Sentence Completion Test 2

If something (here, the driver’s licence) is impounded by the police or other officials, they officially take possession of it because a law or rule has been broken (here, “rash driving”). ‘Impounded’ thus means seized in a specific context.

‘I expected him to give’ denotes the kind (category) of the answer. It is not the result of ‘his answer’. So use ‘as', not ‘that’.

If two persons are similar, you will point out certain likenesses. Yet you can easily tell one from the other. In other words, you can differentiate between the two. But the given sentence says differentiation is difficult. Which means the resemblance is to a very high degree. In other words, identical.

Third and fourth answer choices can be eliminated because intimidations is a noun whereas we have to fill an adjective, inherent will give the sentence a positive meaning whereas it is negative towards compromise. First and second answer choices are available options because unselected and odious are both negative words. Compromise and confusion, although, do not fit well, so the first answer choice will be the answer.

The second blank could either be ‘voice’ ‘Hypothetic’ means something that is assumed and ‘titular’ means a ruler without real authority. So, “titular - voice” is the appropriate choice of words.

The word ‘sullen’ fits in best as it means’ silent, bad-tempered, gloomy.

You condole with a person on/over his or her great misfortune.

Defend’ and ‘cover’ are the suitable words for the second blank. But, ‘swing’ is the only suitable word in the first blank. Hence, “swing, cover” is the most appropriate word for the blank space.

Common sense tells us that high saving rates should lead to (greater investment and therefore) ‘high’ growth rates. But here it is ‘low’. This is a ‘paradox’.

A proposal is ‘turned down’ not forced down. So, we have to choose from second and fourth answer choices. ‘Naivete’ means inexperience and ‘sophistry’ means clever reasoning done to mislead. ‘Sophistry’ and ‘turned’ are the appropriate fillers for the sentence.