We have seen what the Verbal Reasoning section of the GRE exam consists of.
We also hope that our word lists have helped add some new useful words to your vocabulary. We will keep posting such word lists further down the road but learning new words is just not enough to crack the exam. What you really need to understand is to use the words in the context of a text/sentence/passage. And this can be done by practice, practice and lots of practice.
So, to help all aspirants in taking a step closer to getting a good score on the Verbal Reasoning section, we provide you some practice questions that are synonymous to the ones asked in the GRE General Exam.
Today, we bring to you a set of single-blank Text Completion questions. The answers to all the questions are provided at the end of the post. We suggest you to try to solve the questions on your own first and then refer to the answers. In case of any doubts, you can always contact us through the comments section.
Practice Questions:
1. All John cared about was getting an A, so because the team project did not count toward his grade in the course, he felt the work and did not do his share.
| A. apathy toward |
| B. zeal for |
| C. loathing for |
| D. cheerful about |
| E. antagonism toward |
2. Despite the smile that spread from ear to ear, her eyes relayed a certain .
| A. jubilance |
| B. sorrow |
| C. mischievousness |
| D. vision |
| E. liveliness |
3. Organic farming is more labor intensive and thus initially more , but its long-term costs may be less than those of conventional farming.
| A. uncommon |
| B. stylish |
| C. restrained |
| D. expensive |
| E. difficult |
4. While grizzly bears have long, flat, and somewhat blunt claws, black bears have short, curved and
claws.
| A. obtuse |
| B. abominable |
| C. barren |
| D. acute |
| E. fearful |
5. The yearly financial statement of a large corporation may seem at first, but the persistent reader soon finds its pages of facts and figures easy to decipher.
| A. bewildering |
| B. surprising |
| C. inviting |
| D. misguided |
| E. uncoordinated |
6. One of social science's major themes is that of stability versus change; to what extent are individual personalities
or different over time?
| A. transient |
| B. maladjusted |
| C. static |
| D. disturbed |
| E. discreet |
7. Although the initial cost of installing solar panels to produce electricity can be , the financial benefits are realized for years to come in the form of reduced electric bills.
| A. encouraging |
| B. minimal |
| C. exciting |
| D. misleading |
| E. exorbitant |
8. The Canal's completion caused economic ripples; property values and industrial output along its route rose exponentially.
| A. persistent |
| B. invaluable |
| C. incredulous |
| D. severe |
| E. prodigious |
9. Despite his intense , he failed to secure the prestigious university's coveted diploma.
| A. imbibition |
| B. lugubriosity |
| C. lucubration |
| D. magnanimity |
| E. mettle |
10. Although it appeared to be after its stagnation and eventual cancellation in 1989, Doctor Who returned to BBC in 2005 to become the longest running science-fiction show in history.
| A. moribund |
| B. ascendant |
| C. unflagging |
| D. defunct |
| E. sated |
11. Voters have become so inured to the fickle nature of politicians that they responded to the levy of a new tax with
.
| A. amazement |
| B. stolidity |
| C. exasperation |
| D. alarm |
| E. perplexity |
12. It is desirable to expand the yield of a harvest only when
additions in time, exertion, and other variable factors of production are not also required.
| A. predestined |
| B. commensurate |
| C. analogous |
| D. deliberate |
| E. indeterminate |
Answers :
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. E
8. E
9. C
10. D
11. B
12. B
P.S. We know the above exercise contains words that you might be unfamiliar with. But you need not worry. Our next set of word list will comprise of possibly difficult words from this exercise along with some new ones.
Also, we will be soon posting more practice questions in relation to the Verbal Reasoning sections. Keep practicing and as always don't forget to write down all the new words.
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