Dance choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar aims to give people the opportunity to be ________ her creative process. For example,...
GMAT Craft and Structure : (Structure) Questions
Dance choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar aims to give people the opportunity to be ________ her creative process. For example, live performances of her dance HairStories, which debuted in 2001, featured videos of people across the United States talking about their hair and audience members sharing pictures of their interesting hairstyles.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
nervous about
completed by
delayed by
involved in
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "Dance choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar aims to give people the opportunity to be _____ her creative process." |
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| "For example, live performances of her dance HairStories, which debuted in 2001, featured videos of people across the United States talking about their hair and audience members sharing pictures of their interesting hairstyles." |
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Part B: Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Zollar aims to create opportunities for people to participate in her creative process.
Argument Flow: The passage states Zollar's goal of giving people opportunities to engage with her creative process, then provides HairStories as a specific example where audiences actively participated through videos and photo-sharing.
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 needs to describe how people relate to Zollar's creative process
- From our analysis, we see that the example shows people actively participating - they appear in videos talking about their hair and share their own pictures during performances
- This suggests active participation, not passive observation or hindrance
- The right answer should describe a positive, active relationship where people can participate in or contribute to her creative work
nervous about
- Creates negative relationship between people and creative process
- Contradicts the positive example of people willingly participating in videos and sharing photos
completed by
- Suggests people finish her creative process entirely
- Example shows people contributing to performances, not completing them
- Zollar remains the choreographer
delayed by
- Creates negative relationship suggesting hindrance
- Example shows people enhancing performances through participation, not slowing them down
involved in
- Creates positive relationship of active participation
- Perfectly matches example where people contribute videos and share photos
- Aligns with Zollar's goal of creating opportunities for engagement