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Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 Making the museum free has been a success: visitor numbers have doubled since entry charges were dropped. Text 2 Visitor numbers have doubled, but the museum now depends on the city's grant, which is reviewed every year; a museum that cannot pay its own way is one bad budget from closing.

Which choice best describes the relationship between the texts?

  1. A. Text 2 accepts the figure cited in Text 1 but questions whether the policy is secure.Correct
  2. B. Text 2 disputes that visitor numbers have doubled.
  3. C. Text 2 argues that the museum should charge more than before.
  4. D. Text 2 agrees that the policy is an unqualified success.

Answer: A. Text 2 accepts the figure cited in Text 1 but questions whether the policy is secure.

Same numbers, a warning about funding.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Text 2 disputes that visitor numbers have doubled.
Text 2 repeats the figure.
C. Text 2 argues that the museum should charge more than before.
No charge is proposed.
D. Text 2 agrees that the policy is an unqualified success.
Text 2 sees a risk.

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