With her room-sized installation The Interstitium, Iranian American artist Laleh Mehran succeeded in creating a space that felt, as intended,...
GMAT Expression of Ideas : (Expression) Questions
With her room-sized installation The Interstitium, Iranian American artist Laleh Mehran succeeded in creating a space that felt, as intended, both 'familiar and distant.' _______ with a video screen placed at the far end of the coal slag-encrusted room, her installation was reminiscent of a typical movie theater - albeit one found in a subterranean coal mine.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Next,
Nevertheless,
Indeed,
Instead,
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| 'With her room-sized installation The Interstitium, Iranian American artist Laleh Mehran succeeded in creating a space that felt, as intended, both 'familiar and distant.'' |
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| [MISSING TRANSITION] |
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| 'with a video screen placed at the far end of the coal slag-encrusted room, her installation was reminiscent of a typical movie theater—albeit one found in a subterranean coal mine.' |
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Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Laleh Mehran successfully created an installation that achieved her intended effect of feeling both familiar and distant.
Argument Flow: The passage establishes that Mehran achieved her artistic goal, then provides a specific description of how the installation's elements created this dual sensation.
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 transition must connect Mehran's success in creating a familiar and distant feeling with the concrete description of how she achieved this
- The relationship should be one of confirmation or illustration - the description supports the claim that came before
Next,
✗ Incorrect
- Signals sequence, not explanation of achievement
Nevertheless,
✗ Incorrect
- Signals contrast, but the description confirms rather than contradicts her success
Indeed,
✓ Correct
- Signals confirmation. The description illustrates how she created that familiar and distant feeling
Instead,
✗ Incorrect
- Signals substitution, but the passage explains the same installation