Which description best matches the approach of reading and identifying relationships among ideas across multiple paragraphs?

• A. One paragraph
• B. Multiple paragraphs
• C. A single sentence
• D. A page

Answer: (B)

Understanding how ideas connect across paragraphs. This approach looks for how the author’s points build on one another, using transitions and relationships that move from one paragraph to the next. To really grasp an argument or explanation, you track how each paragraph adds, supports, or modifies the previous ideas, showing cause-and-effect, compare-and-contrast, problem-solution, or sequence.

That’s why the best match is reading across multiple paragraphs: it requires you to notice and map those links beyond a single paragraph. Focusing on just one paragraph misses connections that span the broader passage. A single sentence cannot reveal how ideas relate, and while a page might contain several paragraphs, the essential activity described is recognizing relationships that cross multiple paragraphs.