Local activist Maria Santos was passionate about environmental justice and was ______ organizing grassroots campaigns. Her natural leadership abilitie...
GMAT Craft and Structure : (Structure) Questions
Local activist Maria Santos was passionate about environmental justice and was ______ organizing grassroots campaigns. Her natural leadership abilities and years of community involvement made her an effective advocate for policy changes in her neighborhood.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
hesitant about
opposed to
skilled at
unfamiliar with
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "Local activist Maria Santos was passionate about environmental justice and was" |
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| "_______ organizing grassroots campaigns." |
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| "Her natural leadership abilities and years of community involvement made her an effective advocate for policy changes in her neighborhood." |
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Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Maria Santos is an effective environmental justice advocate due to her passion, skills, and experience.
Argument Flow: The passage establishes Maria's passion for environmental justice, describes her relationship to organizing campaigns (with a missing descriptor), then explains how her leadership abilities and experience made her effective. The missing word should logically connect her passion with her organizing abilities.
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
- Looking at our analysis, we know Maria is passionate about environmental justice and has natural leadership abilities plus years of community involvement that made her effective
- The missing word should describe how Maria relates to organizing grassroots campaigns
- Given her passion, leadership skills, and proven effectiveness as an advocate, the missing word should indicate competence or proficiency
hesitant about
hesitant about
✗ Incorrect
- This suggests Maria was uncertain about organizing campaigns
- Contradicts the evidence that she was passionate and an effective advocate
opposed to
opposed to
✗ Incorrect
- This means Maria was against organizing grassroots campaigns
- Makes no logical sense if she was passionate about environmental justice
skilled at
skilled at
✓ Correct
- Indicates Maria was competent at organizing campaigns
- Connects logically with her passion and is supported by evidence of her effectiveness
unfamiliar with
unfamiliar with
✗ Incorrect
- Suggests Maria didn't know much about organizing campaigns
- Contradicts years of community involvement