Sentence completions help

Test Preparation SAT Preparation
1

<p>A. What is the clue and trigger in each sentence?
B. What word do you think fits in the blank?</p>

<li><p>After the dramatic gains achieved during the 1960s, some civil rights leaders have begun to fear that social progress has ------.</p></li>
<li><p>Normally ------, many solar features become visible only during a lunar eclipse.</p></li>
<li><p>Although the heavy rain fell ------, the darkening clouds and distant thunder had warned that a storm was ------.</p></li>
<li><p>In a pluralistic society such as ours, in which so many different groups coexist, a political ------ on any single issue may be impossible.</p></li>
<li><p>Her shrewed campaign managers were responsible for the fact that her political slogans were actually forgotten cliches revived and ------ with new meaning.</p></li>
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2

<p>What do you mean by clue and trigger?</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Something equivalent to stagnated, or slowed. Civil rights leaders want dramatic gains, so they would fear NOT having them.</p></li>
<li><p>Something like imperceptible, or not discernible. If they’re only visible during a lunar eclipse, that means usually they’re NOT easy to see.</p></li>
<li><p>no idea</p></li>
<li><p>Something that means agreement. Different groups have a hard time agreeing on an issue.</p></li>
<li><p>Maybe something like rich? Not sure.</p></li>
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3

<p>I agree with those except for number 8, which I think should be rejuvenated</p>

<p>As for number 6, first blank is that the rain fell lightly but the clouds showed that rain was imminent</p>

4

<p>Yes, rejuvenated would work, too.</p>

<p>But for #6, heavy rain fell lightly? I don’t think that’s it…</p>

5

<p>With six, some potential answers would be helpful, but perhaps something like “unexpectedly . . . imminent”?</p>