It would be a mistake to _______ the exhibit that artist and curator Joe Baker, who is a member of...
GMAT Craft and Structure : (Structure) Questions
It would be a mistake to _______ the exhibit that artist and curator Joe Baker, who is a member of the Lenape (Delaware) people, has organized at the Brooklyn Public Library. The exhibit, which includes Lenape beadwork from the 1850s as well as modern works that use traditional patterns, is essential viewing.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "It would be a mistake to" |
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| [MISSING WORD/PHRASE] |
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| "the exhibit that artist and curator Joe Baker, who is a member of the Lenape (Delaware) people, has organized at the Brooklyn Public Library." |
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| "The exhibit, which includes Lenape beadwork from the 1850s as well as modern works that use traditional patterns, is essential viewing." |
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Part B: Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Joe Baker's exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library, featuring both historical and modern Lenape works, deserves attention and should not be dismissed.
Argument Flow: The passage opens with a judgment about what would be a mistake regarding an exhibit, then describes who organized it and what it contains, before concluding that it's "essential viewing" - suggesting the mistake would be failing to give this valuable exhibit proper attention.
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 logical relationship here is key
- We have "It would be a mistake to [BLANK]" followed by details about an exhibit that concludes with "is essential viewing"
- If something is essential viewing, then the mistake would be to ignore it, dismiss it, or fail to pay attention to it
- The missing word needs to represent an action that would be wrong to take toward something valuable and important
- "Complicate" means to make more complex or difficult
- This doesn't fit the context - the issue isn't about making the exhibit more complex
- "Amplify" means to increase or make louder/more prominent
- This would actually be a positive action toward the exhibit
- "Overlook" means to fail to notice or ignore
- This perfectly fits the logic: it would be a mistake to ignore/miss an "essential" exhibit
- "Assemble" means to put together or gather
- The exhibit is already organized by Joe Baker - it doesn't need to be assembled