HSPT Verbal Skills Practice Test 2

During the ————, which deprived the entire region of rain for two consecutive months, the town had a difficult time surviving the ——– weather that left plants withered and people parched.

Any biographer of this playwright, who assumed an elaborate public facade in order to conceal private concerns, must examine the impulse behind such ——-.

It is better to be ———–, allowing people to approach you and gradually making friends, than being a ————— and talking presumptuously to get people’s attention and false respect.

Conflicting standards for allowable radiation levels in foods made ——- appraisals of the damage to crops following the reactor meltdown extremely difficult.

Since the orator was exceeding his allotted time and lost the audience’s interest, it was up to the orchestra at the awards show to ————— his speech and guide the host to the next event.

In a society that abhors ——-, the nonconformist is persistently ——-.

As a student who was always intelligent and _______ when trying to solve difficult problems in school, Eugene shocked his entire community when he got into a fatal car accident that left his family _______, missing its beloved eldest son and condemned to

Instead of presenting a balanced view of both sides of the issue, the speaker became increasingly ——-, insisting on the correctness of his position.

The attorney was an expert in identifying ——- in contracts, ambiguities that could cause difficulties and therefore needed to be revised.

Anderson’s callous habit of ——- the suggestions of his coworkers made him seem ——- to them.