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Craft and StructureMediumStructure: a river's changing course in sequence

Craft and Structure practice question

Until 1600 the river reached the sea through a wide estuary south of the town. A great storm that year blocked the estuary with sand, and the river cut a new channel to the north. For two centuries the northern channel carried all the water. Then dredging in the 1800s reopened the old estuary, and today the river divides between the two.

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

  1. A. It traces a series of changes in chronological order.Correct
  2. B. It compares the advantages of two channels.
  3. C. It argues for reopening the old estuary.
  4. D. It explains how storms form.

Answer: A. It traces a series of changes in chronological order.

1600, two centuries, the 1800s, today.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It compares the advantages of two channels.
No advantages.
C. It argues for reopening the old estuary.
The estuary was reopened long ago.
D. It explains how storms form.
The storm is an event, not a subject.

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