Craft and StructureVery hardStructure of a passage with three counts
Craft and Structure practice question
The first survey, in 1900, found 200 pairs of the bird. The second, in 1950, found 40. The third, in 2000, found 300, more than the first. Two of the three numbers tell a story of collapse; all three tell a story of recovery.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It presents three measurements in order and then interprets what they show when taken together.Correct
- B. It argues that the bird is extinct.
- C. It describes the methods used in each survey.
- D. It compares the bird with other species.
Answer: A. It presents three measurements in order and then interprets what they show when taken together.
Three numbers, then the reading of them.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that the bird is extinct.
- The third count was the highest.
- C. It describes the methods used in each survey.
- No methods.
- D. It compares the bird with other species.
- No other species.
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