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To (i)________ people accurately, census workers must be (ii)________:
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To (i)________ people accurately, census workers must be (ii)________: because there are often residents of a household with the same name, or people whose names have unusual spellings, workers who are anything less than (iii)________ in following correct procedures and reviewing cases may result in the same resident getting counted multiple times, or not at all.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| A. rectify | D. derivative | G. meticulous |
| B. tally | E. fastidious | H. perfunctory |
| C. impute | F. industrious | I. inexact |
Re: To (i)________ people accurately, census workers must be (ii)________:
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Read the whole sentence before attacking the first and the second blank, since after the colon, it is the clue:
Because there are residents with the same name or unusual spellings, (census) workers who are "anything less than" (which means "not") something may result in the same resident getting counted.
So we need workers who are not careful because those name were counted again, therefore, meticulous work.
another hint is that perfunctory and inexact are similar words, so we can deduce to meticulous.
Back to the first blank, we now know that people are being counted, so "tally" (means counting) works.
So in order to count people accurately, they have to be precise or thorough, so fastidious work. Not industrious because it means diligent and hard-working; you do not need diligent workers here.
Because there are residents with the same name or unusual spellings, (census) workers who are "anything less than" (which means "not") something may result in the same resident getting counted.
So we need workers who are not careful because those name were counted again, therefore, meticulous work.
another hint is that perfunctory and inexact are similar words, so we can deduce to meticulous.
Back to the first blank, we now know that people are being counted, so "tally" (means counting) works.
So in order to count people accurately, they have to be precise or thorough, so fastidious work. Not industrious because it means diligent and hard-working; you do not need diligent workers here.
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The first blank describes what census workers do, so you need a word for the blank that means count. Of the choices, only tally means count. The second blank describes accurate census workers; the part after the colon outlines some of the problems associated with not paying attention to details, so a word that means something like attentive to details would make sense. Of the choices, fastidious is the best fit. The third blank, like the second, describes the ideal census worker, so once again you need a word that means attentive to details. Of the choices, only meticulous means attentive to detail; both perfunctory and inexact are nearly the opposite of what you need.
The first blank describes what census workers do, so you need a word for the blank that means count. Of the choices, only tally means count. The second blank describes accurate census workers; the part after the colon outlines some of the problems associated with not paying attention to details, so a word that means something like attentive to details would make sense. Of the choices, fastidious is the best fit. The third blank, like the second, describes the ideal census worker, so once again you need a word that means attentive to details. Of the choices, only meticulous means attentive to detail; both perfunctory and inexact are nearly the opposite of what you need.
