Question 34·Easy·Transitions
Many chefs adopt a farm-to-table approach, sourcing ingredients locally to ensure peak freshness. Chef Lian Tran’s restaurant Green Hearth, _____, features a menu that changes daily based on produce available at nearby farms.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
For transition questions, first ignore the answer choices and decide how the second sentence relates to the first: is it adding a similar idea, giving an example, showing a cause or effect, or contrasting? Once you’ve labeled that relationship (e.g., example, contrast, result), quickly check each option’s meaning and eliminate any that don’t match that relationship. Always read the sentence with your chosen transition to confirm it sounds logical and smooth in context.
Hints
Check the direction of ideas
Look at how the second sentence relates to the first: Is it giving a reason, a result, a contrast, or a specific case of the general idea?
General vs. specific
The first sentence talks about what many chefs do. The second sentence focuses on one particular restaurant. What kind of connection is that?
Match option meanings to the relationship
Think about what each transition usually signals: consequence, contrast, or something else. Then ask which one best fits a move from a general claim to a specific example.
Step-by-step Explanation
Understand the relationship between the sentences
The first sentence makes a general statement: many chefs use a farm-to-table approach. The second sentence introduces Chef Lian Tran’s restaurant Green Hearth and describes how its menu changes daily based on local produce. That means the second sentence is moving from a general idea (many chefs) to a specific case (one chef’s restaurant).
Identify what kind of transition is needed
Ask: How does the second sentence relate to the first?
- It is not showing a contrast.
- It is not showing a result or consequence.
- It is presenting one particular restaurant that follows the described approach. This means the second sentence is serving as a concrete example of the general claim.
Test each option’s meaning against that relationship
Now match each option to the relationship you found:
- as a result = shows a consequence (cause → effect)
- on the other hand = shows contrast between two different or opposing ideas
- nevertheless = shows contrast or exception ("despite that")
- for instance = introduces a specific case after a general statement Only one of these clearly signals that the second sentence is an example of the first.
Choose the transition that introduces an example
Because the sentence about Green Hearth is a specific example of the general farm-to-table approach many chefs use, the transition that correctly introduces an example is D) for instance.