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    <span class="badge text-bg-info">Verbal Ability</span>
    <span class="badge text-bg-light border">Sentence Completion</span>
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  <p class="text-muted">Use context, signal words, tone, and grammar to choose the best fit.</p>
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          <h4 class="card-title mb-2">What is sentence completion?</h4>
          <p class="mb-2">
            You pick a word or phrase that completes a sentence so it is
            <strong>logical</strong>, <strong>grammatical</strong>, and <strong>consistent in tone</strong>.
            Most questions are solved by spotting <em>signal words</em> (contrast, continuation, cause/effect).
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          <div class="alert alert-info small mb-3">
            <strong>Quick idea:</strong> Read the full sentence first; identify the logic; match grammar and connotation.
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            <table class="table table-sm align-middle">
              <thead class="table-light">
                <tr>
                  <th style="">Signal Type</th>
                  <th style="">Common Markers</th>
                  <th style="">Implication for Blank</th>
                </tr>
              </thead>
              <tbody>
                <tr>
                  <td><strong>Contrast</strong></td>
                  <td>but, however, although, despite, yet, whereas</td>
                  <td>Expect an <em>opposite</em> or reversal of tone/idea.</td>
                </tr>
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                  <td><strong>Continuation</strong></td>
                  <td>and, moreover, in addition, also, furthermore</td>
                  <td>Keep the same tone or add a <em>supporting</em> idea.</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td><strong>Cause → Effect</strong></td>
                  <td>because, since, therefore, thus, consequently</td>
                  <td>Supply a <em>reason</em> or a <em>result</em>.</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td><strong>Example/Restatement</strong></td>
                  <td>for example, for instance, namely, that is</td>
                  <td>Give a <em>specific</em> instance or a paraphrase.</td>
                </tr>
              </tbody>
            </table>
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<blockquote class="blockquote mt-3">
            <p class="mb-4">“If a pivot like <em>however</em> appears, the blank likely flips the meaning.”</p>
            <footer class="blockquote-footer">Strategy Tip</footer>
          </blockquote>
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          <h6 class="text-uppercase text-muted">Key points</h6>
          <ul class="mb-2">
            <li>Find the sentence’s <strong>logic</strong> before checking options.</li>
            <li>Match <strong>register</strong> and <strong>connotation</strong>.</li>
            <li>Check <strong>grammar slot</strong> (noun/verb/adj) and agreement.</li>
            <li>Eliminate true-but-irrelevant choices.</li>
          </ul>
          <div class="small">
            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary me-1 mb-1">context</span>
            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary me-1 mb-1">pivot</span>
            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary me-1 mb-1">register</span>
            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary me-1 mb-1">grammar</span>
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          <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Common Pitfalls</h4>
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            <table class="table table-hover align-middle">
              <thead class="table-light">
                <tr>
                  <th>Pitfall</th>
                  <th>Awkward / Wrong</th>
                  <th>Fix / Why</th>
                </tr>
              </thead>
              <tbody>
                <tr>
                  <td><strong>Number agreement</strong></td>
                  <td>“The <em>criteria</em> <span class="text-danger">is</span> sound.”</td>
                  <td>Use plural: “criteria <em>are</em> sound.”</td>
                </tr>
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                  <td><strong>Parallelism</strong></td>
                  <td>“to analyze, <span class="text-danger">testing</span>, and to report”</td>
                  <td>“to analyze, <em>to test</em>, and <em>to report</em>.”</td>
                </tr>
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                  <td><strong>Connotation clash</strong></td>
                  <td>“a <span class="text-danger">trivial</span> breakthrough”</td>
                  <td>Choose a positive/neutral word: “notable / significant”.</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td><strong>Register mismatch</strong></td>
                  <td>“commence the <span class="text-danger">chit-chat</span>”</td>
                  <td>Keep formality consistent.</td>
                </tr>
              </tbody>
            </table>
          </div>
          <p class="small text-muted mb-0">Confirm the part of speech and tense/number of the missing word.</p>
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      <figure class="border rounded p-3 bg-light h-100 d-flex flex-column">
        <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/640x360?text=Sentence+Completion" alt="Sentence completion concept" class="img-fluid rounded" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360">
        <figcaption class="small text-muted mt-2">
          Identify the pivot; match grammar and tone; verify logic.
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      </figure>
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          <h5 class="card-title">Signal Words (Quick Reference)</h5>
          <ul class="mb-2">
            <li><strong>Contrast:</strong> however, although, despite, yet</li>
