A question about what both authors would agree on tests whether you can find a point each text supports. Read the question, then put each text’s main point in a few words. Ask what both texts support, even if they use different examples or don't repeat the same words. You can draw a small conclusion from details, but each text must support it. Wrong choices often add claims that sound related but go beyond what either author says.
Hints
- Hint 1
Connect the tools in Text 1 to its final sentence. Ask what changes because the tools work well.
- Hint 2
Text 2 describes team members far from headquarters. Ask what that distance implies about how they work, then compare it with Text 1’s final sentence.
Step-by-step
Find the shared point
Step 1What Text 1 says technology allows
Text 1 links reliable video calls and cloud-based project tools to employees’ ability to work from home or smaller hubs. What changes when those tools work well? Because work can happen away from a central office, commuting is no longer always required and firms can judge employees by what they produce rather than where they sit. Since we need a point both authors accept, let's see whether Text 2 supports that link too.
- Step 2
What Text 2’s distance tells us
Does Text 2 support the commuting point even though it doesn't use that word? It connects better internet and affordable devices to teams with contributors living hundreds—or even thousands—of miles from headquarters. These contributors are already part of the teams, so the change is happening now, not only a future possibility. If they can contribute from that far away, a daily trip to headquarters isn't needed. That helps explain why managers are reconsidering how much office space they need.
- Step 3
How far the agreement goes
How broad is the agreement? Text 1 refers to some companies, while Text 2 describes expanding hiring horizons, so the change is growing without having to include everyone. The statement about increasing numbers of employees fits that limit. It links technology to a reduced need for daily commuting without claiming that every company must eliminate its offices. Choice C.