Question 196·Easy·Transitions
Many cities have introduced bike-share programs to encourage sustainable transportation. ______ these programs allow residents and visitors to rent bicycles for short trips at little cost.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
For transition questions, first cover the answer choices and read the sentences together to decide the logical relationship on your own: are you seeing cause-and-effect, contrast, a specific example, or just a continuation of the same idea? Once you’ve labeled the relationship, quickly classify each answer choice by its function (result, contrast, example, addition) and eliminate any that don’t match. Always check for whether the second sentence actually opposes the first (for contrast words) or truly shows an outcome (for cause-and-effect words) before picking a transition that feels “fancy.”
Hints
Find the job of the second sentence
Ignore the blank and read the two sentences together. Is the second sentence giving a result, arguing against the first sentence, or giving a more specific detail about the first?
Classify the transition types
Think about what each type of transition word does in general: some show cause and effect, some show contrast, and some introduce examples or details.
Check for contrast words carefully
Ask yourself: Does the second sentence go against the first one in any way, or does it support and explain it? This will help you eliminate any contrast transitions.
Ask if there is a cause-and-effect
Is the second sentence describing something that happened because of the first sentence, or is it simply explaining what the bike-share programs are like?
Step-by-step Explanation
Understand the relationship between the two sentences
Read the two sentences together without any transition:
"Many cities have introduced bike-share programs to encourage sustainable transportation. These programs allow residents and visitors to rent bicycles for short trips at little cost."
The second sentence explains what the bike-share programs are like and what they offer. It gives more specific information about the programs mentioned in the first sentence.
Decide what kind of connection is needed
Ask: Is the second sentence showing a result of the first, contrasting with it, or giving an example/detail of it?
Here, the second sentence does not show something that happened later as a consequence. It also does not disagree with or contrast the first sentence. Instead, it describes a feature of these bike-share programs—how they work and what they provide—which functions as a specific example/detail of the general idea in the first sentence.
Match answer choices to transition types
Now think about what each type of transition usually signals:
- One choice signals a cause-and-effect result.
- Two choices signal contrast or opposition (something unexpected or going against what came before).
- One choice introduces an example or specific instance of the general idea just mentioned.
Since we decided the second sentence gives a specific detail/example of the programs, we want the choice that introduces an example, not a result or a contrast.
Select the transition that introduces an example
The only choice that clearly introduces a specific example or instance is “For instance,”, so the correct answer is C) For instance,.