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2012
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Critical Reading > Sentence Completions

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 

The professor asked the students to make sure they read the entire novel, both the twelve regular chapters and the extensive ------- materials that the author included at the beginning of the book.

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Hint

The word in the blank describes the pages appearing before the start of the “twelve regular chapters” of the book.

Question of the Day

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Oct
10
2012
316,572 responses
Question of the Day Statistics
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Correct 197,872
Incorrect 118,700
62% correct

Critical Reading > Sentence Completions

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 

The professor asked the students to make sure they read the entire novel, both the twelve regular chapters and the extensive ------- materials that the author included at the beginning of the book.

Answer Choices

Answer

Choice (C) is correct. It is customary to refer to materials appearing at the beginning of a book (title page, author’s note, introduction, and so forth) as “prefatory,” or the preface, located in the front.