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Craft and StructureMediumPurpose: correcting a misconception about a food

Craft and Structure practice question

Many people believe that brown eggs are healthier than white ones. The colour of a shell, though, is decided by the breed of the hen and has nothing to do with what is inside; a brown egg and a white egg from hens on the same feed are nutritionally identical.

Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

  1. A. To correct a common misunderstanding about a food.Correct
  2. B. To recommend one breed of hen over another.
  3. C. To explain how hens are fed.
  4. D. To argue that eggs are unhealthy.

Answer: A. To correct a common misunderstanding about a food.

Belief, then the correction.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. To recommend one breed of hen over another.
No breed is recommended.
C. To explain how hens are fed.
Feed is mentioned only as a control.
D. To argue that eggs are unhealthy.
Health of eggs in general is not judged.

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