Set 7: Cross-Text Connections (Advanced)
Explanation
PASSAGE
Text 1 Urbanization brings economic opportunities. Cities are hubs of innovation, offering better jobs, education, and healthcare than rural areas. Text 2 Rapid urbanization can strain infrastructure. Cities often struggle with traffic congestion, housing shortages, and pollution as populations grow faster than services can expand.
Based on the texts, what is the trade-off of living in a rapidly growing city?
Detailed Answer Explanation
This question asks you to compare perspectives from two passages. Text 1: Opportunities (Jobs/Services). Text 2: Strain (Traffic/Pollution). Trade-off: Access vs Strain. Understanding how the authors relate to each other's views is essential. Identify whether they agree, disagree, or address different aspects of the topic. Focus on their specific claims and conclusions. When comparing texts, first identify each author's thesis or main argument. Then determine how these positions interact: do they complement each other, contradict each other, or address different aspects of the same issue? The relationship between texts reveals deeper meaning.
Key Evidence:
• "better jobs"
• "traffic congestion"
• "pollution"
Why others are wrong: D (Better jobs.), B (False.), C (Text 1 says cities are better.).
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