Which word completes: In ________ words, it seems...

Which word completes: In ________ words, it seems...

• A. other
• B. these
• C. those
• D. such

Answer: (A)

The thing this item tests is recognizing a common phrase used to restate or clarify what has just been said. In this context, the word needed is other because it signals a paraphrase or a different way of saying something. “In other words” is the standard way to introduce a reformulation: you’re about to put the idea more simply or clearly. Other words wouldn’t fit the same function. Saying “in these words” or “in those words” would refer to particular wording or to quoting exactly what was said, which isn’t the general restatement marker, and “in such words” sounds awkward and uncommon in this context. That makes “other” the natural choice to smoothly introduce a rephrased idea.

The thing this item tests is recognizing a common phrase used to restate or clarify what has just been said. In this context, the word needed is other because it signals a paraphrase or a different way of saying something. “In other words” is the standard way to introduce a reformulation: you’re about to put the idea more simply or clearly.

Other words wouldn’t fit the same function. Saying “in these words” or “in those words” would refer to particular wording or to quoting exactly what was said, which isn’t the general restatement marker, and “in such words” sounds awkward and uncommon in this context. That makes “other” the natural choice to smoothly introduce a rephrased idea.