Explanation for Question 34 From the Reading Section on the 2019 March Sat
Okay, turning to question 34, 2 the question reads why the author describes the vision of a democratic society 3 as realizable. He means that this vision can be what, 4 so in this context, realizable means able to be realized 5 or able to be pulled off, 6 achieved, accomplished something in that vein. 7 So let's check the context of this, 8 just to get a little bit more insight into the author's meaning. 9 Um, here, it says one might ask, 10 is this vision of democratic society in South Africa, 11 a realizable vision, um, 12 or is it merely a Mirage? So here a Mirage is sort of the 13 contrast with a realizable vision. 14 So, um, if we take a Mirage to me and something that, 15 um, is, is sort of elusive a little bit, 16 um, imaginary this in this case, 17 the vision of a democratic society in South Africa is the opposite of that. 18 It's, it's tangible, it's reasonable, 19 it's reasonable, it's, um, feasible realistic. 20 So, um, for that reason, 21 it is a realizable vision. So when we look at our answer choices, 22 our best answer choice is going to be answer choice C achieved. 23 Um, these other answer choices might seem to have a similar meaning, 24 but just wouldn't really make sense. In context, 25 for example, acquired, um, 26 it wouldn't really make sense to a acquire a vision. 27 Um, it might make sense to achieve a vision, 28 but to acquire or to pursue a vision, 29 um, pursue perhaps makes a bit more sense, 30 but acquire or comprehend a vision. 31 Um, isn't quite the right fit in context. 32 So that leaves see achieved as our best answer for this question.