Question 85·Easy·Words in Context
Chef Yara’s signature salsa is ______ fire-roasted tomatoes and fresh cilantro, resulting in a vibrant flavor that enlivens any dish.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
For Words in Context questions, always read the entire sentence and use the surrounding words—especially cause/effect phrases like “resulting in”—to understand the relationship being described. Then, plug each answer choice into the sentence and ask if it logically and naturally fits both the meaning and the real-world context (here, cooking and ingredients). Eliminate choices that describe impossible situations (like emotions for nonliving things) or relationships that do not match the scenario, and choose the one that clearly expresses the intended idea.
Hints
Use the second half of the sentence
Focus on the phrase “resulting in a vibrant flavor that enlivens any dish.” What role do the fire-roasted tomatoes and fresh cilantro play in creating that flavor?
Think about the relationship between salsa and ingredients
Ask yourself: Are the tomatoes and cilantro things the salsa feels something about, things it is headed toward, things that protect it, or the things it is made with?
Plug in each answer choice
Read the full sentence with each option in the blank. Which one sounds natural in a cooking context and clearly explains how the salsa gets its vibrant flavor?
Step-by-step Explanation
Understand what the sentence is describing
Read the full sentence: “Chef Yara’s signature salsa is ______ fire-roasted tomatoes and fresh cilantro, resulting in a vibrant flavor that enlivens any dish.”
The second half, “resulting in a vibrant flavor,” tells you that fire-roasted tomatoes and fresh cilantro are ingredients that give the salsa its flavor. So the blank must show the relationship between the salsa and its ingredients.
Decide what kind of relationship is needed
Ask: What is the logical relationship between the salsa and the tomatoes/cilantro?
The salsa is not feeling something about them, and they are not doing something to the salsa. Instead, the salsa is made using those ingredients. So we need a phrase that fits the idea of being created or made out of those items.
Test each option in the sentence
Plug each choice into the blank and read the whole sentence:
- “is ashamed of fire-roasted tomatoes and fresh cilantro…” → This suggests the salsa feels embarrassment or guilt, which does not make sense.
- “is destined for fire-roasted tomatoes and fresh cilantro…” → This suggests a future fate or purpose, which sounds strange with ingredients.
- “is protected by fire-roasted tomatoes and fresh cilantro…” → This suggests the ingredients are shielding the salsa, which does not fit the idea of flavor.
- “is crafted from fire-roasted tomatoes and fresh cilantro…” → This suggests the salsa is made using those ingredients, which matches the context of a recipe and flavor.
Choose the option that matches both meaning and context
Only “crafted from” correctly expresses that the salsa is made using fire-roasted tomatoes and cilantro and fits the cooking context, so the correct answer is D) crafted from.