Answer = B
Evoke= recall, provoke (it kind of means to cause something to happen)
Bemusement = to be wilder or confuse
Step-by-step explanation:
- A. doesn’t work because even though “elicited” fits the definition and context of the sentence, “intimidation” does not. “Intimidation” means “to create fear in someone”, which is to exaggerated when put into the sentence.
- B. doesn’t work because “adulation” means “to have excessive devotion to someone”, which doesn’t make sense for what the sentence is trying to say.
- C. doesn’t work because “quelled” is a negative word with the meaning “to suppress”. Since the beginning of the sentence clearly stated that memory made the employee smile, “quelled clearly doesn’t fit the sentence.
General solution:
1) See if the blanks are supposed to be positive words or negative words.
2) Make up your own words to fill up the blanks; I suggest covering the multiple-choice options so they don’t distract you.
3) Uncover multiple-choice options and find words that have close meaning to your own:
- if have trouble answering the question, don't leave the question blank. Just take an educated guess; at least you’ll have a 25% chance of getting the question right than leaving it blank and getting an absolute zero.