Passage 2Typically, people think of genius, whether it manifests in Mozart’s composition of symphonies at age five or Einstein’s discovery of relativity, as having a quality not just of the supernatural, but also of the eccentric. People see genius as a good abnormality; moreover, they think of genius as a completely unpredictable abnormality. Until recently, psychologists regarded the quirks of genius as too erratic to describe intelligibly; however, Anna Findley’s groundbreaking study uncovers predictable patterns in the biographies of geniuses. These patterns do not dispel the common belief that there is a kind of supernatural intervention in the lives of unusually talented men and women, however, even though they occur with regularity. __________, Findley shows that all geniuses experience three intensely productive periods in their lives, one of which always occurs shortly before their deaths; this is true whether the genius lives to 19 or 90. Your answer
1. Which word or phrase, if inserted into the blank space of the passage, best defines the relationship of the last sentence in the passage to the one preceding it? *
a. For example
b. Despite this
c. However
d. In other words
Other:
2. According to the information presented in the passage, what is the general populace’s opinion of genius? *
a. It is predictable and uncommon.
b. It is supercilious and abnormal.
c. It is unpredictable and erratic.
d. It is extraordinary and erratic.
Other:
3. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
a. Understanding Mozarts and Einsteins
b. Predicting the Life of a Genius
c. The Uncanny Patterns in the Lives of Geniuses
d. Einstein as a genius
4. Given the information in the passage, which of the following statements is true?
a. Anna Findley is a biographer.
b. All geniuses are eccentric and unpredictable. c. Geniuses have three prolific times in their lives.
d. Mozart discovered relativity
5. Which of the following is NOT the meaning of ‘eccentric’?
a. bizarre
b. conventional
c. odd
d. abnormal
Other:
Answers
Answer:
Typically, people think of genius, whether it manifests itself in Mozart composing symphonies at age five or Einstein's discovery of relativity, as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also they are eccentric.
A. as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also they are eccentric.
B. as having two qualities, being that they are both supernatural as well as eccentric
C. as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also of the eccentric
D. as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also another quality, that is, eccentricity
E. as it has two qualities, not only supernatural but as well eccentric
Spoiler: OA
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madgmat2019
Oct 21, 2019
C. as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also of the eccentric....Only option that maintains parallelism...
OA:C
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LalitaSiri
Oct 21, 2019
Typically, people think of genius, whether it manifests itself in Mozart composing symphonies at age five or Einstein's discovery of relativity, as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also they are eccentric.
A. as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also they are eccentric. - not parallel
B. as having two qualities, being that they are both supernatural as well as eccentric - both..and.. is the correct idiom
C. as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also of the eccentric - CORRECT
D. as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also another quality, that is, eccentricity - not parallel
E. as it has two qualities, not only supernatural but as well eccentric - not only.. but as well is not correct idiom
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eakabuah
Oct 21, 2019
The right answer in my view is option C.
The right idiom is not just x but also y or not only x but also y or both x and y. x and y have to be parallel.
In option A, x: of the supernatural, a prepositional phrase, and y: they are eccentric, a clause. x and y are not parallel. A prepositional phrase cannot be parallel to a clause. Eliminate A.
Option B: The idiom is both x and y and not both x as well as y. We can eliminate B.
Option D: We don't need to repeat the quality again after but also since quality comes before not just. Eliminate D
Option E: not only x but as well eccentric is not correct idiomatically. Eliminate E.
The right answer is option C. The right construct for the idiom is used. not just of the supernatural but al c
Answer:
There are multiple questions in this section we will see one by one the answers of the following question.
Explanation:
1. Despite this is the word or phrase, if inserted into the blank space of the passage , best defines the relationship of the last sentence.
2.'It is unpredictable and erratic' of general populace's opinion of genius.
3. Predicting the life of a geniuses would be the best title for this passage.
4. The correct statement is 'Mozart discovered relativity'.
5. 'Odd' is not the meaning of eccentric.
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