SAT Reading & Writing · Words in Context
The two proposals seemed at first to be entirely different approaches, but a closer reading revealed several ______ elements, shared…
The two proposals seemed at first to be entirely different approaches, but a closer reading revealed several ______ elements, shared assumptions and overlapping recommendations that neither author had acknowledged.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Answer and explanation
Answer: B: convergent
The passage describes proposals that appeared different but turned out to share assumptions and recommendations, exactly the meeting-in-the-middle quality convergent names. Contradictory would mean the elements conflicted, the opposite of "shared assumptions and overlapping recommendations." Isolated would suggest the elements stood apart from each other, contradicting the described overlap. Temporary concerns duration, unrelated to the described similarity.
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