (C) By looking up (D) Viewing (E) Viewed As written, this sentence would suggest that the trail was looking up from the base of the mountain. Now, this could perhaps work as a metaphor [...]
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Line l contains the points (3,1) and (4,4). If line m is a different line, parallel to line l in the same coordinate plane, which of the following could be the equation of line m? A. y = 3x – 8 B. y = 1/3x – 3 C. y = -3x – 8 D. y [...]
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Which choice most improves the underlined part of the sentence below? If the sentence is correct as is, choose (A). A conjunction is used to connect words and sentences together. A. words and sentences together. B. words or sentences together. C. words and sentences. D. words or sentences. E. words to sentences. “Together” is redundant [...]
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Whereas the Senator has proven herself a great ________, the Governor is ________ and refuses to consider any opinions other than his own. a) compromiser…intransigent b) autocrat…inflexible c) arbitrator…compliant d) mediator…conciliatory e) negotiator…indulgent Like “although,” or “however,” “whereas” is a word that implies contrast, so the respective descriptions of the [...]
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If Sam can do a job in 4 days that Lisa can do in 6 days and Tom can do in 2 days, how long would the job take if Sam, Lisa, and Tom worked together to complete it? A. 0.8 days B. 1.09 days C. 1.23 days D. 1.65 days E. 1.97 days The [...]
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Identify the error, if any, in the following sentence. The environmental treaty that has just been(A) agreed with(B)by the member nations should serve as a framework for future progress on these(C)and many other(D) issues. No error(E) The member nations would agree to, not with, the treaty. The answer is (B). source: grammar-guy.com
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After all her effort, the writer was ________ to learn that her poem had been ________ for publication. a) elated…disallowed b) dismayed…approved c) troubled…recommended d) enthralled…refused e) distraught…rejected The phrase “After all her effort. . .” could be followed by a reference to the writer’s elation over having been published, or [...]
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Paint needs to be thinned to a ratio of 2 parts paint to 1.5 parts water. The painter has by mistake added water so that he has 6 litres of paint which is half water and half paint. What must he add to make the proportions of the mixture correct? A. 1 litre paint B. [...]
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