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Ms. Barnhart, unlike previous executives at the engineering firm, esch
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14 Apr 2022, 02:00
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Ms. Barnhart, unlike previous executives at the engineering firm, eschews the practice of managing every aspect of the day-to-day activities of her team of managers. Instead, she (i) _______ based on the annual business plan. Ms. Barnhart believes that her approach avoids (ii) _________ team morale, which would inevitably and unfortunately occur under (iii) _________ management style.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| A. maximizes annual profits | D. directly influencing | G. an overly imperious |
| B. offers detailed guidance | E. fundamentally supporting | H. a less stringent |
| C. delineates comprehensive goals | F. unnecessarily impairing | I. a less apathetic |
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OE - C,F, and G
The first blank is introduced with the detour road sign "[I]nstead," so what Ms. Barnhart does contrasts with "managing every aspect" of her managers' daily activities. If you know that "eschew" means "to avoid," this is an additional clue, but even without this information, you can predict that she manages her team with a looser, more hands-off approach. Delineates comprehensive goals, (C), matches the prediction. Delineate means "to outline," and comprehensive means "of a broad scope." Setting broad goals contrasts with managing everything her team does. While nearly every executive seeks to maximize profits, (A) does not fit the context of the sentence. Offers detailed guidance, (B), is the opposite of the prediction.
For the second blank, since what Ms. Barnhart seeks to "avoid" doing to team morale would be "unfortunate," predict that she wants to avoid harming morale. Unnecessarily impairing, (F), works well since impairing means "damaging, making worse." Neither (D) nor (E) matches the prediction.
Since Ms. Barnhart avoids hurting morale by not overmanaging her people, for the last blank, predict that the management style it describes is too demanding or overbearing. [A]n overly imperious, (G), provides the right meaning for the sentence. Imperious means "controlling" or "domineering." [A] less stringent, (H), management style would seem to describe Ms. Barnhart's approach, making (H) incorrect.
Neither management style could accurately be described as apathetic, which means "not caring," so eliminate (I).
The first blank is introduced with the detour road sign "[I]nstead," so what Ms. Barnhart does contrasts with "managing every aspect" of her managers' daily activities. If you know that "eschew" means "to avoid," this is an additional clue, but even without this information, you can predict that she manages her team with a looser, more hands-off approach. Delineates comprehensive goals, (C), matches the prediction. Delineate means "to outline," and comprehensive means "of a broad scope." Setting broad goals contrasts with managing everything her team does. While nearly every executive seeks to maximize profits, (A) does not fit the context of the sentence. Offers detailed guidance, (B), is the opposite of the prediction.
For the second blank, since what Ms. Barnhart seeks to "avoid" doing to team morale would be "unfortunate," predict that she wants to avoid harming morale. Unnecessarily impairing, (F), works well since impairing means "damaging, making worse." Neither (D) nor (E) matches the prediction.
Since Ms. Barnhart avoids hurting morale by not overmanaging her people, for the last blank, predict that the management style it describes is too demanding or overbearing. [A]n overly imperious, (G), provides the right meaning for the sentence. Imperious means "controlling" or "domineering." [A] less stringent, (H), management style would seem to describe Ms. Barnhart's approach, making (H) incorrect.
Neither management style could accurately be described as apathetic, which means "not caring," so eliminate (I).
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