Sentence Equivalence
Description
Sentence Equivalence questions test the ability to reach a conclusion about how a passage should be completed on the basis of partial information, but they also focus on the meaning of the completed whole. Sentence Equivalence questions consist of a single sentence with just one blank, and they ask you to find two choices that lead to a complete, coherent sentence while producing sentences that mean the same thing.
Sample Question
Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.
Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as __________[blank].
- (A) orthodox
- (B) eccentric
- (C) original
- (D) trifling
- (E) conventional
- (F) innovative
The correct answer is choice C (original) and choice F (innovative).