[Video] Q11: No change or noxious or gross or foul

Explanation for Question 11 From the Writing Section on the 2018 May Sat

Okay. Taking a look at answer choice, 2 um, or excuse me, question 11. We see this as a question about word 3 choice. Um, we are trying to figure out which of these words that has 4 a, roughly comparable meaning to each other, 5 um, actually suits the context of this paragraph best. 6 So let's see exactly what we're talking about here. 7 Um, prior to question 11, we see that, 8 um, landfill are inexpensive to purchase their maintenance 9 costs are high, and we see that, 10 um, when buried waste decomposes, 11 it releases flammable gases. So those are the two concerns 12 that we're talking about leading up to this statement, 13 um, in question number 11. So the statement here reads turning 14 the disgusting problem into an advantage. 15 First cozy the gas collection system that converts methane into enough energy to heat 16 22,000 homes across that will generate $12 million in revenue to offset the cost 17 of park construction. 18 So the question here revolves around what 19 word we want to insert and potentially instead of disgusting. 20 Um, so whenever we're trying to figure out the appropriate word choice in this 21 type of situation, we want to make sure that the word choice we use 22 matches the level of formality of the passage. 23 Um, and something that kind of goes along with that formality is not passing 24 along sort of our own opinions or words that we might throw around in 25 conversation, but that we wouldn't really use in writing. 26 So in this case, disgusting k...