ISEE Analogies Question 290: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 290
20. By noon, the newspaper staff had been _______ with phone calls about the power outage, and by evening, it seemed as though the _______ would continue.
- A. deplete … barrage
- B. overwhelmed … dearth
- C. harassed … spate
- D. inundated … deluge
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
D is correct. This sentence is another example of a two-blank question in which the correct choice of words will complement, rather than contrast with, one another. Because both choice A and choice B are pairs that offer contrasting meanings, you can eliminate them. Focusing on the two remaining pairs, you can conclude that the newspaper was unlikely to be responsible for the power outage, and therefore harassed is an inappropriate answer. Inundated … deluge (choice D) is correct.