At the community development sessions organized by planner Maria Rodriguez, local residents who listened to comprehensive accounts of achievements fro...
GMAT Craft and Structure : (Structure) Questions
At the community development sessions organized by planner Maria Rodriguez, local residents who listened to comprehensive accounts of achievements from comparable neighborhoods exhibited the most _______ responses. Such attendees showed triple the likelihood compared to other participants to engage in volunteer work for neighborhood enhancement projects. This suggests that presenting successful case studies can motivate meaningful community participation.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
skeptical
cautious
enthusiastic
indifferent
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "At the community development sessions organized by planner Maria Rodriguez, local residents who listened to comprehensive accounts of achievements from comparable neighborhoods exhibited the most _______ responses." |
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| "Such attendees showed triple the likelihood compared to other participants to engage in volunteer work for neighborhood enhancement projects." |
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| "This suggests that presenting successful case studies can motivate meaningful community participation." |
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Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Presenting successful case studies from comparable neighborhoods can effectively motivate residents to participate in community enhancement work.
Argument Flow: The passage describes a community development scenario where residents heard success stories, exhibited some type of response, and then demonstrates through statistical evidence that these residents were much more engaged in volunteering, leading to the conclusion that success stories are motivating.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- The right answer should describe responses that lead to significantly increased volunteer participation
- It should reflect a positive, engaged reaction to hearing success stories
- The response should logically connect to being motivated for meaningful community participation
skeptical
Skeptical
✗ Incorrect
- Suggests doubt about the success stories, which doesn't align with residents being 3x more likely to volunteer
cautious
Cautious
✗ Incorrect
- Implies hesitancy, which contradicts the evidence of dramatically increased volunteering
enthusiastic
Enthusiastic
✓ Correct
- Means showing excitement and positive energy, which perfectly matches residents being 3x more likely to volunteer and aligns with the conclusion about motivation
indifferent
Indifferent
✗ Incorrect
- Means showing no interest, which directly contradicts the evidence of increased participation