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April 13th, 2017, 08:09 AM
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Re: Scholastic Aptitude Test Reasoning Test

The previous year question paper for Reasoning Test under Verbal Test Sections of SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) is as follows:

1. The critics reacted to the new book with enthusiasm:
not one of their reviews was -------.
(A) derogatory (B) professional (C) episodic
(D) didactic (E) unsolicited

2. Marie Curie’s more ------- achievements often -------
the contributions of her daughter, Irène Joliet-Curie,
even though each woman won a Nobel Prize for
Chemistry.
(A) perplexing . . clarify
(B) famous . . overshadow
(C) pioneering . . duplicate
(D) neglected . . invalidate
(E) inspiring . . complement

3. Oddly, a mere stranger managed to ------- Joanna’s
disappointment, while even her closest friends
remained oblivious.
(A) arouse (B) perceive (C) warrant
(D) discredit (E) misrepresent

4. Although they never referred to it -------, the two actors
had a ------- agreement never to mention the film that
had almost ended their careers.
(A) vaguely . . clandestine
(B) systematically . . presumptuous
(C) longingly . . haphazard
(D) obliquely . . verbose
(E) directly . . tacit

5. Company employees were quite pleased with their
efficient new work area because it provided an ideal
climate ------- increased productivity.
(A) inimical to (B) conducive to
(C) shadowed by (D) stifled by
(E) precipitated by

6. Crumbling masonry is ------- of the ------- that long
exposure to the elements causes to architecture.
(A) refutation . . damage
(B) reflective . . uniformity
(C) indicative . . amelioration
(D) denial . . weathering
(E) evidence . . havoc

7. At bedtime the security blanket served the child as
------- with seemingly magical powers to ward off
frightening phantasms.
(A) an arsenal (B) an incentive (C) a talisman
(D) a trademark (E) a harbinger
8. Military victories brought tributes to the Aztec empire
and, concomitantly, made it -------, for Aztecs increasingly
lived off the vanquished.
(A) indecisive (B) pragmatic (C) parasitic
(D) beneficent (E) hospitable
9. Unlike sedentary people, ------- often feel a sense of
rootlessness instigated by the very traveling that
defines them.
(A) athletes (B) lobbyists (C) itinerants
(D) dilettantes (E) idealists
10. The researchers were ------- in recording stories of
the town’s African American community during the
Depression, preserving even the smallest details.
(A) obstreperous (B) apprehensive
(C) compensatory (D) radicalized
(E) painstaking

11. WOOD : ROTTEN ::
(A) soil : sandy
(B) water : frozen
(C) paper : crumpled
(D) bread : moldy
(E) glass : broken
12. RIDDLE : SOLUTION ::
(A) legend : key
(B) puzzle : skill
(C) question : answer
(D) joke : amusement
(E) problem : dilemma
13. CUFF : WRIST ::
(A) cast : arm
(B) collar : neck
(C) belt : trousers
(D) mask : face
(E) zipper : jacket
14. FREIGHTER : CARGO ::
(A) suitcase : clothing
(B) elevator : building
(C) theater : audience
(D) ship : anchor
(E) supermarket : groceries
15. SYMPHONY : INSTRUMENTALISTS ::
(A) jingle : rhymes
(B) illusion : viewers
(C) palace : rooms
(D) poem : verses
(E) play : actors
16. INTERSECTION : STREETS ::
(A) collision : automobiles
(B) crosswalk : lights
(C) corner : blocks
(D) traffic : roads
(E) junction : highways
17. REPUGNANCE : DISTASTE ::
(A) confidence : insecurity
(B) horror : fear
(C) anger : forgiveness
(D) misfortune : pity
(E) trauma : recovery
18. MOLT : SKIN ::
(A) shear : wool
(B) shed : hair
(C) stimulate : nerve
(D) fracture : bone
(E) prune : tree
19. COURSE : SWERVE ::
(A) ritual : observe
(B) consensus : agree
(C) topic : digress
(D) arrival : depart
(E) signature : endorse
20. TABLE : DATA ::
(A) ledger : transactions
(B) microscope : specimens
(C) flask : liquids
(D) chart : presentations
(E) experiment : facts
21. GLUTTON : VORACIOUS ::
(A) stickler : fussy
(B) snob : congenial
(C) host : kindly
(D) defector : national
(E) tourist : residential
22. IMMATERIAL : RELEVANCE ::
(A) unnatural : norm
(B) superficial : profundity
(C) improbable : skepticism
(D) polished : refinement
(E) questionable : rebuttal
23. DRONE : INFLECTION ::
(A) shriek : screaming
(B) thunder : subtlety
(C) hush : encouragement
(D) carp : castigation
(E) sip : thirst
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