Exercise: Sentence Equivalence Set 1
For the following questions, select two answer choices that (1) complete the sentence
in a way that makes sense and (2) produce sentences that are similar in meaning.
- It is a common that most scientific discoveries are simply
moments of genius: in fact, the discoveries we hear of usually take years of
painstaking work.
A myth
B verity
C curiosity
D misconception
E trope
F theme - Success in this business requires constant of one’s
reputation, since even one negative perception can often undo years of
hard work.
A neglect of
B knowledge of
C curiosity about
D monitoring of
E oversight of
F consideration of - That she was occasionally late to class did not concern the professor;
instead, it was only when her tardiness became that the
professor decided to chastise her.
A well-known
B offensive
C habitual
D sensitive
E commonplace
F infrequent
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