Sentence Simplification Questions Flashcards
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Original: "Although the experiment was costly, the data it produced justified every dollar spent." Which sentence best captures the essential meaning?
Answer: The expensive experiment yielded data valuable enough to be worth its cost.
The concession 'although' shows the high cost was offset by valuable data, exactly what the correct choice states.
Original: "The bridge, which had stood for two centuries, finally collapsed during the unusually severe flood." Which sentence best simplifies it?
Answer: A 200-year-old bridge collapsed in an exceptionally severe flood.
It retains the bridge's age and the severe flood as the cause of collapse.
In a sentence simplification question, what should the correct answer always preserve?
Answer: The essential meaning and logical relationships of the original
Correct answers keep core meaning and relationships while dropping minor details.
Original: "Not only did the policy reduce traffic, but it also lowered air pollution." Which sentence best simplifies it?
Answer: The policy both reduced traffic and lowered air pollution.
'Not only...but also' signals two combined positive effects, both kept in the answer.
Original: "Because she lacked formal training, her success surprised the critics." Which sentence best simplifies it?
Answer: Critics were surprised she succeeded despite no formal training.
The cause (no training) explains why critics were surprised at her success.
Why are sentence simplification answer choices that add new information usually wrong?
Answer: They introduce ideas not present in the original sentence
A correct simplification cannot add facts absent from the original.
Original: "The medication, while effective, produced side effects severe enough to limit its use." Which sentence best simplifies it?
Answer: The medication worked but had side effects serious enough to restrict its use.
It keeps both the effectiveness and the limiting severe side effects.