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?
- A. To correct a common misunderstanding about a food.Correct
- B. To recommend one breed of hen over another.
- C. To explain how hens are fed.
- 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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