            <li><strong>Cause/Effect:</strong> because, since, therefore, thus</li>
            <li><strong>Continuation:</strong> and, moreover, furthermore, also</li>
            <li><strong>Example:</strong> for example, for instance, namely</li>
          </ul>
          <p class="small text-muted mb-0">Let the marker guide what the blank should express.</p>
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      <h4 class="fw-bold">Practice</h4>
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          <h5 class="card-title">A) Multiple Choice</h5>
          <ol class="mb-0">
            <li class="mb-2">
              Although the scheme was popular, many remained ________ about its long-term costs.
              <div class="mt-1">
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">ecstatic</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">skeptical</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">apathetic</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">credulous</span>
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            </li>
            <li class="mb-2">
              The memo clarifies onboarding; ________, it removes redundant forms.
              <div class="mt-1">
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">conversely</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">furthermore</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">nevertheless</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">however</span>
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            </li>
            <li class="mb-2">
              Because the glassware is delicate, pack it with ________ padding.
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                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">adequate</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">illusory</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">perfunctory</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">nominal</span>
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            </li>
          </ol>
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          <h5 class="card-title">B) Fill in the Blanks</h5>
          <ol class="mb-0">
            <li class="mb-2">She is praised not only for her clarity but also for her ________ to mentor juniors. <em>(willingness / reluctance)</em></li>
            <li class="mb-2">The projection turned out ________, matching the quarter’s results. <em>(prescient / dubious)</em></li>
            <li class="mb-2">The startup scaled quickly; ________, policies lagged behind. <em>(however / consequently)</em></li>
            <li class="mb-2">The report is lengthy yet ________; many pages repeat the same point. <em>(redundant / rigorous)</em></li>
          </ol>
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          <h5 class="card-title mb-2">C) Short Cloze (use the word bank)</h5>
          <p class="small mb-2"><strong>Word bank:</strong> consequently • nevertheless • exhaustive • tentative • amplify</p>
          <p class="mb-0">
            The preliminary findings are ________, so the team will avoid strong claims; ________, the press release
            will not ________ the results. The internal memo is more ________, and the rollout plan is delayed;
            ________, the pilot will begin next month.
          </p>
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          <h5 class="card-title mb-2">D) Tiny code sample (formatting test)</h5>
          <pre class="mb-0"><code>// Heuristic: prefer options that match signal words and tone
const rank = (signal, options) =&gt; options.sort(); // placeholder
</code></pre>
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          <h5 class="card-title">Short Reading</h5>
          <p class="mb-2">
            The training is <strong>comprehensive</strong>; ________, the assessment remains <strong>lenient</strong>,
            which may ________ the programme’s credibility.
          </p>
          <p class="small text-muted mb-0">Task: Fill the blanks with a suitable connector and verb that signal a negative consequence.</p>
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      <details class="border rounded">
        <summary class="p-3 fw-semibold">Show Suggested Answers</summary>
        <div class="p-3">
          <h6 class="fw-semibold">A) MCQ</h6>
          <ol>
            <li><strong>skeptical</strong></li>
            <li><strong>furthermore</strong></li>
            <li><strong>adequate</strong></li>
          </ol>

<h6 class="fw-semibold">B) Fill in the Blanks</h6>
          <ol>
            <li><strong>willingness</strong></li>
            <li><strong>prescient</strong></li>
            <li><strong>however</strong></li>
            <li><strong>redundant</strong></li>
          </ol>

<h6 class="fw-semibold">C) Cloze (one possible)</h6>
          <p class="mb-1">
            The preliminary findings are <strong>tentative</strong>; <strong>nevertheless</strong>, the press release
            will not <strong>amplify</strong> the results. The internal memo is more <strong>exhaustive</strong>;
            <strong>consequently</strong>, the pilot will begin next month.
          </p>

<h6 class="fw-semibold">Reading</h6>
          <p class="mb-0 small">
            Suggested: “<em>however</em>, the assessment remains lenient, which may <em>undermine</em> the programme’s credibility.”
          </p>
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      </details>
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      <div class="card border-0 bg-light h-100">
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          <h6 class="text-uppercase text-muted">Exam tips</h6>
          <ul class="small mb-0">
            <li>Underline signal words first.</li>
            <li>Check part of speech &amp; agreement.</li>
            <li>Prefer precise, context-fitting words.</li>
            <li>Eliminate choices that don’t match the logic.</li>
          </ul>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
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