In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered.…
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In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.
A video game is a game that involves _____(1)______ with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Video games may have a reward system—such as a score—that is based on accomplishment of tasks set within the game. Specialized video games such as arcade games, while previously common, have gradually_____(2)______ in use due to lack of interest in such video games. Many players identify their platform of choice as a distinct form of video gaming apart from the rest. The main separations between platforms are their design, technical capabilities, and available video games. Beyond the common element of_____(3)______ feedback based on participants' observations, video games have utilized other systems to provide interaction and information to the player. In common usage, a "PC game" refers to a game that is played on a personal computer connected to a high-resolution video monitor. A "console game" historically has referred to a specialized, single-purpose electronic device that connects to a standard television set or composite video monitor. A "hand-held" game is a self-contained electronic device or miniature computer and monitor combination that is portable and can be held in a user's hands. "Arcade game" generally refers to an even more specialized type of electronic device that is typically designed to play only one game and is _____(4)______in a special cabinet. There are also devices with screens that have the ability to play games but are not dedicated video game machines. A video game, like most other forms of media, may be categorized into_____(5)______ based on many factors such as the method of game play, types of goals, and more.
Find the appropriate word in case 3
Answer: D. Visual — Concept: In a meaning-based cloze blank, the correct word is the one whose precise meaning matches the specific idea already anchored elsewhere in the passage…
- A.
Imaginary
- B.
Contextual
- C.
Sensory
- D.
Visual
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Correct answer: D
Concept: In a meaning-based cloze blank, the correct word is the one whose precise meaning matches the specific idea already anchored elsewhere in the passage -- not merely a word from the same general topic area. A broader or shifted-meaning word can sound plausible in isolation but still breaks the link to what the passage has already established.
Application: The passage opens by stating that a video game generates "visual feedback on a video device" -- feedback observed through sight. Blank (3) returns to this same idea after describing differences between platforms: "Beyond the common element of _____ feedback based on participants' observations..." Since "observations" here points back to that same sight-based perception introduced earlier, the blank must repeat that specific sense -- visual -- to stay consistent with what the passage already established.
Cross-check: Checking every option against that anchored idea:
Imaginary -- names something existing only in the mind, with no basis in real, observed perception; it contradicts the passage's emphasis on feedback participants actually observe.
Contextual -- describes a relationship to surrounding circumstances, not a sense of perception; it does not name how the feedback is perceived at all.
Sensory -- names the general category of perception through any sense, which is broader than the specific sight-based feedback the passage already anchored.
Visual -- matches the sight-based feedback the passage already named earlier ("visual feedback on a video device"), keeping the blank consistent with that anchor.
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