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GMAT Craft and Structure — practice questions

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**'Her voice was barely audible above the noise of the crowd.'** 'Audible' means:Read the answer and worked solution →**'After the storm, the streets were strewn with debris.'** 'Strewn' suggests the debris is:Read the answer and worked solution →**'The detective's analysis was rigorous and methodical.'** 'Methodical' means:Read the answer and worked solution →**'The villagers laughed with EXUBERANCE when the children performed.'** 'Exuberance' most nearly means:Read the answer and worked solution →A newspaper editorial calls a politician's reform proposals 'audacious'. The passage's tone is admiring. As used here, 'audacious' most nearly means:Read the answer and worked solution →

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**'Her voice was barely audible above the noise of the crowd.'** 'Audible' means:

  1. Loud
  2. Inaudible
  3. Capable of being heard
  4. Quiet but clear
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Correct answer: C. Capable of being heard

'Audible' = able to be heard. The 'barely audible' shows it was almost inaudible — but the word itself means 'hearable'.

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**'After the storm, the streets were strewn with debris.'** 'Strewn' suggests the debris is:

  1. Scattered randomly
  2. Removed
  3. Hidden
  4. Carefully arranged
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Correct answer: A. Scattered randomly

'Strewn' = scattered, spread out untidily. The contrast 'after the storm' reinforces the chaos.

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**'The detective's analysis was rigorous and methodical.'** 'Methodical' means:

  1. Imaginative
  2. Hurried
  3. Random
  4. Following an orderly system
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Correct answer: D. Following an orderly system

'Methodical' = following a method; systematic, orderly. Coupled with 'rigorous', emphasizes careful, structured approach.

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