PrepTest 118, Section 2, Question 3
A number of natural disasters in recent years—such(444 more words not shown)
The author of the passage(13 more words not shown)
- ADisaster relief plans(6 more words not shown)
- BWhen communities affected(15 more words not shown)
- CDonors would likely(20 more words not shown)
- DIt is not(22 more words not shown)
- EFew communities affected(9 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We know the writer favors a more coordinated response with community input and attention to long-term needs. This is a broad agreement question, so I don't have one exact statement to predict. I'll check each claim against that discussion, especially any claim about what donors or communities have already done.
Working the answers
- A
The recommendation mentions preparing disaster-prone communities. It never says relief plans are inappropriate everywhere else. “Only” adds that restriction.
- B
We are told what donors could accomplish by consulting communities, not that they have typically responded to communities' stated long-term needs. B turns a proposal into a reported history.
- C
The writer discusses using aid effectively but never predicts that confidence in its effectiveness would make donors give more. That's a plausible thought we can't supply ourselves.
- DCorrect
This may not sound like a sentence we remember word for word, so return to the second paragraph. Uncoordinated shipments, unsuitable programs, and inadequate accounting explain why a large influx can fail. The criticism concerns how aid is handled, and the proposed solution changes that management. It isn't a request simply to send more.
- E
Long-term needs have been neglected; that doesn't mean urgent needs are rare. The final sentence calls for more effective immediate aid alongside longer-term help.
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