Question 255·Hard·Transitions
Once thought too fragile for long voyages, early ceramic amphorae have recently been found in shipwrecks hundreds of miles from their production sites. The vessels’ thickened rims and ribbed bodies likely made them more durable than previously assumed. The notion that producers intended them only for coastal transport, ______, is due for reevaluation.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? Prореrtу of Аnікo.аi
For transition questions, first read the surrounding sentences without looking at the choices and decide how the ideas relate: are you seeing a cause and its result, an example, a contrast, or a clarification? Then, classify each answer choice by its function (example, contrast, result, concession, etc.) and eliminate those whose function doesn’t match the relationship you identified. Finally, plug the remaining choice into the sentence to check that the meaning is smooth and logical in context. Аnіko Questіоn Вanк
Hints
Clarify what changed in the passage
What new information about the amphorae do the first two sentences give, and how does that affect the earlier belief about how they were used?
Look at the role of the last sentence
In the sentence with the blank, is the author giving an example, showing a contrast, or drawing a conclusion about the earlier belief?
Test the sentence structure
Read the sentence with each option: "The notion that producers intended them only for coastal transport, [option], is due for reevaluation." Which word makes the idea of reevaluating that notion feel like it logically follows from the earlier evidence? Anіко Quеѕtіon Вank
Step-by-step Explanation
Understand the situation and claim
Paraphrase the passage:
- People used to think ceramic amphorae were too fragile for long voyages.
- But archaeologists have now found them in shipwrecks far from where they were made, and their design likely made them stronger than expected.
- The last sentence talks about "the notion that producers intended them only for coastal transport" and says that notion "is due for reevaluation."
So: new evidence about durability and long-distance travel affects an old belief about how they were used.
Identify what the blank is connecting
Look closely at how the blank is placed:
"The notion that producers intended them only for coastal transport, ______, is due for reevaluation."
The word in the blank is an interrupting transition that links:
- the new evidence in the first two sentences
- and the conclusion that the old notion should be reevaluated.
We need a word that shows the relationship between the evidence and the conclusion about that notion.
Decide what kind of relationship it is
Ask: What is the logical connection between the new evidence and the reevaluation of the notion?
- The new findings (long-distance shipwrecks, durable design) challenge the idea that the jars were only for short, coastal trips.
- Because of this challenge, the author says that old idea "is due for reevaluation."
So the last sentence is not giving an example of the notion, and not saying the notion somehow opposes the evidence; it is drawing a logical conclusion from the evidence.
Match each choice to its function
Now match each option to its usual job:
- for instance: introduces an example.
- by contrast: shows a clear difference between two things.
- consequently: shows that something follows as a logical result.
- nevertheless: shows a surprising contrast ("even so" or "in spite of that").
We want a transition that shows a conclusion drawn from the new evidence about amphorae. Only "consequently" correctly signals that the reevaluation of the notion is the logical result of that evidence, so C) consequently is correct.