Question

questions 1–5 are based on the following passage. the passage below is a draft. mexican gray wolves (1) since 1998, when dwindling numbers of mexican gray wolves prompted the federal government to protect them under the endangered species act, the number of these wolves in new mexico has steadily increased (by 12 percent last year). (2) the frustration of new mexico ranchers who feel they have no recourse against the predator has also increased, as the number of livestock lost to wolf attacks grows at an alarming rate. (3) federal reports identify the mexican gray wolf as responsible for the deaths of 188 domestic animals in the past year, making it clear that the new mexico state legislature needs to consider adding more protected wilderness areas. (4) as the native wolf population has recovered throughout the american west under similar protections, states like wyoming and idaho are considering delisting the native gray wolf from their endangered species lists, providing needed help to ranchers wanting to protect their stock. (5) mexican gray wolf protections in new mexico have ranchers there feeling helpless. 3 mark for review the writer wants to add the following sentence to the third paragraph (sentences 6–9) to provide additional explanation. this shift in sympathy is a result of growing public awareness of the ranchers’ plight. where would the sentence best be placed? a after sentence 6 b after sentence 7 c after sentence 8 d after sentence 9

Explanation:

To determine the best placement, we analyze the context. The sentence explains the shift in sympathy due to ranchers' plight. Let's check each option:

• Option A (After sentence 6): Sentence 6 talks about ranchers' frustration and livestock loss. The new sentence explains the sympathy shift from that frustration, so it logically follows sentence 6.
• Option B (After sentence 7): Sentence 7 is about New Mexico legislature considering protections. The new sentence's focus on sympathy from ranchers' plight is more connected to sentence 6's rancher issues, not sentence 7's legislative action.
• Option C (After sentence 8): Sentence 8 is about wolf population recovery and state protections. The new sentence's theme of sympathy doesn't connect well here.
• Option D (After sentence 9): Sentence 9 is about ranchers wanting help. The new sentence explains the sympathy shift that leads to ranchers wanting help, so it should come before sentence 9, not after.

So the best placement is after sentence 6.

Answer:

A. After sentence 6