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Directions :
Each question has an underlined word followed by four answer choices. You will choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
6.
lightning
- A.electricity
- C.brightness
- B.thunder
- D.rain
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Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Lightning is produced from a discharge of electricity, so electricity is essential. Thunder and rain are not essential to the production of lightning (choices b and d). Brightness may be a byproduct of lightning, but it is not essential (choice c). |
7.
harvest
- A.autumn
- C.tractor
- B.stockpile
- D.crop
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Answer : [D]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| To harvest something, one must have a crop, which is the essential element for this item. Autumn (choice a) is not the only time crops are harvested. There may not be enough of a crop to stockpile (choice b), and you can harvest crops without a tractor (choice c). |
8.
election
- A.president
- C.November
- B.voter
- D.nation
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Answer : [B]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| An election does not exist without voters. The election of a president (choice a) is a byproduct. Not all elections are held in November (choice c), nor are they nationwide (choice d). |
9.
shoe
- A.sole
- C.laces
- B.leather
- D.walking
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| All shoes have a sole of some sort.Not all shoes are made of leather (choice b); nor do they all have laces (choice c).Walking (choice d) is not essential to a shoe. |
10.
book
- A.fiction
- C.pictures
- B.pages
- D.learning
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [B]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| The necessary part of a book is its pages; there is no book without pages. Not all books are fiction (choice a), and not all books have pictures (choice c). Learning (choice d) may or may not take place with a book. |
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