Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a passage about a repair
Craft and Structure practice question
The church clock stopped in 1998 and stayed silent for twenty years. In 2018 a retired engineer took the mechanism apart, cleaned every cog, and got it running again. It has kept time ever since.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To tell how a broken clock was brought back into use.Correct
- B. To explain how clocks work.
- C. To ask for donations to the church.
- D. To describe the engineer's career.
Answer: A. To tell how a broken clock was brought back into use.
Stopped, repaired, running.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To explain how clocks work.
- No general explanation.
- C. To ask for donations to the church.
- No request.
- D. To describe the engineer's career.
- Only his repair is described.
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