PassCCAT
Sentence completion

How to solve sentence completion

Verbal

Choose the word that best fits the logic and tone of a sentence with a gap.

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Example 1Difficulty 2

Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. Although the new policy was meant to simplify the process, it only made the paperwork more ______.

Answer: D. Here is why:

  1. "Although" signals a contrast with "simplify," so the paperwork became harder to follow — convoluted. The others describe clarity or appeal, not complication.
Example 2Difficulty 2

Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. A good editor will ______ unnecessary words so that each sentence carries its full weight.

Answer: E. Here is why:

  1. Cutting needless words to strengthen sentences means to eliminate them; the others don't remove anything.
Example 3Difficulty 2

Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. The instructions were intentionally ______, leaving little room for misinterpretation.

Answer: E. Here is why:

  1. Leaving little room for misreading means they were explicit. "Ambiguous" is the opposite; the rest don't bear on clarity.