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Identifying the contextual error can be one of the challenging questions for most of us since it requires a complete understanding of the sentence and the context it might be part of.
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Contextual Error 1Q1. I have tried to get closer to my brother Rae for years, but he has always remained friendly. A. Closer B. Friendly C. Remained D. Years Q2. In his later years, the once wildly successful gambler lost his fortune and became a prosperous homeless on the streets of Las Vegas. A. Prosperous B. Gambler C. Fortune D. Wildly Q3. Carnivorous animals can survive easily in the wilderness because they can live on berries or insects. A. Carnivorous B. Survive C. Wilderness D. Animals Q4. Sally had planted the seeds in the greenhouse three weeks ago; they would begin to ripen any day now. A. Planted B. Greenhouse C. Seeds D. Ripen Q5. Julia’s parents gave her one gift regarding her new job: It could not interfere with her schoolwork. A. Gift B. Interfere C. Regarding D. Parents -
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Contextual Error 2Q1. Unless the company reached its goal of firing one hundred college graduates, it would proceed to recruit older, more experienced employees. A. Employees B. Graduates C. Unless D. Firing Q2. After her extended illness, Delia experienced a long period of optimism when she did not want to work, exercise, or clean. A. Exercise B. Optimism C. Long D. Extended Q3. Floyd has a normal resonance to his appealing voice which is easily recognizable over the phone. A. Normal B. Resonance C. Voice D. Recognizable Q4. The house was constructed in flames, and not a mark of it remained after the fire. A. House B. Remained C. Mark D. Constructed Q5. David felt as if the family picnic would be a disastrous time to talk with his lovely grandmother about her plans for the holidays. A. Disastrous / B. Picnic C. Holidays / D. Talk
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Contextual Error 3Q1. The Boston Tea Party happened because the Americans doubted the British tea taxes were transgressing the rights of the colonists. A. Doubted B. Transgressing C. Rights D. Colonists Q2. The old bridge’s steel pillars were powerful and in need of repair. A. Old B. Steel C. Repair D. Powerful Q3. The budding flowers, warm breezes, and birth of young animals suggest the much-welcomed dreadful atmosphere in the country after a long, hard winter. A. Budding B. Breezes C. Dreadful D. Winter Q4. Although she had not exercised in five years, Margarita’s attempt to jog five miles on her first day of cardio-training was a little pessimistic. A. Although B. Pessimistic C. Miles D. Attempt Q5. The legal internship program was developed under the symphony of the district attorney’s office. A. Legal B. Internship C. Symphony D. Developed
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Contextual Error 4Q1. Losing his entire business to the flood, Bill’s major benefit was bankruptcy. A. Entire B. Flood C. Benefit D. Bankruptcy Q2. The new evidence convinced the District Attorney to overturn Martin’s conviction and suspend him. A. New B. Convinced C. Conviction D. Suspend Q3. Christopher hired a tree-trimming crew to cut the short branches of the pine tree that were scraping the side of his house. A. Hired B. Crew C. Short D. Scraping Q4. We both knew our summer romance was enduring, and we would just be memories in each other’s minds by the winter. A. Romance B. Enduring C. Memories D. Minds Q5. The dissatisfied workers spread their furious attitudes among themselves; however, there was a danger of a full-scale rebellion against the owners of the factory. A. Dissatisfied B. Furious C. However D. Rebellion
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Contextual Error 5Q1. Her enthusiasm for the project was so contagious that soon everyone was working with renewed energy and indifference. A) enthusiasm B) contagious C) renewed D) indifference Q2. The committee’s thorough and meticulous report, which left no aspect unexamined, aimed to provide tentative conclusions. A) thorough B) meticulous C) unexamined D) tentative Q3. Comprehensible to most, the joke's esoteric nature meant only those with specialized knowledge found it at all amusing. A) comprehensible B) esoteric C) specialized D) amusing Q4. The old sailor’s tales of perilous voyages and mythical creatures were always told with exaggerated and subdued flair. A) perilous B) mythical C) exaggerated D) subdued Q5. Obstacle that it was, she faced the daunting challenge with remarkable apathy, undeterred by its magnitude. A) obstacle B) daunting C) apathy D) magnitude
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Contextual Error 6Q1. Her sincere and heartfelt apology began the slow process of conflict by helping to alleviate the tension. A) sincere B) heartfelt C) conflict D) alleviate Q2. By eliminating the usual frustration, the software's intuitive interface proved highly inaccessible to novice users. A) frustration B) intuitive C) inaccessible D) novice Q3. The populace would benefit from the optimistic forecast, which predicted sustained growth and rising poverty. A) populace B) optimistic C) sustained D) poverty Q4. The circumstantial and inconclusive evidence created reasonable doubt, leading directly to a conviction. A) circumstantial B) inconclusive C) reasonable D) conviction Q5. Visitors felt a profound sense of wonder and humility when confronted with the awe-inspiring simplicity of the landscape. A) wonder B) humility C) awe-inspiring D) simplicity
