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SAT Reading Sentence Completion Drill 5, Problem 1

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It was a dark and Shmoopy night, when this question knocked at the door...

00:10

Which word could fill in the blank so that the sentence below makes sense?

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Detectives are usually very blank, which allows them to pick up on even the smallest details.

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And here are the potential answers...

00:24

The missing word should describe detectives and their ability to spot clues that others

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might overlook.

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And no, "Sherlockian" is not a word.

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(A) is a definite no because a "careless" detective wouldn't be able to find anything.

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"Audacious" means brave and daring. It's a good quality for a detective to have...

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...but it's just doesn't exactly solve the case.

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"Vague" describes something that's expressed unclearly...

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So it won't help us solve this mystery. "Faulty" means defective...

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Which isn't exactly a good quality for a detective to have.

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"Meticulous" describes someone who pays attention to details,

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so (B) is the correct answer.

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If you tracked down the correct answer... nicely done. How Sherlockian of you.

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