For each blank select 1 entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.
Question – 1
In her startling original writing, she went further than any other twentieth century author in English (perhaps in any language) in
(a) ___________ literary language and form,
(b) ___________ stylistic conventions, and
(c) ___________ a rich and diverse structure of meaning.
Blank (a)
A. Reinventing |
B. Canonizing |
C. Stabilizing |
Blank (b)
D. Undoing |
E. Overpraising |
F. misunderstanding |
Blank (c)
G. Replicating |
H. Borrowing |
I. Introducing |
Explanation:
The correct answer choice is
A for Blank (a),
D for Blank (b) and
Ifor Blank (C).
For
Blank (a), the choice must be “reinventing”, because neither “canonizing” nor “stabilizing” would indicate a break with traditional forms or language.
Blank (b) must contain a word that describes the writer’s relationship with convention; “undoing” is the only one that reflects originality.
Blank (c) likewise requires a word that conveys the novelty of the writer’s work. Both “replicating” and “borrowing” suggest a derivative approach to writing, so they are incorrect. “Introducing” implies that the writer’s structure is new.
Question – 2
The media once portrayed the governor as anything but ineffective; they now, however, make her out to be the epitome of
___________.
A. Fecklessness |
B. Brilliance |
C. Dynamism |
D. Egoism |
E. Punctiliousness |
Explanation:
The correct answer choice is
A, the fecklessness meaning includes ineffectiveness, making it a very good contrast with the first half of the sentence.