Community organizer James Rodriguez's neighborhood revitalization efforts have succeeded in ______ the social divisions that had long separated differ...
GMAT Craft and Structure : (Structure) Questions
Community organizer James Rodriguez's neighborhood revitalization efforts have succeeded in ______ the social divisions that had long separated different ethnic groups in the area. Under Rodriguez's leadership, the community center now hosts joint cultural festivals, shared gardening projects, and multilingual storytelling events that bring together families from the Hispanic, Somali, and Vietnamese populations.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
highlighting
predicting
dissolving
mapping
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "Community organizer James Rodriguez's neighborhood revitalization efforts have succeeded in _______ the social divisions that had long separated different ethnic groups in the area." |
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| "Under Rodriguez's leadership, the community center now hosts joint cultural festivals, shared gardening projects, and multilingual storytelling events that bring together families from the Hispanic, Somali, and Vietnamese populations." |
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Part B: Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: James Rodriguez's neighborhood revitalization efforts have successfully addressed social divisions by creating community activities that unite different ethnic groups.
Argument Flow: The passage presents a claim about Rodriguez's success in dealing with social divisions, then supports this claim with concrete examples of community activities that bring together families from different ethnic backgrounds.
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
- Based on our passage analysis, Rodriguez's efforts created activities that bring together families from different ethnic groups
- This suggests the social divisions that previously separated these groups are being reduced or eliminated
- The evidence shows unity through joint festivals, shared projects, and multilingual events
- The right answer should describe the elimination or reduction of social divisions
highlighting
✗ Incorrect
- Highlighting means emphasizing divisions, which contradicts evidence showing groups coming together
predicting
✗ Incorrect
- Predicting means forecasting future divisions, which doesn't make logical sense with succeeded in
dissolving
✓ Correct
- Dissolving means breaking down or eliminating divisions, which perfectly matches the evidence of activities that bring together different ethnic groups
mapping
✗ Incorrect
- Mapping means charting divisions rather than addressing them, which doesn't connect with the unifying community activities described