Question

At point [10], the writer is considering adding the following sentence:
'As the number of corporate and service-based jobs has increased, the need for people who work with their hands has diminished.'

Should the writer make this addition here at [10]?

• A. Yes, because it provides an example of specific repair skills being lost.
• B. Yes, because it elaborates on the statistic about the Netherlands municipal waste.
• C. No, because it blurs the paragraphs focus by introducing a topic that is not further explained.
• D. No, because it contradicts the claims made in the rest of the paragraph.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

No, because it blurs the paragraphs focus by introducing a topic that is not further explained.

Here, C is the right answer because it accurately states that the issue of “corporate and service‑based jobs” is not particularly relevant at this point in the paragraph. The focus here is on repairing objects in a “throwaway culture,” not jobs. A, B, and D are incorrect because each misinterprets the relationship between the proposed text and the information in the paragraph.