McGraw-Hill Education GRE 2019

Sentence Equivalence

Study this chapter to learn about:

■ How to approach sentence equivalence questions

■ Looking for synonyms

S

entence Equivalence questions consist of a single-sentence passage with

one blank. You will be given six choices and asked to use logic and the

context of the sentence to identify two words that best fit in the blank.

There is no partial credit for Sentence Equivalence questions.

How to Approach Sentence Equivalence Questions

The approach to Sentence Equivalence questions is very similar to the approach

to Text Completion questions. Your goal should be to identify contextual clues,

understand the relationship they create between the blank and the rest of the

sentence, make a prediction for the word in the blank, and then identify the words

that best match your prediction. Let’s look at a sample question and the steps

to take.

Despite their obvious hostility toward each other, the two teammates

remained silent on the issue since they both believed that verbalizing these

feelings would undermine the necessary for the team’s long-

term success.

A harmony

B imbalance

C malevolence

D tacitness

E cooperation

F diligence

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