Entry Exam Category: College Admission Exams
Course: Accuplacer
Exam: Accuplacer Reading Sample Questions Practice Test

Practice Question

Extract

The following sentence has a blank indicating that something has been left out. Beneath the sentence are four words or phrases. Choose the word or phrase that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The ancient Greek writer Herodotus was inordinately as historical facts. blithely accepting wildly improbable legends

Answer Choices

  • A: imperious
  • B: prolific
  • C: credulous
  • D: derisive

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Credulous' means overly willing to believe, which matches Herodotus accepting improbable legends as facts.

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