Question
Dear Editor,
(1) It was recently announced in your newspaper that Parkersville would not be getting its long-anticipated community center. This is not only unexpected; this is outrageous. Parkersville is the only town in Monroe County that does not have a dedicated area for activities and meetings. It is shocking that our elected officials have made a decision that so clearly disregards the opinions of the taxpayers.
(2) For the past three years, the members of our town council have insisted that tax increases were necessary to meet the long-term goals of the community. One of these goals has been a community center, which was to be built on the corner of First Street and Midland Road. The prospect of a community center initiated great enthusiasm in Parkersville. People volunteered their time to be on the organization committee. They held fundraisers and made donations. They went to town council meetings to keep up on the progress Parkersville was making.
(3) According to your paper, the town council has decided to abandon the idea of the community center. Councilman Eduardo Medina said it "had never been a high priority for the residents of Parkersville." Unfortunately, the citizens of Parkersville have already dealt with high tax increases to pay for the new building. Now, we are being told that the community center was merely one idea being proposed as a long-term goal and that the money is needed for other projects. However, no one on the town council has committed to where this money is being spent.
(4) Over the past three years, Parkersville has seen many other community projects put on hold. We went without these improvements so that a large percentage of our budget could be used for our much-needed community center. To discover that we will not be getting one any time in the near future is more than disappointing. It is an insult to the people of Parkersville.
Sincerely,
Robert M. Cascone
Read the following sentence from the letter above.
These actions and statements do not seem reasonable or entirely honest.
At the end of which paragraph would you place the following concluding sentence?
A.
paragraph 1
B.
paragraph 3
C.
paragraph 2
D.
paragraph 4
(1) It was recently announced in your newspaper that Parkersville would not be getting its long-anticipated community center. This is not only unexpected; this is outrageous. Parkersville is the only town in Monroe County that does not have a dedicated area for activities and meetings. It is shocking that our elected officials have made a decision that so clearly disregards the opinions of the taxpayers.
(2) For the past three years, the members of our town council have insisted that tax increases were necessary to meet the long-term goals of the community. One of these goals has been a community center, which was to be built on the corner of First Street and Midland Road. The prospect of a community center initiated great enthusiasm in Parkersville. People volunteered their time to be on the organization committee. They held fundraisers and made donations. They went to town council meetings to keep up on the progress Parkersville was making.
(3) According to your paper, the town council has decided to abandon the idea of the community center. Councilman Eduardo Medina said it "had never been a high priority for the residents of Parkersville." Unfortunately, the citizens of Parkersville have already dealt with high tax increases to pay for the new building. Now, we are being told that the community center was merely one idea being proposed as a long-term goal and that the money is needed for other projects. However, no one on the town council has committed to where this money is being spent.
(4) Over the past three years, Parkersville has seen many other community projects put on hold. We went without these improvements so that a large percentage of our budget could be used for our much-needed community center. To discover that we will not be getting one any time in the near future is more than disappointing. It is an insult to the people of Parkersville.
Sincerely,
Robert M. Cascone
Read the following sentence from the letter above.
These actions and statements do not seem reasonable or entirely honest.
At the end of which paragraph would you place the following concluding sentence?
A.
paragraph 1
B.
paragraph 3
C.
paragraph 2
D.
paragraph 4
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The concluding sentence "These actions and statements do not seem reasonable or entirely honest" fits best at the end of **paragraph 3** (option B). This paragraph discusses the town council's abrupt decision against the community center and includes a statement from a councilman that undermines the previous commitments to the community, aligning well with the notion of unreasonableness and dishonesty.