In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks…
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Creativity is at once our most precious (1) ________ and our most inexhaustible one. As anyone who has ever spent any time with children knows, every single human being is born creative; every human being is innately (2) ________ with the ability to combine and recombine data, perceptions, materials and (3) ________, and devise new ways of thinking and doing. What fosters creativity? More than anything else: the (4) ________ of other creative people. Our biggest creative breakthroughs come when people learn from, compete with, and (5) ________ with other people.
Question: Which of these should be filled at (2) as per the context of the passage?
Answer: A. Endowed — Correct answer: Endowed Explanation: The passage says every human being is born with a natural capacity. The verb phrase "innately endowed with" is a natural…
- A.
Endowed
- B.
Aided
- C.
Directed
- D.
Supplied
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Correct answer: A
Correct answer: Endowed
Explanation: The passage says every human being is born with a natural capacity. The verb phrase "innately endowed with" is a natural collocation meaning to be born possessing a quality or ability, so it fits the idea of a natural creative ability.
Aided: implies receiving external help, not an inborn trait.
Directed: suggests being guided or controlled, which does not express a natural, inborn ability.
Supplied: implies provision from outside, making it unsuitable for describing something one is born with.
Therefore, "Endowed" is the best choice because it accurately expresses a natural, inborn ability.