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 Set 9 (Answers begin on page 108.) 141. election

a. president
In the next three sets, you will be looking for the essen- b. voter
tial part of something. Each question has an underlined c. November
word followed by four answer choices. You will choose d. nation
the word that is a necessary part of the underlined
word. A good way to approach this type of question is 142. diploma
to say the following sentence: “A ______ could not a. principal
exist without ______.” Put the underlined word in the b. curriculum
first blank. Try each of the answer choices in the second c. employment
blank to see which choice is most logical. d. graduation

For questions 137 through 151, find the word that 143. swimming
names a necessary part of the underlined word. a. pool
b. bathing suit
137. book c. water
a. fiction d. life jacket
b. pages
c. pictures 144. school
d. learning a. student
b. report card
138. guitar c. test
a. band d. learning
b. teacher
c. songs 145. language
d. strings a. tongue
b. slang
139. shoe c. writing
a. sole d. words
b. leather
c. laces 146. desert
d. walking a. cactus
b. arid
140. respiration c. oasis
a. mouth d. flat
b. circulation
c. oxygen 147. lightning
d. carbon monoxide a. electricity
b. thunder
c. brightness
d. rain

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148. monopoly 150. gala

a. corrupt a. celebration
b. exclusive b. tuxedo
c. rich c. appetizer
d. gigantic d. orator

149. harvest 151. pain

a. autumn a. cut
b. stockpile b. burn
c. tractor c. nuisance
d. crop d. hurt

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