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Craft and Structure practice question

Fifty years ago the harbour was lined with fish sheds, and the smell of the morning catch reached the top of the town. Today the sheds are cafes and galleries, the boats in the harbour are yachts, and the smell is of coffee. Only the gulls, which have simply changed what they steal, behave as they always did.

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

  1. A. It contrasts the harbour as it was with the harbour as it is, ending with one thing that has not changed.Correct
  2. B. It argues that the harbour was better in the past.
  3. C. It explains how to run a cafe.
  4. D. It describes the habits of gulls in detail.

Answer: A. It contrasts the harbour as it was with the harbour as it is, ending with one thing that has not changed.

Then, now, and the gulls.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It argues that the harbour was better in the past.
No judgement is made.
C. It explains how to run a cafe.
No instructions.
D. It describes the habits of gulls in detail.
The gulls are one sentence.

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