2. Sentence Completion Questions

Strategies/Techniques

Description

Recognition of Context Clues

Description

Levels of Difficulty

Knowledge of the levels of difficulty in the sentence completion section.

Deductive Reasoning

Application of deductive reasoning & process of elimination.

Familiarality

Know the logical structure of the sentence completion questions

Vocabulary

Use word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to find the meanings of words you do not know.

Sentence Completion Questions

Description

One-Word Completions

Require you to fill in one blank. Questions based on levels of difficulty

Two-Word Completions

Require you to fill in two blanks. Depends not only on difficulty of vocabulary, but relationship between words in the sentence.

Level 1

allow you to rely on your instincts and common sense. Don't obsess with analysis or second-guessing

Level 2

Presents words that appear to be easy at first glance but may have second meanings. Be wary or following gut reactions.

Level 3

Contain "magnet words" to draw student away from correct answer. Intentionally designed to work against common sense.

Word Values

Is the word in the blank supposed to be positive (+) or negative (-)? Are the answers positive or negative? Write a + or - next to the answer choices.