Learning a Craft Without Copying a Life

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1What makes the apprentice's imitation slavish?A. Using a sample as one source while explaining deliberate changes.B. Correcting an accidental mismatch after examining it.C. Excessive copying with little independent judgment.D. Following a necessary measurement for a practical reason.

2A judgment widely accepted and repeated about what customers prefer is _____.A. a private guess nobody else sharesB. conventional wisdomC. an unrelated measurementD. a guaranteed fact solely because it is popular

3Which statement belongs to the school's doctrine?A. A visitor's unexamined guess that the school has never adopted.B. A private lunch preference unrelated to teaching.C. A declared principle that honest workmanship and reasoned experimentation should guide the school.D. An accidental stain on one student's cloth.

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