SKILL 7: ANSWER TRANSITION QUESTIONS CORRECTLY

TRANSITION QUESTIONS
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE QUESTION	The paragraph preceding the passage probably … What is the most likely in the paragraph following the passage?
WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER	The answers can generally be found in the first line of the passage for a preceding question. The answer can generally be found in the last line for a following question.
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION	1.       Read the first line for a preceding question. 2.       Read the last line for a following question. 3.       Draw a conclusion about what comes before or after. 4.       Choose the answer that is reflected in the first or last line of the passage.

Example :

The passage:

Another myth of the oceans concerns Davy Jones, who in folklore is a mean-spirited sovereign of the ocean’s depths. The name “Jones” is thought by some etymologists to have been derived from the name “Jonah”, the Hebrew prophet who spent three days in a whale’s belly.

According to tradition, any object that goes overboard and sinks to the bottom of the ocean is said to have gone to Davy Jones’s locker, the ocean-sized, mythical receptacle for anything that falls into the water. Needless to say, any sailor on the seas is not so eager to take a tour of Davy Jones’s locker, although it might be a rather interesting trip considering all the treasures located there.

The question:

The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses

(A)   the youth of Davy Jones

(B)   Davy Jones’s career as a sailor

(C)   a different traditional story from the sea

(D)  preparing to travel on the ocean

The answer: C

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