Set 14: Transitions (Advanced)
Explanation
PASSAGE
George Orwell's '1984' depicts a totalitarian regime that controls information and rewrites history. The Ministry of Truth, ironically named, destroys inconvenient facts. _______ the Party's slogan—'Who controls the past controls the future'—reveals the novel's central concern with propaganda and power.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Detailed Answer Explanation
This question asks you to choose the transition that best connects two ideas. The slogan reinforces and emphasizes the theme already established. 'Indeed' confirms and strengthens the point about information control. Transitions signal the relationship between sentences or paragraphs. Determine the logical relationship (addition, contrast, cause-effect, example) and select the transition that accurately expresses it. The right transition makes the relationship between ideas crystal clear. Consider what logical connection exists: Is the second idea adding to the first? Contrasting it? Showing a result? The transition should accurately reflect this relationship.
Key Evidence:
• "controls information and rewrites history"
• "Who controls the past controls the future"
Why others are wrong: B (Alternative - the slogan confirms, not replaces, the point.), C (Contrast - the slogan supports, not contradicts, the theme.), D (Concurrent events - this is thematic reinforcement, not a parallel action.).
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