ISEE Analogies Question 166: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 166
1. The mayor's decision to fund the pre-school program was ------ by his gratitude for the public support his family received when he was young and his ------ for those struggling to escape poverty.
- A. contradicted … admiration
- B. revealed … understanding
- C. shaped … empathy
- D. shown … contempt
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
The answer is C
The first blank must mean caused, while the second blank must mean feeling, thus requiring shaped and empathy (feeling) as the answer.
Do one blank at a time. The second blank, which might seem easier, must mean feeling, so you can eliminate choice (A), as well as choice (D) if you know the word. The first blank must mean caused, so you can eliminate choices (A), (B), and (D). The Latin root path means feeling.