Sentence Equivalence

Question 1

What is a good first step for sentence equivalence questions?

Answer 1

Identify the type of sentence.

Question 2

What is a good step to take if you do not see two synonyms you know among the answer choices in a sentence equivalence question that work?

Answer 2

Select the word you don’t know and the word you do know that best fits the sentence.

It may be good to guess if you do not know more than one word.

Question 3

If you know all the words in a sentence equivalence question but there are no synonyms, how do you pick two words?

Answer 3

Pick two words that will make the sentence mean the same thing.

Question 4

Can there be more than one pair of synonyms in a sentence equivalence question?

Answer 4

Yes.

Question 5

What two things show that a question is a sentence equivalence question?

Answer 5

1. One blank in the sentence
2. Boxes instead of circles in front of the answer choices

Question 6

What are three steps that can be taken to answer sentence equivalence questions?

Answer 6

1. Identify the type of sentence & look for clues
2. Come up with your own word
3. Find two synonymous words that match your answer

Question 7

What is an important step in answering a tricky sentence equivalence question?

Answer 7

Read the question carefully