Sentence Completion Practice – Unit 1

SAT Prep Class

K. Ballantine

Finding an old movie poster that is still ___ usually proves difficult because such posters were meant to be used and then ___.

recognizable…returned

relevant…discarded

intact…destroyed

immaculate…restored

displayed…maintained

The Kemp’s Ridley turtle, long considered one of the most ___ creatures of the sea, finally appears to be making some headway in its battle against extinction.

elusive

prevalent

combative

voracious

imperiled

Before the invention of the tape recorder, quotes from an interview were rarely ___, journalists usually paraphrased the words of their subject.

misconstrued

pragmatic

extensive

plagiarized

verbatim

Batchelor’s reputation as ___ novelist encouraged hopes that his political thriller would offer more ___ characterizations than are usually found in the genre.

a serious…subtle

a maturing…sweeping

a prolific…accurate

an accomplished…fictional

a reclusive…authentic

The governor commented on the disadvantages of political ___, saying that after his extended tenure in office the voters had grown used to blaming him for everything.