Craft and StructureHardTwo texts on handwriting and memory
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
Handwriting should still be taught, because writing by hand helps children remember what they write.
Text 2
The studies showing that handwriting aids memory compared it with typing on keyboards the children barely knew. When children are fluent typists, the difference largely disappears.
Based on the texts, how does the author of Text 2 challenge Text 1?
- A. By arguing that the evidence for handwriting's advantage rests on an unfair comparison.Correct
- B. By claiming that children should not learn to type.
- C. By denying that memory matters in school.
- D. By agreeing that handwriting aids memory in every case.
Answer: A. By arguing that the evidence for handwriting's advantage rests on an unfair comparison.
Unfamiliar keyboards made typing look worse.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. By claiming that children should not learn to type.
- Text 2 assumes fluent typists exist.
- C. By denying that memory matters in school.
- Not claimed.
- D. By agreeing that handwriting aids memory in every case.
- Text 2 says the difference disappears.
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