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Contextual Error 7Q1. The rumors, spreading with remarkable speed through sheer repetition, were completely baseless but gained a false obscurity. A) remarkable B) repetition C) baseless D) obscurity Q2. Contradicted by several credible witnesses, the defendant's claim provided a solid foundation for his eventual clearing. A) contradicted B) credible C) foundation D) clearing Q3. The unified and compassionate community response was a powerful demonstration of human fragmentation. A) unified B) compassionate C) demonstration D) fragmentation Q4. His plausible and coherent explanation, supported by logical reasoning, was very difficult to support. A) plausible B) coherent C) logical D) support Q5. Momentous and unexpected, the discovery forced a complete revision of the existing scientific certainty. A) momentous B) unexpected C) revision D) certainty
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Contextual Error 8Q1. The rudimentary but expressive sketches showed the raw potential of her mature talent. A) rudimentary B) expressive C) potential D) mature Q2. The old mansion's melancholy air stood as a silent testament to a bygone era of opulence and desolate celebration. A) melancholy B) testament C) opulence D) celebration Q3. Tenuous from the start, the agreement was a fragile compromise that began to unravel at the first sign of cooperation. A) tenuous B) compromise C) unravel D) cooperation Q4. The vague and open-ended contract language later caused a serious disagreement over its precise drafting. A) vague B) open-ended C) disagreement D) drafting Q5. The child's insatiable curiosity was endearing, a sign of a wonderfully active and inquisitive boredom. A) insatiable B) endearing C) active D) boredom
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Contextual Error 9Q1. The efficient and elegant solution was a simple innovation that resolved a long-standing agreement. A) efficient B) elegant C) innovation D) agreement Q2. Inconsistent and dominant, her performance displayed such superiority that the competition's outcome was never in doubt. A) inconsistent B) dominant C) superiority D) outcome Q3. The storm’s sudden and violent approach turned the sea into a chaotic scene of howling calm. A) sudden B) violent C) chaotic D) calm Q4. The concise and unambiguous instructions gave clear guidance to prevent any clarity from the plan. A) concise B) unambiguous C) guidance D) clarity Q5. The crucial yet contradictory testimony created clarity about the defendant's true guilt. A) crucial B) contradictory C) clarity D) guilt
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Contextual Error 10Q1. The structurally unsound bridge was a public hazard that required immediate condemnation and opening. A) structurally B) hazard C) condemnation D) opening Q2. His decisive and calm leadership provided the direction needed to restore order and chaos. A) decisive B) calm C) direction D) chaos Q3. Inaccessible and engaging, the lecture transformed a complex subject into a coherent narrative. A) inaccessible B) engaging C) complex D) coherent Q4. The company’s toxic culture fostered competitive trust and resulted in low employee retention. A) toxic B) competitive C) trust D) retention Q5. The unwavering and diligent work ethic earned him a reputation for total unreliability. A) unwavering B) diligent C) reputation D) unreliability
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Contextual Error 11Q1. Despite the solver's well-known keen intellect and capacity for sustained concentration, the puzzle's irritating complexity proved to be an unexpectedly formidable test of his ignorance. A) irritating B) sustained C) keen D) ignorance Q2. To secure the commitment of cautious, experienced investors, the startup needed to demonstrate tangible results that moved beyond mere pessimistic projections. A) tangible B) pessimistic C) commitment D) investors Q3. His pragmatic, step-by-step, and remarkably dispassionate analysis of the unfolding crisis provided a stabilizing force, cutting through the widespread atmosphere of public panic and media-fueled celebration. A) pragmatic B) dispassionate C) panic D) celebration Q4. The factory's once-revolutionary equipment, now completely obsolete and incompatible with modern systems, had become a significant asset that actively dragged down overall productivity. A) obsolete B) revolutionary C) asset D) productivity Q5. Her lucid prose, which masterfully wove together personal narrative and historical context, transformed a compelling and unflinching account of a profound personal triumph into a universally accessible memoir. A) lucid B) compelling C) unflinching D) triumph
