Transitions
It has long been thought that humans first crossed a land bridge into the Americas approximately 13,000 years ago. ______ based on radiocarbon dating of samples uncovered in Mexico, a research team recently suggested that humans may have arrived more than 30,000 years ago—much earlier than previously thought.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. As a result,
B. Similarly,
C. However,
D. In conclusion,
C. However,
Deciding on a college is often a difficult decision for students. ___________, most school counselors try to provide students with different resources such as assessments and college brochures.
A. Because
B. Either
C. Afterward
D. Therefore
Deciding on a college is often a difficult decision for students. Therefore, most school counselors try to provide students with different resources such as assessments and college brochures.
What type of transition words are these?
However, in contrast, nevertheless, alternatively, either...or, but, otherwise
A. Comparing
B. Clarifying
C. Contrasting
However, in contrast, nevertheless, alternatively, either...or, but, otherwise
C. Contrasting
In 1815, while in exile in Jamaica, Venezuelan revolutionary Simón Bolívar penned a letter praising England’s republican government and expressing hope that Latin American nations seeking independence from Spain might achieve something similar. The letter was addressed to a local merchant, Henry Cullen; ____ though, Bolívar’s goal was to persuade political leaders from England and Europe to support his cause.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. additionally,
B. ultimately,
C. accordingly,
D. consequently,
B. Ultimately
What type of transition words are these?
Thus, therefore, consequently, hence, for, for this reason, as a result
A. Clarifying
B. Cause and Effect
C. Conclusion
B. Cause and Effect
Researchers believe that pieces of hull found off Oregon’s coast are from a Spanish cargo ship that was lost in 1697. Stories passed down among the area’s Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians support this belief. ______ Siletz stories describe how blocks of beeswax, an item the ship had been carrying, began washing ashore after the ship was lost.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. For this reason,
B. For example,
C. However,
D. Likewise
B. For example,
Add the appropriate transition word in the blank below: Some people in New Jersey built their houses very close to the shoreline. ____________, they have had to spend a lot of money trying to protect their property from the sea.
A. Meanwhile
B. Alternatively
C. Consequently
Consequently,
For years, biologists have experimented with using grime-eating bacteria rather than harsh chemicals to clean artworks, and results have been impressive overall. ______blank these bacterial strains—which can metabolize centuries’ worth of oil, glue, dirt, and other surface impurities without creating harmful byproducts—have proven more effective than traditional chemical cleaning methods.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. As a result,
B. In many cases,
C. Additionally
B. In many cases,
The Babylonian king Hammurabi achieved much during his forty-year reign. He conquered all of Mesopotamia and built Babylon into one of the most powerful cities of the ancient world. Today, _____ he is mainly remembered for a code of laws inscribed on a seven-foot-tall block of stone: the Code of Hammurabi.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. therefore,
B. likewise,
C. however,
D. for instance,
C However
In 1968, US Congressman John Conyers introduced a bill to establish a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The bill didn’t make it to a vote, but Conyers was determined. He teamed up with Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to be elected to Congress, and they resubmitted the bill every session for the next fifteen years. ______ in 1983, the bill passed.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. Finally,
B.Additionally,
C. Instead,
D. Likewise,
A. Finally