Question 12·Medium·Transitions
Electric vehicles (EVs) have long been criticized for their limited driving range. Battery technology has improved dramatically in the last decade, allowing many new EV models to travel more than 300 miles on a single charge. _____ range anxiety remains a primary concern among prospective buyers.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
For transition questions, first ignore the answer choices and read the sentences around the blank, asking yourself how the ideas connect: same direction, contrast, example, cause/effect, or time/sequence. Put your own simple connector in the blank (like "but," "so," "for example," or "at the same time"); then look at the options and choose the one that matches that function. Eliminate choices whose usual roles (time, cause, example) don’t match the relationship you identified, even if they sound smooth on a first read.
Hints
Check the meaning of each sentence
Before looking at the answer choices, restate each sentence in your own words. Are they both positive, both negative, or is one more positive and the other more negative?
Identify the relationship between the second and third sentences
Think about how the third sentence (about range anxiety) relates to the second sentence (about improved battery range). Does it show a cause, an example, something happening at the same time, or something that contrasts?
Match transition types to the relationship
Sort the answer choices into types: which ones show time, which show cause and effect, which introduce examples, and which show a surprising or contrasting idea? Then pick the one that fits the relationship you found.
Step-by-step Explanation
Summarize the ideas in each sentence
First sentence: Electric vehicles used to be criticized for limited driving range.
Second sentence: Battery technology has improved a lot, so many new EVs can now go more than 300 miles on one charge.
Third sentence (after the blank): Range anxiety (worrying about running out of charge) is still a major concern for buyers.
So: improvement in range vs. worry about range still existing.
Decide how the ideas are related
Ask: Does the third sentence continue the good news, show a cause and effect, give an example, or show something surprising/contrasting?
The second sentence is positive (better batteries, longer range). The third sentence is negative or at least a concern (people still anxious).
That means the relationship is contrast: even though things got better, the worry remains.
Classify what each transition word usually does
Look at each option and think about its usual job in a sentence:
- "Meanwhile," usually shows two things happening at the same time.
- "For example," introduces a specific example of the previous idea.
- "As a result," introduces an effect or consequence of what came before.
- One of the options (not yet named here) introduces an idea that is surprising or true despite the previous sentence.
Since we decided the sentences contrast (improvement vs. continuing worry), we need the transition that signals that kind of "despite" relationship.
Match the correct transition to the contrast
The sentence needs to mean: Battery range has improved a lot; even so, range anxiety is still a big concern.
The transition that means "even so" or "in spite of that" is "Nevertheless,", so the correct answer is B) Nevertheless,.