GMAT Sample Questions

GMAT Verbal Section : GMAT Sample Sentence Correction Questions

36. Roy Wilkins was among the last of a generation of civil rights activists who led the nation through decades of change so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to remember, what segregation was like.
    1. so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to remember
    2. so profound that many young Americans cannot imagine, much less remember
    3. so profound many young Americans cannot imagine nor even less remember
    4. of such profundity many young Americans cannot imagine, even less can they remember
    5. of such profundity that many young Americans are not able to imagine, much less to remember

    Answer : B

37. The residents' opposition to the spraying program has rekindled an old debate among those who oppose the use of pesticides and those who feel that the pesticides are necessary to save the trees.
    1. among those who oppose the use of pesticides and
    2. between those who oppose the use of pesticides and
    3. among those opposing the use of pesticides with
    4. between those who oppose the use of pesticides with
    5. among those opposing the use of pesticides and

    Answer : B

38. In cold-water habitats, certain invertebrates and fish convert starches into complex carbohydrates called glycerols, in effect manufacturing its own antifreeze.
    1. in effect manufacturing its own antifreeze
    2. effectively manufacturing antifreeze of its own
    3. in effect manufacturing their own antifreeze.
    4. so that they manufacture their own antifreeze
    5. thus the manufacture of its own antifreeze

    Answer : C

39. Slips of the tongue do not necessarily reveal concealed beliefs or intentions but rather are the result from the competition between various processing mechanisms in the brain.
    1. but rather are the result from
    2. and instead are the result from
    3. being rather the result of
    4. and rather result from
    5. but rather result from

    Answer : E

40. The new contract forbids a strike by the transportation union.
    1. forbids a strike by the transportation union
    2. forbids the transportation union from striking
    3. forbids that there be a strike by the transportation union
    4. will forbid the transportation union from striking
    5. will forbid that the transportation union strikes

    Answer : A