Craft and StructureHardStructure: a claim tested against cases
Craft and Structure practice question
It is often said that great inventions come from lone geniuses. The steam engine, the telephone, and the aeroplane are usually credited to single names. But in each case the records show teams, rivals, and predecessors whose work the famous name built on. The lone genius is a story we tell afterwards, not a description of how invention happens.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It states a common belief, tests it against examples, and concludes that the belief is a myth.Correct
- B. It lists inventions in chronological order.
- C. It praises three inventors.
- D. It explains how the steam engine works.
Answer: A. It states a common belief, tests it against examples, and concludes that the belief is a myth.
Belief, three cases, verdict.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It lists inventions in chronological order.
- No chronology.
- C. It praises three inventors.
- It questions their sole credit.
- D. It explains how the steam engine works.
- No mechanism.
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