Question of the Day

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19

2013

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Question of the Day Statistics
	Number Answered
Correct	58,934
Incorrect	27,658

68% correct

Critical Reading > Sentence Completions

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Sylvia's employer considered her advertising campaign to be ------- yet -------: Sylvia's ideas were new and creative but were not appropriate for the client's product.

Answer Choices

(A) novel . . inapt
(B) irrelevant . . modest
(C) lengthy . . compelling
(D) fresh . . original
(E) marginal . . partial

Hint

The part of the sentence after the colon elaborates on the idea in the first part of the sentence.

Question of the Day

Can you answer today's question?

Register Next Tests:
10/5 , 11/2

Jun

19

2013

86,592 responses

Question of the Day Statistics
	Number Answered
Correct	58,934
Incorrect	27,658

68% correct

Critical Reading > Sentence Completions

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Sylvia's employer considered her advertising campaign to be ------- yet -------: Sylvia's ideas were new and creative but were not appropriate for the client's product.

Answer Choices

(A) novel . . inapt
(B) irrelevant . . modest
(C) lengthy . . compelling
(D) fresh . . original
(E) marginal . . partial

Answer

Although "Sylvia's ideas were new and creative," they "were not appropriate for the client's product." Therefore, it makes sense to say that the employer thought Sylvia's advertising campaign was "novel yet inapt," or original and new but not suitable.