Set 7: Cross-Text Connections
Explanation
PASSAGE
Text 1 Volunteering helps the community. You can help clean up parks, feed the hungry, or walk dogs at a shelter. Text 2 Volunteering also helps the volunteer. It makes you feel good to help others, and you can learn new skills and make friends.
Based on the texts, who benefits from volunteering?
Detailed Answer Explanation
This question asks you to compare perspectives from two passages. Text 1: Helps community. Text 2: Helps volunteer. 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:
• "helps the community"
• "also helps the volunteer"
Why others are wrong: D (Text 2 says volunteer benefits.), B (Both benefit.), A (Text 1 says community benefits.).
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