PrepTest 127, Section 4, Question 20
Passage A There is no universally accepted definition(474 more words not shown)
Passage A(231 more words not shown)
Passage B(251 more words not shown)
The relationship between which one(18 more words not shown)
- A"The Lack of(27 more words not shown)
- B"Why the Current(25 more words not shown)
- C"The Need for(30 more words not shown)
- D"The Lack of(31 more words not shown)
- E"The Conceptual Links(25 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
A says the lack of clear definitions creates problems for a particular group. B then examines a definition point by point and argues that the group should qualify under its empirical criteria. We need that relationship between the two documents: a classification problem, followed by a case for including the affected group.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
Welders take the Roma's place, and classification as technical takes the place of minority status. The first document identifies unclear criteria that cause trouble for welders; the second argues that welding meets the relevant criteria. That's the basic relationship between A and B, even though B also challenges an additional citizenship requirement.
- B
Ineffective application of existing criteria isn't the same as unclear criteria. The second document also reviews standards generally instead of making a case that the affected group qualifies.
- C
Listing welders' duties isn't enough to match B's argument that the Roma satisfy specific criteria. The second document needs to connect the group's characteristics to the classification, not merely describe what its members do.
- D
A shortage of competent employees and advice on recruiting them don't match a problem about how to classify a group.
- E
This gives us conceptual links followed by a refutation of a union's position. It misses the first document's problem for a specific group and the second's point-by-point argument that the group qualifies.
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