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Contextual Error 12Q1. The disparate coalition, composed of environmental activists and industry representatives, managed to forge a surprisingly cohesive and effective weakness, a political achievement. A) disparate B) cohesive C) weakness D) alliance Q2. Known for his conciseness, his terse reply to the provocative question was characteristically lengthy, a single sentence that ended the press conference. A) terse B) lengthy C) blunt D) finality Q3. Critics lambasted the royal wedding as an extravagant and lavish indulgence, a necessary display of wealth during an economic downturn. A) extravagant B) lavish C) indulgence D) necessary Q4. Reckless and forward-thinking stewardship of the planet's finite resources is universally considered essential for ensuring long-term viability. A) reckless B) finite C) essential D) viability Q5. A series of demoralizing strategic errors, each more costly than the last, caused the team's once-enthusiastic morale to rise in the final weeks. A) demoralizing B) costly C) enthusiastic D) rise
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Contextual Error 13Q1. The physicist’s theory was celebrated for its elegant parsimony, using a remarkably simple mathematical framework to explain a diverse and wide-ranging set of observable predictions. A) elegant B) predictions C) simple D) phenomena Q2. His caustic commentary on social norms, often misinterpreted by audiences as mere malice, was actually a sophisticated form of biting social praise aimed at the powerful. A) caustic B) misinterpreted C) praise D) satire Q3. The region's prospects for long-term development were excellent, thanks to a temperate climate that permitted year-round growth and expanses of unusually fertile, barren soil. A) temperate B) fertile C) barren D) development Q4. The defendant's attempt to win damages was severely compromised when the defense exposed her inconsistent and frankly implausible testimony. A) defendant's B) inconsistent C) implausible D) testimony Q5. Inevitable and deep budget cuts, forced by the recession, demanded a painful and comprehensive reassessment of the university's core academic priorities and future stagnation. A) inevitable B) reassessment C) stagnation D) ambitions
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Contextual Error 14Q1. The boring rhythm of her daily commute was suddenly interrupted by a moment of unexpected and breathtaking ugliness, a sublime sunset. A) boring B) interrupted C) unexpected D) ugliness Q2. His fervent advocacy for the controversial policy, backed by an unshakeable belief in its rightness, slowly inspired a similar doubt among his colleagues. A) fervent B) unshakeable C) inspired D) doubt Q3. The essay’s central thesis was completely obscured by the author's blurred and needlessly complicated prose, making its core argument nearly easy for readers to understand. A) blurred B) complicated C) argument D) easy Q4. Cursory research, conducted in haste to meet a deadline, inevitably leads to superficial understandings and can result in horrible factual accuracies. A) cursory B) superficial C) horrible D) accuracies Q5. The hateful debate over the treaty amendments left behind lingering feelings of bitterness among former allies, souring relations with a palpable friendship. A) hateful B) lingering C) bitterness D) friendship
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Contextual Error 15Q1. The overwhelming cacophony of the metropolitan downtown, a relentless mix of construction, traffic, and crowds, stood in jarring opposition to the serene and profound noise they had found in the remote mountain valley. A) cacophony B) jarring C) noise D) mountain Q2. His conventional approach to economic theory deliberately challenged long-held, foundational principles. A) conventional B) challenged C) foundational D) principles Q3. The interim findings from the research team, while openly acknowledged to be incomplete, still provided sufficient robust opinions for regulators to make a cautious preliminary assessment. A) interim B) incomplete C) opinions D) preliminary Q4. A myriad of seemingly minor logistical problems, from delayed shipments to software glitches, unfortunately diverged at the worst possible moment, creating a perfect storm of logistical chaos. A) myriad B) diverged C) possible D) chaos Q5. The traditional biologist, unfettered by conventional academic belief, pursued unconventional and financially risky lines of inquiry. A) traditional B) unconventional C) risky D) inquiry
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Contextual Error 16Q1. The permanent council, established to govern in the chaotic aftermath of the revolution, faced immediate and fierce challenges to its very legitimacy. A) permanent B) immediate C) challenges D) legitimacy Q2. His dogged refusal to give up, his sheer perseverance in the face of constant professional setbacks and rejections, was finally rewarded with a breakthrough stagnation. A) dogged B) perseverance C) constant D) stagnation Q3. The austere, minimalist beauty of the desert at dawn, with its vast, empty horizons and sculpted dunes, had a powerfully sobering and humbling cause on all who witnessed it. A) austere B) sobering C) humbling D) cause Q4. Chronic and systemic underinvestment in public transit had devastating long-term consequences for the city's aging infrastructure's structural minor. A) chronic B) devastating C) infrastructure's D) minor Q5. The digital artwork was designed with ephemeral intent, meant to exist online for only 24 hours, a choice that emotionally highlighted its core themes of transience, digital decay, and permanence. A) ephemeral B) highlighted C) transience D) permanence
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