Critical Reading > Sentence Completions

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Often inattentive when it comes to schoolwork, Maya was uncharacteristically ------- when she wrote her personal essay; rather than taking her typical ------- approach, she paid extremely close attention to every last detail.

(A) thorough . . cautious

(B) painstaking . . precise

(C) inconsiderate . . thoughtful

(D) nonchalant . . efficient

(E) meticulous . . careless

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