Section: Critical Reading Section 1

66) John realized that he had been ______ in his duties. If he had been more ____, the disaster may have been avoided.

1. irreproachable..careful
2. arbitrary..interested
3. neglectful..insensible
4. derelict..vigilant
5. unparalleled..careful

In this sentence, you know the first word must be negative and the second word must be positive. This eliminates choices 1 and 5. Then you can eliminate all answers that contain a negative in the second blank. This eliminates 3. Finally, you have narrowed it down to two choices left.