Chef Maria's signature risotto achieves its creamy texture through a specialized technique where arborio rice is _____ warm broth and...
GMAT Craft and Structure : (Structure) Questions
Chef Maria's signature risotto achieves its creamy texture through a specialized technique where arborio rice is _____ warm broth and aged Parmesan. She gradually incorporates the liquid while constantly stirring, allowing the grains to release their starches and create the dish's distinctive consistency that instant versions cannot replicate.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
signaled by
demonstrated through
gathered with
prepared with
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| 'Chef Maria's signature risotto achieves its creamy texture through a specialized technique where arborio rice is' |
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| [MISSING WORD/PHRASE] |
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| 'warm broth and aged Parmesan.' |
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| 'She gradually incorporates the liquid while constantly stirring, allowing the grains to release their starches and create the dish's distinctive consistency that instant versions cannot replicate.' |
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Part B: Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Chef Maria creates authentic risotto through a careful technique involving rice, quality ingredients, and precise cooking method that produces results instant versions cannot match.
Argument Flow: The passage establishes Maria's technique as special, describes how rice interacts with specific ingredients, then explains the detailed cooking process that creates the superior final product.
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 missing word/phrase must describe how rice relates to warm broth and aged Parmesan in a cooking context
- From our analysis, we know Maria uses a specialized technique where she gradually incorporates liquid while stirring
- This suggests the rice is being cooked or combined with these ingredients as part of the cooking process
- The word should indicate that the rice is being cooked using these ingredients, not just associated with them in some abstract way
signaled by
✗ Incorrect
- This suggests the rice is indicated or marked by the broth and Parmesan
- Doesn't make sense in a cooking context - rice isn't 'signaled by' ingredients
demonstrated through
✗ Incorrect
- This suggests the rice shows or proves something via the broth and Parmesan
- Creates an abstract relationship rather than describing actual cooking
gathered with
✗ Incorrect
- This suggests collecting or assembling rice alongside these ingredients
- Doesn't capture the cooking process where ingredients are actively combined and transformed
prepared with
✓ Correct
- This indicates the rice is cooked using the broth and Parmesan as ingredients
- Fits perfectly with the cooking context and technique description
- Matches our prethinking about rice being made using these ingredients in the cooking process