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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.

Lazarro's last movie polarized viewers: while many ------- the film for its artfully directed scenes, others ------- it for being inaccessible.

Answer Choices

(A) praised . . extolled
(B) disparaged . . blamed
(C) regarded . . commended
(D) admired . . endorsed
(E) lauded . . criticized

Hint

The missing terms should describe opposing reactions.

Question of the Day

Can you answer today's question?

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6/1

Feb

7

2013

303,161 responses

Question of the Day Statistics
	Number Answered
Correct	185,996
Incorrect	117,165

61% 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.

Lazarro's last movie polarized viewers: while many ------- the film for its artfully directed scenes, others ------- it for being inaccessible.

Answer Choices

(A) praised . . extolled
(B) disparaged . . blamed
(C) regarded . . commended
(D) admired . . endorsed
(E) lauded . . criticized

Answer

It makes sense to suggest that viewers who felt that a film was “artfully directed” would have “lauded,” or praised, it, and that viewers who found that film “inaccessible,” or difficult to understand, would have “criticized,” or found fault with, it. Furthermore, the sentence indicates that Lazarro's film “polarized viewers,” or caused viewers to have opposing reactions to the film, and lauding is the opposite of criticizing.