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8 questions that use guided words beyond their original reading. Choose the best answer before opening a definition, then read the explanation.

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Set 140 of 246 / Words 1113-1120 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A gardener needs to know whether a hose reaches a distant bed by the chosen path. Which fact is irrelevant to that narrow question?A. The distance along the route from the tap to the bed.B. The location of the tap relative to the chosen path.C. The gardener won a vegetable-growing prize last season.D. The hose's usable length when fully extended.

2Which report provides an enumeration of the contents of a sewing case?A. The case deserves a sturdier lining because the present fabric is worn.B. The case contains four needles, two spools, one thimble, and a pair of scissors.C. The case was a thoughtful gift and has been useful on several journeys.D. The case looks neater after its contents have been rearranged.

3A drawn boundary encompasses both a small pond and the adjoining meadow. What does that description establish?A. The boundary separates the pond from the meadow without including either.B. The boundary merely approaches the areas without surrounding them.C. The meadow lies beyond the boundary while only the pond is included.D. Both areas lie within the larger boundary.

4Watermarks appear across nine of the ten sections of a fictional exhibition's ceiling. What supports describing their coverage as extensive?A. The inspection proves that all the marks appeared at exactly the same moment.B. The marks spread over a large proportion of the area being examined.C. Every mark is necessarily deep enough to cause structural failure.D. The darkest individual mark determines how large an area is affected.

5After comparing a character's contradictory promises, a reader deems the narrator unreliable. What has the reader done?A. Established that the author must personally hold the narrator's opinions.B. Guaranteed that no different interpretation can ever be considered.C. Repeated another critic's exact words without forming any judgment.D. Formed a judgment that the narrator has that quality.

6Which change to a painting is deliberate?A. The artist overlooks an unpainted corner while believing the whole surface is covered.B. The artist consciously leaves one area blank after deciding that the empty space improves the composition.C. A mislabeled container leads the artist to apply a color different from the one intended.D. A visitor brushes against wet paint and accidentally removes part of a line.

7A roommate waits until everyone has returned from work and settled down before raising a recurring noise problem, hoping for a more useful discussion. What makes the timing calculated?A. The discussion begins on a sudden urge unrelated to any intended effect.B. The roommate forgets the issue and raises it only by accidental reference.C. The delay happens without the roommate noticing the time.D. The moment is deliberately chosen to support a particular result.

8After eating the last shared snack without asking, a character says that finishing it saved everyone the trouble of putting it away. What is he trying to do by rationalizing the choice?A. Present a seemingly reasonable explanation that defends his questionable conduct.B. Ask who owned the snack before making any decision about it.C. Admit that his explanation offers no defense and apologize without qualification.D. Describe the snack's ingredients without addressing his behavior.

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