Two blanks with a contrast — Aptitude Question
Two blanks with a contrast: Fill in the blanks: The proposal was ___ in ambition but ___ in detail. 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:
The proposal was ______ in ambition but ______ in detail.
Options
- modest … thin
- grand … vague
- grand … precise
- weak … poor
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: B. grand … vague
Worked solution
- But requires a contrast between the two qualities.
- grand … vague delivers it: large in ambition, weak in detail.
- 'Grand … precise' praises both, while 'modest … thin' and 'weak … poor' criticise both — none turns.
Answer: grand … vague.
The idea
Test pairs rather than single words. One half that agrees with the other kills the option when the connector demands contrast.
Shortcut. 'But' needs the second half to turn against the first. 'grand … precise' praises twice, 'modest … thin' and 'weak … poor' criticise twice, so all three go; 'grand … vague' is the one turn — big ambition, thin detail.
Common trap. "grand … precise" — accepting 'grand' for ambition and not checking that 'precise' also praises, so the 'but' has nothing to contrast.
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