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GRE Sentence Equivalence practice

Twenty original Sentence Equivalence questions: one blank, six choices, and two correct answers that make the sentence mean the same thing. Each has a full explanation, including the near-synonym traps. Free, no signup.

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Question 1 of 20
Although the museum's new wing was visually striking, several visitors found the layout ______, complaining that they kept losing their way among the identical corridors.

Select the two answers that produce sentences alike in meaning.

Select exactly 2.

How to approach it

A method for Sentence Equivalence.

Find the meaning, then the pair

Decide what the blank must mean from the sentence, then look for two choices that both deliver that meaning. Do not start by pairing up words that simply look similar.

Two right answers, same sentence

The two answers must be near-synonyms and each must complete the sentence to the same sense. A word that fits the sentence but has no synonym partner cannot be correct.

Beware the lone tempting word

If only one choice seems perfect, you have likely misread the sentence, because there must be a second. Re-check the direction the blank needs to carry.

Questions

Sentence Equivalence, answered.

Exactly two, and you need both for the point. There is no partial credit.
They must be close in meaning and produce sentences that mean the same thing. Two synonyms that do not fit the sentence are both wrong; one that fits but lacks a partner is also wrong.
A pair of synonyms that fit the topic but point the wrong way for the sentence's logic, and a single perfect-sounding word with no valid partner among the choices.
Text Completion has one correct choice per blank. Sentence Equivalence has one blank, six choices, and two correct answers.

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