SAT®* Practice: Two-Word Sentence Completion and Word Choice

GRADE LEVEL: 9–12

Directions: Select the pair of words that best completes the meaning of each of the following
sentences

1. Because King Philip’s desire to make Spain the dominant power in sixteenth-century Europe
ran counter to Queen Elizabeth’s insistence on autonomy for English, ___________ was
______________.
A. reconciliation … assured
B. warfare … avoidable
C. ruination … impossible

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D. conflict … inevitable
E. diplomacy … simple

2. Traditional Jamaican music, enriched with rock, jazz, and other modern rhythms from America,
were the basis for reggae.
A. were the basis for
B. have been a basis for
C. become the basis of
D. was the basis for
E. being the basis of

In this example, students are asked to evaluate the meanings of words.

3. There is no doubt that Larry is a genuine _____________: he excels at telling stories that fascinate
his listeners.
A. braggart
B. dilettante
C. pilferer
D. prevaricator
E. raconteur

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2. D.
1. D.

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GRADE LEVEL: 9–12

SAT Practice: Two-Word Sentence Completion and Word Choice

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