Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) through (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

With patience and political ______, he can act in unison with the president to overcome the ___.

  1. decision, climax

  2. concept, turning point

  3. sagacity, crisis

  4. interest, exigency

  5. acumen, proclivity
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Patience is a positive trait and so only a positive word will mark the first blank joined with patience by the conjunction 'and'. One can overcome a crisis with sagacity. Hence, the answer is (3).

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