Sentence Completion Test 5

To say that a rectangle will never be a square because it is a rectangle is simply to assume the very thing you profess to prove.

‘Condition’ and ‘atmosphere’ are suitable usage in the second blank. But, for the first blank ‘benefited’ is not the suitable word to use. Hence, “transformed, atmosphere” the most appropriate word for the blank space.

Much means great in quantity, measure, or degree. Many means a large or considerable number of persons or things. So many more is the right usage.

The word ‘redoubtable’ means ‘deserving to be feared or respected’ this fits in best in the contents of the sentence.

If you raise a subject (here, “a controversial issue”), an objection, or a question, you mention it or bring it to someone attention (here, to the attention of the members of the “Assembly”).

An incubus is a male devil supposed to have sex with a sleeping woman. Broadly, incubus means a very worrying problem. In literary usages, as in the given sentence, it means a bad dream and is synonymous with incubus.

“What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander” means what is acceptable for one person in a particular situation should be acceptable for another person in a similar situation.

The first blank could be filled either by ‘appeal’ or ‘caters’ because ‘inhibits’ means prevents or restraint and ‘panders’ means satisfying vulgar tastes. So, we have first and third answer choices. ‘archetypal’ means of a particular kind while eclectic means choosing from various sources. ‘Electric’ goes well with the meaning of the sentence. So, the third answer choice is correct answer.

‘Cutting back’ used after the first blank indicates the use of either ‘lesser’ or ‘fewer’. But, for the first blank, it is not suitable to use ‘against’. Hence, “supporting, fewer” is the most appropriate word for the blank space.

“Powers” are “weapon” in the hands of the executive.