TOEFL Reading: Text Insertion Questions 2

Question 1

If an inserted sentence begins with 'For this reason,' what should the previous sentence most likely contain?

Accepted Answer

A cause or explanation

Answer

'For this reason' is a result marker, so it must follow a statement providing a cause or explanation for the situation described in the inserted sentence.

Question 2

Which sentence would best follow an insertion point where the preceding text discusses the declining population of a species?

Accepted Answer

As a result, conservation efforts have intensified in recent years.

Answer

'As a result' connects the declining population to the response of intensified conservation efforts, creating a logical cause-and-effect sequence.

Question 3

The phrase 'such methods' in an inserted sentence signals that:

Accepted Answer

The preceding text described specific methods or techniques

Answer

'Such methods' is an anaphoric reference requiring specific methods or techniques to have been described in the text immediately preceding the insertion point.

Question 4

An inserted sentence reads: 'Not all scholars agree with this interpretation.' This sentence would most logically be placed:

Accepted Answer

After a sentence presenting one scholarly interpretation as fact

Answer

'This interpretation' must refer to a specific interpretation presented just before, and the sentence introduces a contrasting scholarly view.

Question 5

Which of the following inserted sentences would most appropriately open with 'In contrast'?

Accepted Answer

A sentence describing an opposing or different situation from what was just discussed

Answer

'In contrast' signals that the following information is opposite to or different from what was just discussed, making it appropriate before a contrasting situation.

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TOEFL Reading: Text Insertion Questions 2