{"id":13546,"date":"2017-04-12T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grockit.com\/blog\/gmat\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:42:20","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:42:20","slug":"complete-the-passage-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/gmat\/complete-the-passage-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Verbal Practice: Complete the Passage Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you encounter Complete the Passage questions on the GMAT, use Kaplan&#8217;s four-step process below to find the correct answer.<br \/>\n<div  class='avia-icon-list-container   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-big avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue803' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Identify the Conclusion, Evidence &amp; Assumption(s).<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>This should be your first step for all of the Critical Reasoning question types. The conclusion and the evidence will be explicitly stated in the passage, while the assumptions will require you to sit and consider the author\u2019s point of view. What needs to be true in order for the conclusion to be correct based on the given evidence?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue81c' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Determine what is missing.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>What does the blank represent? Often it will be either a restatement of the conclusion, \u00a0or another supporting piece of evidence, but it could also be an action advocating by the author, or an example of the author\u2019s argument applied to the real world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Make a prediction (and write it down)!<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>This is the most important step. Come up with a logical phrase for the blank, in your own words, based on what you think the blank represents to the argument as a whole. If you\u2019ve determined the blank is the conclusion, come up with your own logical conclusion based on the evidence. If you believe it\u2019s something the author is advocating as a next step, try to consider his perspective and come up with a reasonable leap. Don\u2019t worry about making it perfect \u2013 just get something down on paper!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue868' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Eliminate out-of-scope answers. <\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>While the correct answer may not perfectly match your prediction, the simple fact that you took the time to think critically while you came up with a prediction will help you understand the author\u2019s focus and the flow of his argument. Eliminate answer choices that would NOT follow the gist of the paragraph. Especially look for those that are outside the scope of the author\u2019s focus, a favorite CR wrong answer type!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_iconlist  el_before_av_promobox  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Practice Question<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nUse the four-step process to answer the following practice question, then check your process with the one below.<br \/>\n\t<div   class='av_promobox  avia-button-no   avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\nOld, longstanding firms concentrate on protecting what they have already amassed. Consequently, they rarely innovate and often underestimate what consequences innovation by other companies will have. The best example of one such defensive strategy is the fact that ___.<br \/>\nWhich of the following best completes the passage?<br \/>\nA.\u00a0\u00a0 electronics and mass-produced gears eliminated the traditional market for pocket watches, clearing the way for marketing them as elegant, old-fashioned luxury items.<br \/>\nB.\u00a0\u00a0 an extremely popular prefabricated house was introduced by a company that, several years before, had failed miserably with its product line of glass houses.<br \/>\nC.\u00a0\u00a0 a once-leading maker of buggy whips responds to the new availability of stick shifts by attempting to make better buggy whips.<br \/>\nD.\u00a0\u00a0 smoking pipes, originally designed for use by typically older, more traditional smokers of tobacco, are now bought mostly by young smokers of scented or flavored herbal blends.<br \/>\nE.\u00a0\u00a0 the psychiatrist who invented the anti-inhibition drug MDM did not mean for his product to be used by partygoers, who buy most of the drug now called \u201cEcstasy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4  blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_promobox  el_before_av_heading  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Make A Prediction<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nConclusion \u2013 Old firms don\u2019t innovate &amp; underestimate other companies that do.<br \/>\nEvidence \u2013 Old firms concentrate on protecting what they have.<br \/>\nAssumptions \u2013 Protecting what you have = NOT innovating<br \/>\nWhat\u2019s the blank represent? An example that will prove the author\u2019s point.<br \/>\nPrediction: An old firm that didn\u2019t innovate &amp; suffered as a result of another company that did.<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4  blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Answer Choices<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nA.\u00a0\u00a0 electronics and mass-produced gears eliminated the traditional market for pocket watches, clearing the way for marketing them as elegant, old-fashioned luxury items.<br \/>\n<strong>Incorrect. This is contradictory since the traditional pocket watch makers changed their marketing (and thus innovated.)<\/strong><br \/>\nB.\u00a0\u00a0 an extremely popular prefabricated house was introduced by a company that, several years before, had failed miserably with its product line of glass houses.<br \/>\n<strong>Incorrect. This is contradictory since it shows a company that innovated.<\/strong><br \/>\nC.\u00a0\u00a0 a once-leading maker of buggy whips responds to the new availability of stick shifts by attempting to make better buggy whips.<br \/>\n<strong>Correct! Here an old buggy whip firm does not innovate and simply focuses on what they already have.<\/strong><br \/>\nD.\u00a0\u00a0 smoking pipes, originally designed for use by typically older, more traditional smokers of tobacco, are now bought mostly by young smokers of scented or flavored herbal blends.<br \/>\n<strong>Incorrect. This focuses on the consumer. We would consider this \u201cout of scope\u201d since our argument focuses on the producers. <\/strong><br \/>\nE.\u00a0\u00a0 the psychiatrist who invented the anti-inhibition drug MDM did not mean for his product to be used by partygoers, who buy most of the drug now called \u201cEcstasy.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Incorrect. This focuses on the intentions of the producer, which is also \u201cout of scope\u201d to our argument.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you encounter Complete the Passage questions on the GMAT, use Kaplan&#8217;s four-step process below to find the correct answer. Use the four-step process to answer the following practice question, then check your process with the one below. Conclusion \u2013 Old firms don\u2019t innovate &amp; underestimate other companies that do. 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