The city's new affordable housing initiative includes several pilot programs designed to address different aspects of the housing crisis. The...
GMAT Expression of Ideas : (Expression) Questions
The city's new affordable housing initiative includes several pilot programs designed to address different aspects of the housing crisis. The Riverside project converts abandoned commercial buildings into mixed-income apartments for working families. _____ the Westside program rehabilitates existing single-family homes to create accessible housing for seniors and disabled residents.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Consequently,
Additionally,
However,
Instead,
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "The city's new affordable housing initiative includes several pilot programs designed to address different aspects of the housing crisis." |
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| "The Riverside project converts abandoned commercial buildings into mixed-income apartments for working families." |
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| "[MISSING TRANSITION]" |
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| "the Westside program rehabilitates existing single-family homes to create accessible housing for seniors and disabled residents." |
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Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: The city's housing initiative uses multiple pilot programs that each address different aspects of the housing crisis through different approaches.
Argument Flow: The passage opens by establishing the broad initiative, then provides two specific examples of different pilot programs to show how the initiative works in practice.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- The transition must connect two examples of pilot programs within the same housing initiative
- Both programs are presented as part of the same overall effort, not as contradicting each other
- The relationship is additive - we're getting another example to add to our understanding of the initiative's scope
- So the right answer should indicate continuation or addition
Consequently,
✗ Incorrect
- Signals cause-and-effect relationship
- Would imply the Westside program exists because of the Riverside project
- But both are independent programs within the same initiative
Additionally,
✓ Correct
- Signals addition/continuation relationship
- Shows the Westside program is another example alongside the Riverside project
- Matches our understanding that both are separate pilot programs within the same initiative
However,
✗ Incorrect
- Signals contrast or opposition
- Would suggest the programs contradict each other somehow
- But both programs are working toward the same goal through different approaches
Instead,
✗ Incorrect
- Signals replacement or substitution
- Would suggest the Westside program is replacing the Riverside project
- But the passage clearly states there are several pilot programs, indicating multiple simultaneous efforts