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Set 6: Text Structure (Advanced)

Explanation

Answer: C

PASSAGE

Volunteering helps the community, but it also helps the volunteer. It gives them a sense of purpose and helps them meet new friends.

Which choice best describes the relationship between the two sentences?

A. The second sentence contradicts the first sentence.
B. The first sentence asks a question answered by the second.
C. The second sentence supports the claim in the first sentence.✓ Correct
D. Both sentences describe unrelated topics.

Detailed Answer Explanation

This question tests your understanding of how the text is organized. Sentence 1 claims it helps the volunteer. Sentence 2 gives details on HOW it helps (purpose, friends), supporting the claim. Authors structure their writing purposefully to guide readers through their ideas. Identify the organizational pattern (cause-effect, compare-contrast, problem-solution) and how each part contributes to the whole. Authors choose organizational patterns deliberately to enhance their message. Recognizing whether a text uses chronological order, cause-effect, compare-contrast, or problem-solution helps you understand the author's purpose and follow the logic.

Key Evidence:

• "helps the volunteer"

• "gives them a sense of purpose"

Why others are wrong: B (No question asked.), A (They agree.), D (Topics are related.).

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