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Set 9: Text Structure

Explanation

Answer: C

PASSAGE

Light behaves as a wave. It can bend around corners. Surprisingly, it also behaves as a particle. Einstein won a Nobel Prize for explaining this duality.

Which choice best describes the text's progression?

A. It proves Einstein was wrong.
B. It describes how a camera works.
C. It introduces two seemingly contradictory properties and then a unified explanation.✓ Correct
D. It lists types of light bulbs.

Detailed Answer Explanation

This question tests your understanding of how the text is organized. Prop 1: Wave. Prop 2: Particle ('Surprisingly'). Unification: Duality explanation. 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:

• "behaves as a wave"

• "also behaves as a particle"

• "explaining this duality"

Why others are wrong: A (He won a prize for it.), B (No camera.), D (Physics, not tech.).

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