Q4
Read the following statement:
While start-ups have__________ reach, _____ they introduce ________ products, they open-up ________ markets.
Fill in the blanks meaningfully, in the above statement, from the following options.
Answer: D
Sentence logic: "While start-ups have ___ reach" sets up a contrast. Whatever follows must show that start-ups matter despite that reach.
- Blank 1: limited is the natural partner of "reach". "Restricted reach" suggests someone is imposing a limit, which is not the idea here.
- Blank 2: a condition or time, "when they introduce…". "Since" would wrongly make it a cause, and "if" sounds speculative.
- Blanks 3 and 4: a start-up brings out innovative products and so opens up new markets. "New products … innovative markets" reverses the natural pairing, because markets are not innovative; products are.
The completed sentence reads: "While start-ups have limited reach, when they introduce innovative products, they open up new markets."
Options 1, 3 and 5 put "new products" with "innovative markets". Option 2 uses "while" twice in one sentence, which is clumsy, and "restricted" is the weaker word.
Answer: Option 4