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.
A remarkably ------- plant, the soybean yields not only dairylike products, but also flour, cooking oil, and sprouts.
(A) imperishable
(B) resistant
(C) tedious
(D) incessant
(E) versatile
The correct answer is E
Explanation
The information after the first comma actually explains the missing word. The fact that such a variety of products can be made from one plant indicates that the soybean is very “versatile”: it has many uses.