Through interactive mapping sessions and community workshops, urban planner David Chen encourages local residents to identify priority areas and contr...
GMAT Craft and Structure : (Structure) Questions
Through interactive mapping sessions and community workshops, urban planner David Chen encourages local residents to identify priority areas and contribute ideas for new public spaces and transportation improvements in the downtown revitalization project. This approach aims to make residents _______ the development of their neighborhood's future.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
suspicious of
partners in
intimidated by
separated from
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "Through interactive mapping sessions and community workshops, urban planner David Chen encourages local residents to identify priority areas and contribute ideas for new public spaces and transportation improvements in the downtown revitalization project." |
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| "This approach aims to make residents ________ the development of their neighborhood's future." |
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Part B: Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: David Chen uses participatory planning methods to involve residents directly in shaping their neighborhood's future.
Argument Flow: The passage describes Chen's collaborative approach (workshops and mapping sessions) that encourages resident participation, then states this approach aims to create a specific relationship between residents and their neighborhood's development process.
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 analysis, Chen is encouraging active participation through workshops and idea contribution
- The approach is collaborative and empowering
- The missing word should reflect active involvement, showing residents becoming active participants or collaborators in their neighborhood's development
suspicious of
✗ Incorrect
- Creates the opposite relationship from what Chen intends
- His workshops aim to involve residents, not create distrust
partners in
✓ Correct
- Perfectly matches Chen's collaborative approach
- "Partners" captures the active, collaborative relationship he's creating through workshops and idea contribution
intimidated by
✗ Incorrect
- Contradicts Chen's empowering approach of encouraging resident input
- Interactive sessions aim to welcome participation, not create intimidation
separated from
✗ Incorrect
- Directly opposes Chen's goal of involving residents in the process
- His workshops specifically bring residents into the development conversation