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Sentence Completion - Test 1
Sentence Completion - Test 1
1
A computer program can provide information in ways that force students to ______ learning instead of being merely ______ of knowledge.
2
The form and physiology of leaves vary according to the ______ in which they develop: for example, leaves display a wide range of adaptations to different degrees of light and moisture.
- relationship
- species
- sequence
- patterns
- environment
3
One theory about intelligence sees _______ as the logical structure underlying thinking and insists that since animals are mute, they must be _______ as well.
- behavior.. inactive
- instinct.. cooperative
- heredity.. thoughtful
- adaptation.. brutal
- language.. mindless
4
Though _______ in her personal life, Edna St. Vincent Millay was nonetheless _______ about her work, usually producing several pages of complicated rhyme in a day.
- jaded .. feckless
- verbose .. ascetic
- vain .. humble
- impulsive .. disciplined
- self-assured .. sanguine
5
The children's ---- natures were in sharp contrast to the even-tempered dispositions of their parents.
- mercurial
- blithe
- phlegmatic
- introverted
- artless
6
By _______ scientific rigor with a quantitative approach, researchers in the social sciences may often have _______ their scope to those narrowly circumscribed topics that are well suited to quantitative methods.
- undermining.. diminished
- equating.. enlarged
- vitiating.. expanded
- identifying.. limited
- imbuing.. broadened
7
As early as the seventeenth century, philosophers called attention to the ________ character of the issue, and their twentieth-century counterparts still approach it with _______.
- absorbing.. indifference
- unusual.. composure
- complex.. antipathy
- auspicious.. caution
- problematic.. uneasiness
8
Since most if not all learning occurs through ________, relating one observation to another, it would be strange indeed if the study of other cultures did not also illuminate the study of our own.
- assumptions
- experiments
- comparisons
- repetitions
- impressions
9
The new _______ of knowledge has created _______ people: everyone believes that his or her subject cannot and possibly should not be understood by others.
- specialization.. barriers between
- decline.. associations among
- redundancy.. complacency in
- disrepute.. concern for
- promulgation.. ignorance among
10
If a species of parasite is to survive, the host organisms must live long enough for the parasite to ______; if the host species becomes _______, so do its parasites.
- atrophy.. healthy
- reproduce.. extinct
- disappear.. widespread
- succumb.. nonviable
- mate.. infertile
11
The author argues for serious treatment of such arts as crochet and needlework, finding in too many art historians a cultural blindness _______ to their _______ textiles as a medium in which women artists pre- dominate.
- traceable.. prejudice against
- opposed.. distrust of
- referring.. need for
- reduced.. respect for
- corresponding.. expertise in
12
Those who fear the influence of television deliberately _______ its persuasive power, hoping that they might keep knowledge of its potential to effect social change from being widely disseminated.
- promote
- underplay
- excuse
- laud
- suspect
13
Because the high seriousness of their narratives resulted in part from their metaphysics, Southern writers were praised for their ________ bent.
- technical
- discursive
- hedonistic
- philosophical
- scientific
14
Far from being ________, Pat was always ________ to appear acquiescent.
- unctuous.. loath
- brazen.. reluctant
- ignoble.. concerned
- obsequious.. eager
- gregarious.. willing
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