soumya1989 wrote:
Though feminist in its implications, Yvonne Rainer’s 1974 film __________ the filmmaker’s active involvement in feminist politics.
A. antedated
B. cloaked
C. portrayed
D. preceded
E. renewed
F. represented
antedated (Choice A) and preceded (Choice D)
Practice Questions
Question: 22
Page: 379
Read the sentence and look for contextual information.... hmmm, not a whole lot of information to work with.
So, if we can't predict the kind of word(s) that might fit in the blank, we should look for word pairs that are
alike in meaning.
A (antedated) and D (preceded) have similar meanings.
Also, C (portrayed) and F (represented) have similar meanings.
When we examine C and F, we see that they don't match up with the KEYWORD "Though"
If the sentence were
Feminist in its implications, Yvonne Rainer’s 1974 film __________ the filmmaker’s active involvement in feminist politics, then C and F would be perfect.
However, the first word, "Though" suggests that the film was CONTRARY to the given information.
ELIMINATE C and F
What about A and D?
These words work perfectly with the original sentence.
EVEN THOUGH it has feminist implications, the film was made BEFORE (preceded/antedated) the filmmaker became active in feminist politics.
PERFECT!!
Answer: A, D
Cheers,
Brent
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