Unit 1, Lesson 4
Green Team
3.6.15
Vocabulary
Unit 1
Strategy: Find Clue Words
• Read pages 92-95
• Look for transitions and conjunctions (but,
moreover, however, and, because, since, in fact,
although, though, in contrast to, rather, despite,
yet, etc.)
• Look for phrases that work as a definition or
further explanation of the missing word
• Look for punctuation triggers (colon and
semicolon)
Strategy: Find Clue Words
Identify the clue word(s) in each of the following.
Then, predict an answer:
• The journalist’s description of the crime scene
remained ___, devoid of any bias or emotion.
• The candidate was mocked for his ___ response
to the question: his long-winded and rambling
reply did nothing to clarify his position.
• The critic complained that Hollywood directors
should stop producing technically slick but
emotionally ___ movies and begin creating films
filled with authenticity and poignancy.
Strategy: Find Clue Words
• The journalist’s description of the crime scene
remained ___, devoid of any bias or emotion.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
esoteric
convincing
dispassionate
ironic
predictable
Strategy: Find Clue Words
• The candidate was mocked for his ___ response
to the question: his long-winded and rambling
reply did nothing to clarify his position.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
lucid
meandering
benign
partisan
candid
Strategy: Find Clue Words
• The critic complained that Hollywood directors
should stop producing technically slick but
emotionally ___ movies and begin creating films
filled with authenticity and poignancy.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
savvy
vacuous
opulent
urbane
boorish
24. duplicitous (adjective)
•deceitful, dishonest, two-faced
•synonyms: see above
25. lament (verb)
•to express grief or regret
•synonyms: bemoan, deplore
26. mitigate (verb)
• to make or become less
severe, intense or painful
•synonyms: lessen, ease, mollify
27. reticence (noun)
• the quality or state of keeping
silent; reserve
•synonyms: hesitation, restraint
28. penchant (noun)
• a strong inclination or liking
•synonyms: tendency, affinity,
predilection
29. refute (verb)
• to prove to be false or
erroneous
•synonyms: disprove, repudiate,
cancel
30. rouse (verb)
• to bring or come out of a state
of sleep, unconsciousness, or
inactivity
•synonyms: awaken, stir
Reading: Short
Passages
Unit 1
• Finish the questions for all short passages in your
Kaplan practice packet.
Sentence Errors
Unit 1
Review: Sentence Correction
1. One reason that a growing number of people
have no family doctor may be that fewer and
A
B
fewer medical students are choosing to train as
C
a general practitioner.
D
No error
E
Review: Sentence Correction
D is correct
The sentence contains a number agreement error.
Since students is a plural noun, the second part of
the sentence should also be plural: as general
practitioners.
Review: Sentence Correction
2. Under the proposed law, which many deem
A
B
too harsh, any motorist convicted of drunk
C
driving would spend 30 days in prison and lose
their license for five years.
D
No error
E
Review: Sentence Correction
D is the correct answer
The pronoun their is plural and does not agree in
number with its singular antecedent, motorist.
The sentence should read his or her license.
Review: Sentence Correction
3. The process of learning new languages
A
require a commitment to memorization and
B
pronunciation practice, even if progress seems
C
D
slow.
No error
E
Review: Sentence Correction
B is correct
Even through languages is closer to the verb
require, its subject is actually the singular process;
the error is in B. A and C are correct idiomatic
usage. D consistently uses a present tense verb
and properly uses the adjective slow to modify the
noun progress.
Review: Sentence Corrections
2. The gods of Greek mythology, who were neither
A
omniscient nor particularly ethical, amused
B
themselves by taking on disguises and meddling in
C
D
the affairs of mortals.
No error
E
Review: Sentence Corrections
E is correct
A has a plural verb to match gods, and neither
must accompany the nor later in the sentence
B is a correct use of the adverb to modify the
adjective
C and D are parallel and correct use of verb
gerunds
Strategy: Understand Common Mistakes
• Complete Usage Common Mistakes #12, 13, 14,
16 in Kaplan Packet
• Practice by answering #1 and #6 on page 147
• Additional practice: pages 188-195