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SAT Reading 2.9 Sentence Completion 166 Views
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SAT Reading: Sentence Completion Drill 2, Problem 9
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- 00:03
We're picking up what you're putting down. You want another vocab question...
- 00:08
Which word could fill in the blank so that the sentence below makes sense?
- 00:11
The old woman lived on the edge of the forest in a small, blank cottage that had been in
- 00:16
her family for generations.
- 00:19
Here are the potential answers.
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- 00:27
Whatever word we choose to fill the blanks has got to be compatible with "small."
- 00:31
This requirement immediately rules out (C), because "extravagant" describes something
- 00:35
big and flashy. This is definitely more of a gingerbread house than a palace.
- 00:39
We can rule out "exquisite" for a similar reason. It usually describes something beautiful
- 00:44
and intricately designed.
- 00:45
(C) and (D) are officially condemned. The word we're looking for also has to get
- 00:50
along with the description of something old, because the sentence tells us the house has
- 00:54
been in the family for years.
- 00:56
This requirement let's us condemn (B) as well. A house that's been around for a while
- 01:00
would not be called "modern."
- 01:02
There's nothing in the sentence that says that the cottage isn't "conventional,"
- 01:07
but houses that have been around for a while usually have more character.
- 01:10
We're not looking for a McMansion here. Looks like (A) wins the day... since "quaint"
- 01:15
refers to something old-fashioned and unusual.
- 01:19
The answer is (A). A for "Anybody can find love when there's charming housing involved."
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