Craft and StructureVery hardPurpose of a passage that reframes a failure
Craft and Structure practice question
The expedition never reached the pole, and its leader has been remembered as a failure. But the party's daily measurements of ice thickness, taken with numb hands over four months, are the only such record from that decade, and they have proved more useful to science than the pole itself would have been.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To argue that the expedition's scientific record outweighs its failure to reach the pole.Correct
- B. To describe the route the expedition took.
- C. To explain why the expedition failed.
- D. To criticise the leader's decisions.
Answer: A. To argue that the expedition's scientific record outweighs its failure to reach the pole.
Failure conceded; a greater value asserted.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To describe the route the expedition took.
- No route.
- C. To explain why the expedition failed.
- No cause of failure is given.
- D. To criticise the leader's decisions.
- The leader is defended, not criticised.
More Craft and Structure questions
- Very hard
Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the claim in Text 1? - Very hard
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined final sentence in the text as a whole? - Very hard
Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the claim in Text 1 that tests let o… - Very hard
Which choice best describes the function of the sentence "Okonkwo herself has been more circumspect" in the te… - Very hard
Which choice best describes a difference in how the two authors discuss the pollinator diversity of vacant lot… - Very hard
As used in the text, what does the word "economy" most nearly mean?
Not affiliated with the College Board. SAT is a trademark of the College Board.