Fill in the blanks excerpt
XAT 2026 · Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning · Medium · Vocabulary
Read the following excerpt carefully. When we encounter new situations, concepts, or problems, we make _________ of them by ________ them onto older experience and structures. Far from being a ________ mental shortcut, analogy is a process by which humans generalize, adapt, and grow in __________.
Which of the following options BEST fills up the blanks in the above excerpt?
- A.
meaning, linking, inconsequential, life
- B.
use, engaging, quick, confidence
- C.
fun, connecting, serious, skills
- D.
sense, mapping, minor, understanding
- E.
most, relating, comprehensive, experiences
D
Explanation
"make sense of them by mapping them onto older experience... Far from being a minor mental shortcut, analogy is a process by which humans generalize, adapt, and grow in understanding." fits contextually and idiomatically.
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