Question

rio enjoys spicy food.
rio enjoys hot peppers from her garden.
rio enjoys eating international foods.
rio enjoys thai food.

1. transitions

to show contradiction (opposite), use the transition like:
however, but, although, conversely
first, next, before, now, finally
since, while, like
as a result, because, since, so

1. constructed response

read the following scenario.
scenario

Explanation:

For the first question, "Rio enjoys spicy food" and "Rio enjoys hot peppers from her garden" are related as hot peppers are a type of spicy food. For the second question about transitions showing contradiction, the words "however, but, although, conversely" are indeed used to show contrast.

Answer:

1. Rio enjoys hot peppers from her garden.
2. however, but, although, conversely