Question of the Day

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16

2013

324,950 responses

Question of the Day Statistics
	Number Answered
Correct	176,880
Incorrect	148,070

54% 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 ------- of Queen Elizabeth I impressed her contemporaries: she seemed to know what dignitaries and foreign leaders were thinking.

Answer Choices

(A) symbiosis
(B) malevolence
(C) punctiliousness
(D) consternation
(E) perspicacity

Hint

Think about which word describes a person’s ability to perceive the thoughts of others.

Question of the Day

Can you answer today's question?

Register Next Tests:
6/1

Feb

16

2013

324,950 responses

Question of the Day Statistics
	Number Answered
Correct	176,880
Incorrect	148,070

54% 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 ------- of Queen Elizabeth I impressed her contemporaries: she seemed to know what dignitaries and foreign leaders were thinking.

Answer Choices

(A) symbiosis
(B) malevolence
(C) punctiliousness
(D) consternation
(E) perspicacity

Answer

Keep in mind that the words after the colon will explain or exemplify the first part of the sentence. This means that the missing term describes someone who “seemed to know what dignitaries and foreign leaders were thinking.” Such a person is said to have great “perspicacity,” or perception.