Set 12: Transitions (Intermediate)
Explanation
PASSAGE
James Baldwin's essays confront American racial injustice with unflinching honesty and elegant prose. His personal experiences inform his analysis, giving it emotional force as well as intellectual rigor. _______ his work remains urgently relevant more than three decades after his death.
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 enduring relevance reveals something significant about his work's quality and the persistence of the issues. 'Tellingly' introduces this meaningful observation. 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:
• "confront American racial injustice"
• "remains urgently relevant"
Why others are wrong: D (Example - relevance is a conclusion, not an example of his style.), A (Cause/effect - while connected, 'Tellingly' better captures the significance.), C (Contrast - relevance confirms, not contrasts with, his work's power.).
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