Reading: Text Insertion Questions Flashcards
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An inserted sentence contains the phrase 'the latter of which.' This phrase signals that:
Answer: The sentence refers to the second of two previously mentioned items
'The latter' always refers to the second of two previously mentioned items, so the insertion must directly follow a sentence listing or mentioning exactly two things.
When an inserted sentence begins with 'This example illustrates,' where should the test-taker look for the insertion point?
Answer: Immediately after an example or specific case has been described
'This example' refers to a specific example that must have already been presented, so the insertion should directly follow a sentence describing a concrete case or illustration.
Which feature of an inserted sentence would LEAST help identify the correct insertion point?
Answer: The total number of syllables in the sentence
The number of syllables has no bearing on the logical or grammatical fit of a sentence within a passage; coherence, reference, and transitions are what determine correct placement.
An inserted sentence reads: 'Despite these advantages, the technology remained largely unused for decades.' What must the preceding context establish?
Answer: The advantages or benefits of the technology
'These advantages' is a reference that requires specific advantages of the technology to have been explicitly described in the preceding sentences.
Which best describes the role of 'moreover' in determining insertion placement?
Answer: It signals that the inserted sentence adds information to support or extend the previous idea
'Moreover' is an additive transition meaning the inserted sentence provides additional supporting or elaborating information on the same topic as the preceding sentence.
If an inserted sentence begins with 'By the end of this period,' which type of preceding sentence best sets up this insertion?
Answer: A sentence introducing or describing the beginning of a specific time period
'This period' is a reference that requires a specific time period to have been introduced or described just before the insertion point.
A student narrows the correct insertion point to either Location C or Location D. At Location C, 'this discovery' in the inserted sentence has a clear antecedent; at Location D, it does not. Which location is correct?
Answer: Location C, because the pronoun reference is satisfied
Satisfied pronoun and demonstrative references are a primary signal of the correct insertion point; Location C is correct because 'this discovery' clearly refers to a discovery mentioned just before it.