I have some questions regarding BigBook questions in test 4, including both sections.
In section 1, question 3, I answered the question correctly, but not using the “extreme strategy.” I interpreted the second part, starting from “she stopped short…” to the end of the sentence, as a positive action that prevents something negative. Consequently, I viewed the first part, due to the word “while,” as needing a contrasting negative perspective. Therefore, I chose “dampen.” Is my reasoning correct?
In section 1, question 4, I selected the correct answer again, but I believed there was only one possible interpretation. Greg mentioned that this can be addressed using “Double Possibilities,” as indicated in the image, considering “hiding, love” or “showing, dislike.” However, since we have the phrase “accused of,” which implies wrongdoing, the first option, “hiding, love,” must be the only correct answer.
In section 1, question 7, why did Greg suggest the word “unbiased” for the first blank? The passage states that scientists are no different from anyone else, and because of the word “though,” there is a contrast. Therefore, the first blank should be filled with a word that opposes “no difference,” such as “unique.”
In section 4, question 5, could you please explain clearly why option B is the correct answer? I find it confusing, particularly the use of “sensitive” for the second blank!
Yep, you can do it like that. While she wanted to [something negative], she [did something positive].
That’s a good point, “accused” does imply negative.
That works, if the bit after the colon wasn’t there. However after the colon, its talking about bias, so LHS should be on the topic of bias too.
LHS of yet (which says they are hard to analyze) is a bad thing, so RHS should be a good thing. When you are trying to measure/analyze something, being “sensitive” is a good thing.
“The shop is close to the public” → The shop is near to/important to the public.
“The shop is closed to the public” → The shop is not open to the public.
Really good analysis and great questions, well done!
Hello, Thank you for your detailed responses and the compliment!
Regarding the term “accused of,” I’m a bit confused because I remember Greg mentioning that it doesn’t always imply something negative, while you confirmed that it usually does.
As for question 7 in section 1, I understand there’s a commonality, but what about the word “though”? It typically indicates a contrast and seems stronger than a colon. For example, in the phrase “, but” the word “but” serves as a stronger contrast than just a comma, as Greg once mentioned. Therefore, I believe that “unbiased” is not an appropriate choice. The statement “Scientists are no different from anyone else” implies there is no bias. Therefore, because of the word “though”, we should use “biased” in the first blank instead of “unbiased”.
Hello, in addition to my other question, could you please review your responses that don’t align with what Greg mentioned and check with him to confirm the correct answers?
There’s no contradiction here. “usually” and “doesn’t always” do not contradict.
It does not mean that, they are trying to say “everyone is biased including scientists”.
For example:
“Even though doctors are considered to be heroes, they are not different to everyone else: They are flawed human beings, who often do unheroic acts.”
Yes, it seems that Greg expressed this in a way that suggests we shouldn’t view “accused of…” in the blank as inherently negative. While both you and I initially interpreted it as negative, I found that to be contradictory.
I believe I understand it better now. It implies that scientists, as human beings, can have biases and make mistakes, just like anyone else. Therefore, we can infer “unbiased” for the first blank.
