ETS's strategy for multi-blank Text Completion questions says
Astart with whichever blank is clearest, not necessarily blank (i)
Balways fill blank (i) before blank (ii) or (iii) to respect reading order
Cfill all blanks simultaneously by picking the entire correct triple at once
Dskip any TC question with more than two blanks
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. start with whichever blank is clearest, not necessarily blank (i)
ETS verbatim: 'Do not assume that the first blank is the one that should be filled first; perhaps one of the other blanks is easier to fill first.' In the Caravaggio example, blank (ii) ('tumultuous') is easier and anchors the meaning, which then constrains blank (i) ('eminence'). Order of attack should follow clarity, not position.
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