The following text is from an article about urban gardens.
Community gardens provide numerous benefits to urban neighborhoods. They offer fresh produce to families who may lack access to grocery stores. Additionally, these gardens create green spaces that reduce the urban heat island effect. Perhaps most importantly, they build social connections among neighbors who work together to maintain the plots.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
It presents a claim and then supports it with multiple benefits.
It describes a historical development in chronological order.
It presents opposing viewpoints and then reconciles them.
It identifies a problem and evaluates potential solutions.
Correct Answer: A
Choice A is the best answer. The text claims that community gardens provide benefits, then lists three specific benefits: fresh produce, green spaces, and social connections.
- Evidence: The first sentence states they "provide numerous benefits." Subsequent sentences list "fresh produce," "green spaces," and "social connections."
- Reasoning: The structure is Claim -> Support 1 -> Support 2 -> Support 3.
- Conclusion: This matches "presents a claim and then supports it."
💡 Strategy: Identify the main claim in the first sentence and see how the rest of the paragraph relates to it (supporting details).
Choice B is incorrect because no chronological sequence is presented. Choice C is incorrect because no opposing views are mentioned. Choice D is incorrect because no problem is identified.