In Part 1 you reconstruct the logic of a text. Here’s how to recognize from connectors and references which sentence belongs where.
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Part 1 tests whether you grasp the logic and thread of a text. Several sentences have been removed from a text; you match them back to the right places or choose which sentence fits a gap.
Connectors and references are decisive: words like “dennoch”, “folglich”, “dieser”, “dadurch” show how the sentences connect. You have to understand the line of argument – what logically precedes and what follows.
The difficulty lies in similar options that fit in content but don’t carry the logic forward. Always check the link forwards and backwards. Every correct match scores points; wrong answers are not penalized.
Read the whole text once for the thread before filling gaps.
For each gap, look closely at the sentence before and after.
Watch for connectors and references (dennoch, folglich, dieser, dadurch) – they show the logical link.
Check that the inserted sentence fits both forwards AND backwards.
Rule out sentences that fit in content but don’t carry the logic forward.
Enter an answer for every gap – even when guessing.
A short example in the same format: which sentence fits the gap?
Viele Menschen glauben, dass Mehrsprachigkeit das Lernen erschwert. ___ Im Gegenteil: Wer mehrere Sprachen spricht, lernt eine weitere oft sogar leichter.
Sentences: (a) Tatsächlich zeigen Studien jedoch das Gegenteil. (b) Sprachen sind weltweit sehr unterschiedlich. (c) Mehrsprachigkeit ist heute selten.
Why? Before the gap there’s a common belief, after it comes “Im Gegenteil”. Sentence a introduces exactly this contrast with “jedoch das Gegenteil” and fits logically forwards and backwards. b and c don’t carry the argument forward.
Im Text fehlt ein Satz. Davor steht: „Die Studie kommt zu eindeutigen Ergebnissen." Danach steht: „Dennoch bleiben einige Fragen offen."
Which sentence fits the gap best?
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A sentence may fit in content but not carry the logic forward. Check the link forwards and backwards.
“Dennoch”, “folglich”, “hingegen” steer the logic. Read them carefully – they often decide the gap.
Words like “dieser”, “dadurch”, “dort” point to something preceding. They show which sentence must come before.
No answer means a guaranteed zero. Enter an answer even if you have to guess.
Five. You reconstruct the logic of a text by matching missing sentences to the right places.
The text logic: connectors, references and the line of argument. A sentence has to fit forwards and backwards.
No. There is no penalty for guessing – match a sentence to every gap.
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