Two blanks that agree — Aptitude Question
Two blanks that agree: Fill in the blanks: Since the instructions were ___, the team completed the task ___ than… Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Fill in the Blanks & Para Jumbles
- Section: Verbal Ability
- Difficulty: Medium
- Time target: 60 seconds
Question
Fill in the blanks:
Since the instructions were ______, the team completed the task ______ than planned.
Options
- unclear … sooner
- precise … sooner
- precise … later
- confusing … faster
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: B. precise … sooner
Worked solution
- Since requires the halves to agree in direction.
- precise … sooner is consistent: clear instructions lead to faster completion.
- The other options pair a cause with an inconsistent effect.
Answer: precise … sooner.
The idea
Causal connectors need agreement, contrast connectors need clash. Identify the connector before reading the pairs.
Shortcut. 'Since' needs cause and effect in step: clear instructions → early finish, unclear → late. Only 'precise … sooner' keeps them in step; every other pair mismatches cause and effect.
Common trap. "unclear … sooner" — it shares 'sooner' with the answer, so checking only the second blank gives a coin toss; unclear instructions cannot cause an early finish.
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