Craft and StructureEasy–MediumTwo texts on a school's new timetable
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The school's new timetable, with a longer lunch break, has made pupils calmer in afternoon lessons, says teacher Ivo Lang.
Text 2
Since the lunch break was lengthened, the number of pupils sent out of afternoon lessons has halved.
Which choice best describes the relationship between the two texts?
- A. Text 2 gives a figure that supports Lang's claim.Correct
- B. Text 2 argues that the lunch break should be shorter.
- C. Text 2 describes a different school.
- D. Text 2 shows that afternoon lessons have got worse.
Answer: A. Text 2 gives a figure that supports Lang's claim.
Halved removals: calmer afternoons.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Text 2 argues that the lunch break should be shorter.
- No such argument.
- C. Text 2 describes a different school.
- The same timetable.
- D. Text 2 shows that afternoon lessons have got worse.
- Fewer removals is an improvement.
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