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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 96 of 246 / Words 761-768 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A restaurant designed as a quiet, candlelit retreat plays a piercing alarm tone as its welcome music. Where does the incongruity lie?A. The music and room are both selected intentionally, so no mismatch is possible.B. The jarring welcome sound clashes with the calm atmosphere the setting establishes.C. The opening hours are clearly printed on the door.D. The restaurant's candles all use the same holders.

2One runner names every pair of shoes after a cloud and arranges them in the order the names came to mind. What makes the habit idiosyncratic?A. It is a distinctive personal quirk rather than a shared organizing standard.B. It is automatically a mistake because another person finds it unusual.C. It follows the official shoe-storage method required of all runners.D. It establishes that the shoes themselves differ in size.

3A shop needs someone to count stock accurately and enter it using a familiar form. Which applicant has shown competence for that task?A. An applicant who has never attempted the task but dislikes its instructions.B. An applicant who promises enthusiasm while repeatedly losing track of the count.C. An applicant who correctly completes representative counts and records them without needing each step supplied.D. An applicant who is famous in an unrelated field but cannot use the form.

4A music student records two versions of a phrase and hears exactly where the rhythm slips. Why might the comparison be instructive?A. It is valuable only if both versions were already perfect.B. It replaces the need to listen to either recording.C. It guarantees that every future performance will contain no errors.D. It gives useful understanding of a specific feature the student can examine and practice.

5An instructor leads a live navigation exercise and supplies a glossary learners can consult along the way. Which description makes the glossary an adjunct?A. It is an added support for the main exercise.B. It is an unrelated book that learners cannot access.C. It cancels the live exercise and becomes a wholly separate course.D. It is necessarily more important than every practical activity.

6A small film production needs scene rehearsals, travel arrangements, and meal coordination. How are the latter two activities ancillary in this account?A. They prevent the production from having a main purpose.B. They are the only activities that count as making the film.C. They are automatically unnecessary because they are not rehearsals.D. They support the production's central creative work.

7A reading app lets users enlarge the text and adjust spacing to suit their needs. In what way does it accommodate users?A. It assigns a score to each user's reading speed.B. It guarantees that every text is accurate.C. It forces every person to use the same fixed display.D. It adapts the display to meet different reading needs.

8A photo competition requires a square image at least 800 pixels wide. Which submission conforms to both stated requirements?A. A rectangular image measuring 1,200 by 800 pixels.B. A striking image whose dimensions have not been checked.C. A square image measuring 1,000 by 1,000 pixels.D. A square image measuring 600 by 600 pixels.

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