BB vocab in context questions

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<p>I've been confused by a number of the vocab-in-context questions in the first two BB practice tests. Can anyone offer explanations for the following?</p>

<p>p. 420 #10 why E and not C</p>

<p>p. 469 #17 why D and not A</p>

<p>p. 485 #17 why D and not C</p>

<p>I also have a couple other CR question from practice test 2:</p>

<p>p. 485 #12 - I chose B because the author basically takes one example and supposedly proves his point with that alone. I don't see anything in the passage hinting at a "too literal" interpretation. Also, wouldn't C also be a plausible response?</p>

<p>p. 485 #14 - I chose A. While he clearly looks down on the theories' proponents, the author never seems to express anything as strong as choice E in the paragraphs devoted to responding to the theories. On the other hand, he does seem to offer contrary evidence in that he presents logical arguments. Or do arguments not count as "evidence"?</p>

<p>p. 466 #7 - Not sure why D is correct. The info in passage one could be used to discourage romanticization, but it doesn't mention it at all - doesn't the evidence have to be in the passage?</p>

<p>Thanks to anyone who takes the time to help.</p>

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<p>Well I'm about to go to bed but I can tell you that Page 420, #10 is E and not C because "his careful lies such modest calculations, that he was always believed" implies that his lies were thought out and he was careful not to lie about anything extreme or out of the ordinary; Secretive isn't right because "secretive calculations" combined with said logic just does not make sense. Moderate would therefore be the only term that would be fitting. </p>

<p>I don't know I never usually explain this stuff but I figured I would try, hopefully it helped.</p>

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<p>That does help; thanks. Anyone have advice on the others?</p>

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<p>A good basic strategy: as soon as you see the particular word in the question, DON'T look at the answer choices. Go back to the passage, find the word in context, and try to think of an appropriate replacement for it. THEN go to the choices.</p>

<p>Another good bit of advice is that the answer is never the simplest or most common definition for the word.</p>