GRE Sentence Equivalence Sample Questions

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1. He belongs to an international panel of experts that works under United Nations ________.

• A. Aura
• B. Auspices
• C. Aeonian
• D. Adytum
• E. Aegis

Answer B and E Out of all the given answer options, the words, ‘auspices’ and ‘aegis’ are the only two words that carry the same meaning and both of them fit in well with the meaning being conveyed by the remaining sentence. Therefore,B and E are the correct answers.

2. The crux of his speech was that the issue of climate change remains too complex and ________ to generate therequisite focus.

• A. Multifarious
• B. Facile
• C. Contentious
• D. Debatable
• E. Homogenous

Answer C and D The issue under discussion is being described by two words; ‘complex’ and the missing word. This implies that B is clearly incorrect as the issue cannot be complex and facile at the same time. Out of the remaining options,C and D are the only two words that mean the same and therefore, C and D are the correct answers.

3. In the party that has ruled the country for 25 years continuously, factionalism is not something ________.

• A. Inappropriate
• B. Obscure
• C. Unseemly
• D. Appropriate
• E. Familiar

Answer A and C Out of all the given answers options, ‘inappropriate’ and ‘unseemly’ are the only two words that carry exactly the same meaning. We have to look for two words which mean the same and which will impart the same meaning tothe sentence when either of them is placed in the blank. This implies that A and C are the correct answers.

GRE Sentence Equivalence Sample Questions

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