Critical Reading > Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Sylvia's employer considered her advertising campaign to be ------- yet -------: Sylvia's ideas were new and creative but were not appropriate for the client's product.
(A) novel . . inapt
(B) irrelevant . . modest
(C) lengthy . . compelling
(D) fresh . . original
(E) marginal . . partial
The Correct answer is A.
Explanation
Although "Sylvia's ideas were new and creative," they "were not appropriate for the client's product." Therefore, it makes sense to say that the employer thought Sylvia's advertising campaign was "novel yet inapt," or original and new but not suitable.