Solitary Passages Questions - - Question 1

Which one of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

anpaholski August 15, 2020

6 & 7 Explanation

Can you explain why the answers for 6 &7 are correct please.

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shunhe August 17, 2020

Hi @anpaholski,

Thanks for the question! So for number 6, we’re being asked for something that the passage doesn’t state in it. Well, let’s take a look at the last paragraph, which talks about the professional/nonprofessional divide. Are we ever told that people decline professional positions for nonprofessional ones? No, we’re not told anything about that in this discussion. And so (A) isn’t supported by the passage, and is the correct answer.

As for number 7, we’re being asked for a way to complete the passage. And for this, we should think about the flow of the last paragraph, and where it seems to be leading up to, in order to figure out how we can continue it. The last paragraph is wrapping up by talking about professional/nonprofessional women, and then we’re told in the sentence before that as long as the labor market is hostile to parents, and family roles are allocated on the basis of gender, women will be seriously disadvantaged. Well, that’s one side of the family, what about the other? That’d be a pretty logical way to continue the flow of the paragraph. Men will probably have more opportunity. And that’s what (A) says.

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.