PP1 (Shorter) Verbal Section 2 (Easy) Q1

<p><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="color:#27ae60;">The Right Answer</span></span></p> <p>This one is a straight <strong><span style="color:#8e44ad;">Math Strategy</span></strong> question. The colon indicates that the idea on the right should be a continuation of the idea on the left. On the right-hand side, we can see that it says &quot;most of them knew very little about foreign countries&quot;. The blank (which also describes the same people) should be conveying this idea, something like &quot;narrow-minded&quot; or &quot;parochial&quot;</p> <p>The best match for this blank is <span style="color:#27ae60;">insular</span>.</p> <p><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">The Wrong Answers</span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">partisan:</span>&nbsp;This choice <b>has no evidence.&nbsp;</b>There is no evidence that the people were biased in any way.</li> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">erudite:</span>&nbsp;This choice <strong>contradicts</strong> the logic of the sentence. The sentence says the people &quot;knew very little&quot;, not &quot;knew a lot&quot;</li> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">cosmopolitan:</span> This choice <strong>contradicts</strong> the logic of the sentence. If they were &quot;cosmopolitan&quot;, they would be well aware of other countries</li> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">imperturbable:</span>&nbsp;This choice <b>has no evidence.&nbsp;</b>There is no evidence about how calm the people were.</li> </ul>