Reading Comprehension: Structure Questions
The first paragraph fulfills which of the following functions?
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]Common responses to modern art are discussed towards the end of the first paragraph and are related, but not central to the main idea of the paragraph, as revealed by the Initial Reading.
Did you stick to the Initial Reading?
Remember, the Initial Reading only includes the first 3 or 4 sentences of the first paragraph and the first sentence of all other paragraphs. This is a Structure question, and therefore we do not need any more information besides what we learn from the Initial Reading.
This is probably why you got this question wrong. This is a Structure question, and therefore we do not need any more information besides what we learn from the Initial Reading.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]Our Initial Reading shows that the second paragraph introduces an example of the argument in the first paragraph, not a counterargument.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]The first paragraph describes certain aspects of modern art but does not describe any problems with it.
Very good!
[[snippet]]The first paragraph describes what the author considers an important, even defining, feature of modern art.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]The second paragraph does not elaborate, or give more details, about the features of modern art introduced by the first paragraph.
