In Part 3 you insert sentences into the gaps of a commentary. Here’s how to recognize which sentence belongs where.
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Part 3 tests whether you recognize the logic and structure of a demanding text. You read a commentary or feature from the press from which eight sentences were removed, and insert the matching sentence into each gap from a list. Two sentences don’t fit.
It’s about the logical and linguistic connection: what comes before the gap, what after? Reference words (“dieser”, “solche”, “damit”) and connectors (“dennoch”, “als Folge”, “trotz”) show which sentence fits.
The difficulty: several sentences fit thematically, but only one fits logically, and two sentences don’t fit at all. Read before and after the gap. Every correct insertion scores points; wrong answers are not penalized.
Read the whole text once for an overview and the line of thought.
At each gap, read the sentence before and after carefully.
Watch for reference words and connectors that demand a particular connection.
Choose the sentence that fits logically and linguistically.
Fill the certain gaps first, then the difficult ones.
Check at the end that the whole text flows together.
A short example in the same format: which sentence fits the gap?
Viele Eltern wollen ihre Kinder vor jedem Misserfolg bewahren. ___ So lernen die Kinder nicht, mit Rückschlägen umzugehen.
Which sentence fits? (a) „Doch genau dieser Schutz kann sich nachteilig auswirken." · (b) „Im Sommer sind die Tage länger."
Why? Sentence a picks up the “Schutz” (reference word “dieser”) and introduces the consequence that the next sentence explains with “So lernen die Kinder nicht …”. Sentence b doesn’t fit thematically.
In einem Kommentar fehlt ein Satz: „Immer weniger Menschen wollen eine Führungsposition übernehmen. ___ Konkret heißt das: Der Chefsessel verliert an Reiz."
Which sentence fits the gap?
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Several sentences fit thematically. What matters is the logical and linguistic connection.
“dieser”, “solche”, “damit” show what the sentence refers to. Follow the reference.
Two sentences fit no gap. Don’t let them mislead you.
No answer means a guaranteed zero. Insert a guessed sentence if you have to.
Eight. You insert eight sentences into the gaps; two sentences from the list don’t fit.
By the logical and linguistic connection: reference words and connectors show which sentence fits before and after the gap.
No. There is no penalty – insert a sentence into every gap.
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