For cross-text connections, first summarize Text 1 in one sentence (its broad claim). Then summarize the specific situation in Text 2 that the question points to (here, the underlined sentence). Finally, pick the choice that explains the Text 2 situation using Text 1’s claim—avoid options that introduce new ideas (like sales causing awards) that neither text supports.
Hints
- Hint 1
Locate the general pattern in Text 1
Focus on what Text 1 says usually happens to translated works, especially poetry.
- Hint 2
Restate the underlined sentence in your own words
What kind of recognition is the book not getting, even though it was praised and sold well?
- Hint 3
Choose the option that connects the pattern to the example
Pick the answer that treats Text 2 as an example of the broader trend described in Text 1.
Step-by-step
- Step 1
Identify Text 1’s main claim
Text 1 says translated works get less serious critical attention than works originally written in English, and that this problem is especially common with poetry translations.
- Step 2
Identify what happens in Text 2
Text 2 describes a well-received translation that critics praised and that sold well, but the underlined sentence says it was mostly missing from major award shortlists.
- Step 3
Match Text 2’s situation to Text 1’s viewpoint
Since Text 1 argues that translated poetry is often not taken as seriously as original English poetry, the author of Text 1 would see the lack of award recognition as expected. Therefore, the best choice is “As expected, because translated poetry is often treated as less worthy of serious recognition than poetry originally written in English.”