PP1 (Shorter) Verbal Section 2 (Easy) Q3

<p><span style="color:#e74c3c;"><span style="font-size:16px;">The Right Answers</span></span></p> <p><strong>Blank 2:</strong> It&#39;s easier to start with Blank 2 here. We can use <strong><span style="color:#8e44ad;">Math Strategy</span></strong> from &quot;despite&quot; onwards. On the RHS of the comma, it says that he is never unclear, so the LHS should be contrasting to that, specifically something that suggests he might have appearedunclear. Blank 2 describes his &quot;orthographic&quot; or language rules, so in order to be unclear, it should be something like &quot;bad&quot;.</p> <p>The best match for this blank is <span style="color:#27ae60;">disregard for</span> , which suggests he rarely followed language rules, indicating a reason why he might be considered unclear.</p> <p><strong>Blank 1:</strong> Now that we filled in Blank 2, we can solve Blank 1 using the <strong><span style="color:#8e44ad;">Previously Referenced</span></strong> strategy. Later on in the sentence, when filling Blank 2, we deduced that his &quot;orthographic rules&quot; were bad. Just before that, we can spot a &quot;this&quot;, which means that the idea is the same as one previously referenced in the sentence, specifically the nature of his spelling. So, similarly Blank 1 should also be something like &quot;bad&quot;..</p> <p>The best match for this blank is <span style="color:#27ae60;">defiant</span>, which suggests that he is not following correct spelling rules.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color:#e74c3c;"><span style="font-size:16px;">The Wrong Answers</span></span></p> <p>Blank 1</p> <ul> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">indefatigable:</span>&nbsp;This choice has <strong>no evidence</strong>. There&#39;s nothing suggesting he was persistent in the way he spelled things.</li> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">fastidious:</span> This choice <strong>contradicts the logic</strong>. The blank should convey that he was a bad speller, not one who took great care with his spellings.</li> </ul> <p>Blank 2</p> <ul> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">partiality toward:</span> This choice <strong>contradicts the logic</strong>. If he had partiality toward the rules, there&#39;s no reason to contrast this by saying he is never unclear.</li> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">unpretentiousness about:</span> This choice has <strong>no evidence</strong>. We don&#39;t know anything about how &quot;pretentious&quot; Clark was, from this sentence.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>