A word signalling contrast — Aptitude Question
A word signalling contrast: Fill in the blank: The proposal seemed attractive at first; ______, a closer reading… Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Fill in the Blanks & Para Jumbles
- Section: Verbal Ability
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time target: 40 seconds
Question
Fill in the blank:
The proposal seemed attractive at first; ______, a closer reading revealed several risks.
Options
- however
- moreover
- similarly
- therefore
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: A. however
Worked solution
- The first clause is positive, the second negative: the sentence turns.
- However signals that reversal. Therefore shows cause, moreover adds, similarly compares.
Answer: however.
The idea
Decide the relation between the two halves before reading the options: addition, contrast, cause or example. Each relation has its own small family of connectors.
Shortcut. 'Seemed attractive at first' flags a coming reversal — 'at first' nearly always sets up a but. Only however turns the sentence; the other three carry it on in the same direction.
Common trap. therefore tempts as the stock connector after a semicolon, but the risks do not follow from the proposal looking attractive — they overturn that first impression.
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