GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Exam
Questions and Answers
A. apathy toward - All Jon cared about was getting an A, so because the team project
did not count toward his grade in the course, he felt ____________ the work and did not
do his share.
A. apathy toward
B. zeal for
C. loathing for
D. cheerful about
E. antagonism toward
Blank (i).
B. astonishment
Blank (ii).
D. sojourning - To her friends' (i) __________, because she had never expressed an
interest in travel, Lovia decided to teach English in Thailand, (ii) _________ in that
country for a year.
Blank (i)
A. delight
B. astonishment
C. dismay
Blank (ii)
D. sojourning
E. retiring
F. persevering
Blank (i)
C. apprehension
Blank (ii)
E. escalated
Blank (iii)
H. confiscatory - The citizens met with their senator to express (i) ____________,
arguing that if tax rates (ii) __________ any further, taxes would become (iii)
__________, allowing hard-working individuals to keep little of their well-earned income.
Blank (i)
A. euphoria
B. composure
C. apprehension
Questions and Answers
A. apathy toward - All Jon cared about was getting an A, so because the team project
did not count toward his grade in the course, he felt ____________ the work and did not
do his share.
A. apathy toward
B. zeal for
C. loathing for
D. cheerful about
E. antagonism toward
Blank (i).
B. astonishment
Blank (ii).
D. sojourning - To her friends' (i) __________, because she had never expressed an
interest in travel, Lovia decided to teach English in Thailand, (ii) _________ in that
country for a year.
Blank (i)
A. delight
B. astonishment
C. dismay
Blank (ii)
D. sojourning
E. retiring
F. persevering
Blank (i)
C. apprehension
Blank (ii)
E. escalated
Blank (iii)
H. confiscatory - The citizens met with their senator to express (i) ____________,
arguing that if tax rates (ii) __________ any further, taxes would become (iii)
__________, allowing hard-working individuals to keep little of their well-earned income.
Blank (i)
A. euphoria
B. composure
C. apprehension