An inference question with a list of plans tests whether you can work out what the details add up to. Read the words leading into the blank to see whether it needs a conclusion, a reason, or a prediction. Then put each detail in a few words and ask what connects them. Predict the smallest conclusion the clues support, and check it against every detail. Wrong choices add claims the text doesn't support or push a small conclusion too far.
Hints
- Hint 1
The phrase "Given these details" sends you back to the whole list. Put each plan in a few words, including the welcome and training at the end.
- Hint 2
For each plan, ask about what it changes for someone considering volunteering. What common aim would explain the plans together?
Step-by-step
Connect the plans
Step 1Read what the blank needs
The announcement begins with To recruit volunteers, so the plans are tied to getting people to join. What does the blank ask us to do with them? Given these details, it is reasonable to conclude that calls for a conclusion supported by the whole list. Let's work out what each plan changes for someone considering volunteering.
- Step 2
Put the clues together and predict
What does each plan do for a possible volunteer? Instructions in Spanish, Vietnamese, and English let people read in several languages, and the two session times give them a choice of when to attend. The free shuttle buses help people reach the river from far away, while the promise of all tools and safety gear means they don't have to bring equipment. Language, timing, travel, and supplies could each keep someone from attending. Our small prediction is that these plans remove things that could keep people from joining.
- Step 3
Include the welcome to beginners
What about people who haven't volunteered before? The welcome to "first-time volunteers" and the promise that a short training will be provided at the start show that experience isn't needed to join. An ending about only trained professionals conflicts with that welcome, while most residents already have and canceled because of bad weather add facts the passage never gives. The choice about making it easier for different people, including first-timers, connects the practical plans with the welcome to beginners. Choice C.