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Craft and StructureVery hardTwo texts on breakfast and school

Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 Children who eat breakfast do better at school, so schools should provide breakfast for all pupils. Text 2 Children who eat breakfast tend to come from households with regular routines, and it may be the routine rather than the meal that helps them at school.

Based on the texts, the two authors would most likely agree that ____

  1. A. children who eat breakfast tend to do better at school.Correct
  2. B. schools should provide breakfast for all pupils.
  3. C. routine has no effect on schoolwork.
  4. D. breakfast harms children's schoolwork.

Answer: A. children who eat breakfast tend to do better at school.

Both accept the association; they differ on the cause.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. schools should provide breakfast for all pupils.
Text 2 doubts that the meal is what helps.
C. routine has no effect on schoolwork.
Text 2 suggests routine may be what helps.
D. breakfast harms children's schoolwork.
Neither says this.

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