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SAT Reading 6.6 Sentence Completion 165 Views
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SAT Reading: Sentence Completion Drill 6, Problem 6
Transcript
- 00:05
Which word could fill in the blank so that
- 00:07
the sentence below makes sense?
- 00:08
Zach and Kelly were unable to meet on Friday to discuss the details of their project, but
- 00:13
they made plans to blank on the following Monday.
- 00:16
And here are the potential answers...
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- 00:21
The context of the sentence makes it clear
- 00:23
Zach and Kelly are practicing their procrastination skills by pushing off their project meeting
- 00:28
till after the weekend.
- 00:32
So we know that the word we're looking for needs to be a synonym for "meet."
- 00:38
Both "celebrate" and "lament" make too many assumptions about the meeting. It's a project,
- 00:43
not a fiesta...
- 00:45
Or a funeral...
- 00:47
Therefore we can cross (D) and (E) off the list.
- 00:50
"Redirect" and "update" don't fit the meaning we need at all, so they both fail this test.
- 00:54
(C) on the other hand totally makes the grade. "Convene" is just what we're looking
- 00:59
for, because it means to assemble, or come together for a meeting.
- 01:06
Hopefully, Zach and Kelly will have time for a fiesta after they convene.
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