Sentence Completion Questions and Answers

Answer: A

(Cosmos means universe) The use of the conjunction because implies that the second part of the sentence must be logical consequence of the first part. The first part says that modem scientists find the ancient view of the universe outdated and irrelevant. If so, what will be the nature of their interest in such an outdated and irrelevant view ? Certainly not intrinsic or astronomical or experimental (because astronomical theories, unlike theories of physics or chemistry are not based on experiment, but are based on observation). The phrase 'superfluous interest' does not convey any meaning to the given sentence. "That the modern scientists consider the outdated Greek theory as of only historical interest" completes a cogent sentence So, (A) is the answer.

Answer: A

The use of the conjunction but indicates the existence of a contrast within the sentence.) The latter part of the sentence says that dreams, when they are combined with other data, can tell us much about the dreamer. In order to bring out the intended contrast, the earlier part must mean that dreams by themselves cannot tell us anything about the dreamer. Among the choices, it is the word uninformative that as this meaning and is the answer.

Answer: B

The use of conjunction because shows that the first part of the sentence must be logical and consequent result of what is stated in the second part. The missing adjective. In the sentence must therefore describe a person who consistently shows distrust of human nature and human motives. Cynical is the exact word which describes such a person, and is the answer.

Answer: B

If the clan system serves as method of checks and balances the natural result will be that any one clan cannot assume authoritarian rule over all the others. So the obvious role of the clan system is to prevent the emergence of such an authoritarian rule. So, (B) is the answer.You can easily verify that none of the other choices lends a logical meaning to the given sentence.

Answer: B

This is a rather long and involved sentence and the correct answer can be got by inserting each of the answer choices in the blank, and testing which of the resulting sentences makes Logical sense. If scientists have a considerable interest in the possibility that increasing levels of atmospheric carbon-di-oxide can cause long-term warming affects, it is illogical to say that such interest will be sustained only until the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climatic fluctuations. In fact, scientific interest in the phenomenon should be logically expected to increase if the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climatic fluctuations. So, (A) is wrong. Since long-term warming trends caused by increasing levels of carbon-dioxide are detrimental to life on earth, scientists cannot be having an enthusiasm for such a possibility. So, (C) is wrong. While scientists would certainly worry about the trend, such worry cannot be only upto the period until the curre

Answer: D

The word not in the second half of the sentence indicates a contradiction in ideas within the sentence. It is stated that Rumel's political strength had enhanced (meaning increased) even while he was fighting for his people's freedom. Because of the suggestion of a contradiction within the sentence, the missing word must mean the opposite of enhancement of strength. Among the choices, down fall is the only word that has this meaning, and is the answer.

Answer: D

If the technical jargon used by Dr. Chambers could not be understood by anyone except a few of her own co-workers, she mast have been working in highly specialized field and not in a highly unstable, or regarded or controversial or subsidized field. So, (D) is the answer.

Answer: D

The sentence refers to the relative impacts of cultural and biological influences on cross-cultural diversity (meaning diversity in culture within the same population). The second port says categorically that the fact is that, in countless aspects of human existence, it is the cultural programming that overwhelmingly accounts for cross-population variance. Since this is contrasted with the notion hinted in the first part of the sentence (by the use of the phrase 'discredited by the fact'), that notion must be either that it is the biological influences that have such an overwhelming impact, or that the biological influences have at least as strong an impact as cultural influences over cross-cultural diversity. Among the choices, the word equally lends the second of these meanings to the given sentence, and is the answer.

Answer: A

The person referred to in the sentences is a crusader who wishes to make public servants accountable to people So, What would she have done to the unscrupulous and self-indulgent politicians of the nation? Among the choices, 'exposed them' is the only appropriate choice.

Answer: C

Exemplifies means is an example of : protagonist means the chief character, particularly in a novel written in the first person). A novel usually has dialogues spoken by the various characters laced with additional descriptions and commentary by its author. This sentence refers to a novel which is an eminent example of a first person narrative (in which the story is written as if it is told by its principal character herself without any such additional commentary or description). If according to this reader, the protagonist tells her own story so effectively, any additional commentary can be considered to be unnecessary or superfluous So, (C) is the answer.