ISEE Upper Level Sentence Completion Practice Test 9

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1. Custom has so _____ our language that we can _____ only what has been said before.

  • A. improved ... repeat
  • B. changed ... understand
  • C. enslaved ... say
  • D. dominated ... hear

2. A few of the critics _____ the play, but in general they either disregarded or ridiculed it.

  • A. discredited
  • B. criticized
  • C. denounced
  • D. appreciated

3. Politicians are not the only ones who have made _____; being human, we have all blundered at some time in our lives.

  • A. explanations
  • B. arguments
  • C. errors
  • D. excuses

4. Because of his _____ nature, he often acts purely on impulse.

  • A. stoic
  • B. reflective
  • C. passionate
  • D. wistful

5. A system of education should be _____ by the _____ of students it turns out, for quality is preferred to quantity.

  • A. controlled ... intelligence
  • B. justified ... number
  • C. examined ... wealth
  • D. judged ... caliber

6. We seldom feel _____ when we are allowed to speak freely, but any _____ of our free speech brings anger.

  • A. angry ... defense
  • B. blessed ... restriction
  • C. scholarly ... understanding
  • D. enslaved ... misuse

7. The worst team lost because it had many players who though not completely _____ were also not really _____.

  • A. qualified ... agile
  • B. clumsy ... incompetent
  • C. inept ... proficient
  • D. ungraceful ... amateurish

8. Although the _____ of the legislature become law, the exact _____ of the law is the result of judicial interpretation.

  • A. ideas ... enforcement
  • B. bills ... wording
  • C. works ... punishment
  • D. words ... meaning

9. Since movies have become more _____, many people believe television to be _____.

  • A. helpful ... utilitarian
  • B. expensive ... necessary
  • C. common ... inadequate
  • D. costly ... useless

10. Spores are a form of life that remain _____ until environmental conditions exist in which they can become _____.

  • A. inactive ... vibrant
  • B. hidden ... dangerous
  • C. suppressed ... visible
  • D. controlled ... rampant

11. The spirit of science is always trying to lead people to the study of _____ and away from the spinning of fanciful theories out of their own minds.

  • A. tradition
  • B. order
  • C. legalities
  • D. literature

12. The _______ child thought old people should be polite to him!

  • A. submissive
  • B. impertinent
  • C. alternate
  • D. classless

13. The fame of the author does not _____ the quality of his or her works. We must avoid equating success with infallibility.

  • A. prejudice
  • B. assure
  • C. dignify
  • D. extol

14. The mechanisms that develop hatred in man are most potent, since there is more _____ than _____ in the world.

  • A. tolerance ... prejudice
  • B. joy ... rapture
  • C. love ... hatred
  • D. strife ... tranquility

15. Mining is often called the _____ industry, since it neither creates nor replenishes what it takes.

  • A. robber
  • B. ecology
  • C. natural
  • D. evil