Explanation for Question 6 From the Writing Section on the 2018 May Sat
For question number six, the question reads at this point, 2 the writer's considering adding the following sentence. 3 That sentence is interest in urban parks declined around the mid 20th century, 4 but has been revived during the past few decades. 5 So let's see how that fits into our actual passage. 6 Um, what, looking at this 0.6 in 7 front of 0.6, we see this statement about how exercise play and exposure to 8 green space are linked to improved health. 9 Um, so we want this whatever sentence gets inserted after that, 10 to sort of flow correctly with that idea. 11 Um, in this case interest in urban harks declining 12 around the mid 20th century, doesn't really fit into this discussion. 13 Um, as we noticed with the topic statement of the topic sentence of this 14 paragraph, this paragraph is mostly focusing on listing out the advantages of 15 parks. Um, this sentence that the writer is considering adding 16 doesn't really speak to you, any advantages in particular. 17 Um, so we see that the previous sentence talks about, 18 um, improved health. The following sentence talks about reduced crime and 19 a stronger bond among neighborhood residents. 20 Um, so it sort of interrupts the flow to insert this other fact in 21 the middle of those details. Um, 22 so for that reason, we're going to select answer choice C or D here. 23 No, um, in this case, D is our correct answer. 24 It distracts from the focus of the paragraph by introducing irrelevant information. 25 That's exactly...