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The devotion to the syllabus and testing regime has become so extreme that most school students close their minds to anything _______ to the needs of the examination.
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| A. related |
| B. catering |
| C. extraneous | D. similar | E. helpful |
| F. peripheral |
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The Logic: The "Examination Filter"
The sentence describes a rigid academic environment:
- The Context: Students have an "extreme devotion" to the syllabus and testing.
- The Action: They "close their minds" to certain things.
- The Filter: They only care about what is "needed" for the examination.
- The Goal: We need two words that describe information that is outside, irrelevant, or non-essential to the exam.
The Correct Answers:
C. extraneous
F. peripheral
- Why they work: * Extraneous means irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
- Peripheral means relating to or situated on the edge or margin; of secondary or minor importance.
- Both words perfectly describe information that isn't on the test. If it's not in the syllabus, these students view it as "on the sidelines" or "unnecessary" and ignore it.
Why the others fail:
- A. related, B. catering, and E. helpful: These are "opposite traps." If the information were related to or helpful for the exam, these "devoted" students would be opening their minds to it, not closing them.
- D. similar: This doesn't fit the context of relevancy. Something can be "similar" to an exam need but still be "extraneous" (irrelevant) to the actual marks.
The sentence describes a rigid academic environment:
- The Context: Students have an "extreme devotion" to the syllabus and testing.
- The Action: They "close their minds" to certain things.
- The Filter: They only care about what is "needed" for the examination.
- The Goal: We need two words that describe information that is outside, irrelevant, or non-essential to the exam.
The Correct Answers:
C. extraneous
F. peripheral
- Why they work: * Extraneous means irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
- Peripheral means relating to or situated on the edge or margin; of secondary or minor importance.
- Both words perfectly describe information that isn't on the test. If it's not in the syllabus, these students view it as "on the sidelines" or "unnecessary" and ignore it.
Why the others fail:
- A. related, B. catering, and E. helpful: These are "opposite traps." If the information were related to or helpful for the exam, these "devoted" students would be opening their minds to it, not closing them.
- D. similar: This doesn't fit the context of relevancy. Something can be "similar" to an exam need but still be "extraneous" (irrelevant) to the actual marks.
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