Explanation for Question 12 From the Reading Section on the 2018 May Sat
Okay. Question number 12, asks us about a word in context, 2 operate in line 19. 3 So looking at line 19, we're being asked, 4 how does the brain operate when assessing these two different types of scenarios? 5 So operate is used in the sense of an activity that the brain is 6 doing in particular situations. 7 So operate here best Meehan's, 8 um, choice, see function. 9 We want to know what kind of activities is the brain doing what's happening, 10 what mechanisms are taking place, that sort of thing. 11 So function is really the best fit. Um, 12 manipulate is a little bit more maybe, 13 um, nefarious than, than the meaning that we're going for here. 14 Um, B exercise, 15 um, and this case doesn't quite fit. It's, 16 it's more apt to say that the brain functions, 17 rather than the brain exercises, um, 18 although the words are closely related, choice D says conduct. 19 Um, again, this one in context doesn't make quite as much sense function. 20 Choice C here is really the best fit.