Q23. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: While capturing a fleeting array of light and shadow, Impressionist painters nonetheless rendered these effects in a unified and harmonious manner.
Paragraph:
Interest in new approaches to painting grew in late nineteenth-century France. Artists exhibited work that departed from established academic conventions and explored a wider range of everyday subjects. (1) The resulting artistic activity included landscapes, portraits and scenes of modern life. (2) Among these painters, the Impressionists gave particular attention to outdoor light and colour. (3) This harmonious rendering of transient light avoids harsh contrasts in line, perspective and rigid form. (4) The brushstrokes in Impressionist art tend to have a loose, rapid flow instead of a tight, well-defined precision.
Sentence: While capturing a fleeting array of light and shadow, Impressionist painters nonetheless rendered these effects in a unified and harmonious manner.
Paragraph:
Interest in new approaches to painting grew in late nineteenth-century France. Artists exhibited work that departed from established academic conventions and explored a wider range of everyday subjects. (1) The resulting artistic activity included landscapes, portraits and scenes of modern life. (2) Among these painters, the Impressionists gave particular attention to outdoor light and colour. (3) This harmonious rendering of transient light avoids harsh contrasts in line, perspective and rigid form. (4) The brushstrokes in Impressionist art tend to have a loose, rapid flow instead of a tight, well-defined precision.
Answer and solution
Correct answer: B
Solution
Answer: B — Option 3
1. The missing sentence explains how fleeting light and shadow can be rendered harmoniously.
2. Position 3 follows the sentence naming outdoor light and colour, so the subject and imagery connect directly.
3. The next sentence about the absence of harsh contrasts develops the harmony idea.
4. Positions 1 and 2 interrupt the introductory account of artistic activity. Position 4 comes after the stylistic claim it is best used to introduce.
5. Read the local sequence at position 3 to confirm both backward and forward connections.
6. Answer: B, the second answer choice, which says Option 3. This is insertion position (3), not answer choice C.
Detailed reasoning and elimination check:
The missing sentence links light and shadow with harmonious rendering. Position 3 follows the introduction of outdoor light and colour and precedes This harmonious rendering of transient light. The explicit forward echo rules out inserting the sentence after that reference.
Apply: Anchor outdoor light and colour → missing light/shadow sentence → no harsh contrasts. Position 3, choice B.
Check: The missing sentence links light and shadow with harmonious rendering. Position 3 follows the introduction of outdoor light and colour and precedes This harmonious rendering of transient light. The explicit forward echo rules out inserting the sentence after that reference.
1. The missing sentence explains how fleeting light and shadow can be rendered harmoniously.
2. Position 3 follows the sentence naming outdoor light and colour, so the subject and imagery connect directly.
3. The next sentence about the absence of harsh contrasts develops the harmony idea.
4. Positions 1 and 2 interrupt the introductory account of artistic activity. Position 4 comes after the stylistic claim it is best used to introduce.
5. Read the local sequence at position 3 to confirm both backward and forward connections.
6. Answer: B, the second answer choice, which says Option 3. This is insertion position (3), not answer choice C.
Detailed reasoning and elimination check:
The missing sentence links light and shadow with harmonious rendering. Position 3 follows the introduction of outdoor light and colour and precedes This harmonious rendering of transient light. The explicit forward echo rules out inserting the sentence after that reference.
G Strategy shortcut
Spot: Identify the exact question task and the relevant passage claim.Apply: Anchor outdoor light and colour → missing light/shadow sentence → no harsh contrasts. Position 3, choice B.
Check: The missing sentence links light and shadow with harmonious rendering. Position 3 follows the introduction of outdoor light and colour and precedes This harmonious rendering of transient light. The explicit forward echo rules out inserting the sentence after that reference.
G Strategy: Spot: Identify the exact question task and the relevant passage claim. Apply: Anchor outdoor light and colour → missing light/shadow sentence → no harsh contrasts. Position 3, choice B. Check: The missing sentence links light and shadow with harmonious rendering. Position 3 follows the introduction of outdoor light and colour and precedes This harmonious rendering of transient light. The explicit forward echo rules out inserting the sentence after that reference.