Question

Complete the sentence with a suitable option:
The primary purpose of the third paragraph is to _________________

• A. Introduce a topic that is not discussed earlier in the passage.
• B. Describe a more efficient method of achieving an effect discussed in the previous paragraph.
• C. Draw a conclusion based on information elaborated in the previous paragraph.
• D. Discuss two specific examples of phenomena mentioned at the end of the previous paragraph.
• E. Introduce evidence that undermines a view reported earlier in the passage.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Discuss two specific examples of phenomena mentioned at the end of the previous paragraph.

Option D is the only choice suitable as an answer to the question asked. The other options do not fit the context. Third paragraph does not introduce a new topic, or describe a more efficient way of achieving something already discussed nor does it draw any conclusion based on information already given or introduce evidence that undermines anything. The third paragraph instead discusses examples of phenomenons that were already mentioned in the previous paragraph- it discusses the placement of the heart in terrestrial and arboreal snakes and the adaptations they make that aid in blood circulations.