A musician and member of the Quechua of Peru, Renata Flores Rivera was eager to promote the Quechua language in her music, but she was ______ speaking it. She met this challenge by asking her grandmother, a native speaker of Quechua, to help her pronounce words in her song lyrics and also by taking classes in the language.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Explanation
Context: Renata Flores Rivera "was eager to promote the Quechua language in her music," but she was [blank] "speaking it." She "met this challenge by asking her grandmother" for help—lacked skill.
Answer: B) inexperienced with
Why? Lacked skill = unfamiliar with. Inexperienced with = unfamiliar with.
Traps:
- A) prepared for → opposite
- C) skilled in → opposite
- D) excited about → different