Answer Choices
Yes, because it does not provide a transition from the previous paragraph.
Yes, because it fails to support the main argument of the passage as introduced in the first paragraph.
No, because it continues the explanation of how acid whey can be disposed of safely.
No, because it sets up the argument in the paragraph for the benefits of Greek yogurt.
Explanation for Question 6 From the Writing Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 1
Now question six is asking us if we should delete the topic sentence of 2 this paragraph, which says, though, these conservation methods can be time costly and time 3 consuming. They are well worth the effort. 4 And so if we read on in this paragraph, we can see all the 5 benefits of Greek yogurt, right? Healthy source of food, 6 good calcium and protein, low fat, 7 low calories, low sugar, um, 8 more protein per serving. So these are all the benefits, 9 right? Benefits. 10 And we can see that in our topic sentence here, 11 as it is, it tells us that the, the yogurt is well worth the 12 effort. And so this makes sense, right? If they're telling us is well worth 13 the effort we D we should expect the paragraph to talk about the benefits. 14 So tell us why as well worth the effort. 15 So off the top of our heads, right? 16 It should seem like this is pretty much on topic. 17 Now, if we look at a, it says that we should delete the sentence, 18 because it does not provide a transition from the previous paragraph. 19 So let's see what this previous paragraph is about. 20 Right? We're talking about environmental problems. 21 We're talking about ways that we address environmental problems, 22 um, how we can stop polluting the environment and the waterways. 23 And so if we look at our topic sentence, we says, we see the, 24 it says, though, these conservation methods can be costly. 25 The conservation methods are what we talked about in the previous paragraph. 26 So this sentence ac...