Choose the word pairing that works best in this sentence:
A newborn infant’s _______ skills are not fully _______, for it cannot discern images more than 10 inches away.
A. perceptual..stimulated
B. visual..developed
C. descriptive..ripened
D. olfactory..shared
E. average..familiar
This should not have been terribly difficult, especially if you’ve been doing a lot of practice questions in this area. The key here is the reference to the infant’s inability to “discern images” from more than 10 inches away. “Perceptual” would not work, since perception has to do with the way we process what we see, not the actual seeing. “Descriptive” wouldn’t make sense since even an infant with unusually good vision would not have the ability to describe what he was seeing. “Olfactory” has to do with smell; smell has little to do with the discernment of images. The last choice just doesn’t make any sense. The answer is (B).
source: kaptest.com
