Question 3
pratishtha1210 wrote:
hi
GMATNinjaCan you please explain question 3
3.Which of the following best describes the purpose of the first sentence (highlight) in the second paragraph in the passage?
A. To summarize a situation confronted by unions during the Second World War
B. To summarize the role of unions in the workplace during the Second World War
C. To explain the philosophy supported by most unions during the Second World War
D. To assess the effect of the growth of the civil rights movement on unions during the Second World War
E. To present a criticism of the unions' approach to representing workers during the Second World War
From my understanding how can A be the ans ? how do we know union faced dilemma
during the second world war. it might have faced postwar also right?
why other choices are wrong?
Question 3 asks about the role of this piece of the passage:
Quote:
"Unions faced a choice between either maintaining the prewar status quo or promoting a more inclusive approach that sought for all members the right to participate in the internal affairs of unions, access to skilled and high-paying positions within the occupational hierarchy, and protection against management's arbitrary authority in the workplace."
Here, the author describes a dilemma that unions faced. Later in the second paragraph, we learn that certain events
after WWII exacerbated this dilemma.
So, we can say that the author includes the highlighted sentence in order to summarize a situation confronted by unions
during the Second World War. He/she then discusses the post-war period in a different sentence.
(A) is the correct answer for question 3.
Here are the other options:
Quote:
B. To summarize the role of unions in the workplace during the Second World War
The purpose of the sentence is to describe a specific
dilemma that unions faced, not to give us a full summary of the role of unions in the workplace. Eliminate (B).
Quote:
C. To explain the philosophy supported by most unions during the Second World War
The sentence includes
both sides of a certain issue, so we can't say that it explains which philosophy most unions actually supported. (C) is out.
Quote:
D. To assess the effect of the growth of the civil rights movement on unions during the Second World War
The last sentence discusses the effect of the growth of the civil rights movement on unions. The highlighted sentence really doesn't talk about the growth of the civil rights movement, so get rid of (D).
Quote:
E. To present a criticism of the unions' approach to representing workers during the Second World War
The author doesn't
criticize the unions' approach in this sentence -- instead, he/she just lays out a dilemma that unions faced. So (E) is out.
I hope that helps!