Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a text about a change in a bird's range
Craft and Structure practice question
Thirty years ago the little egret was a rare visitor to Britain, seen a few times a year on the south coast. Today it breeds in most counties, and a walk along almost any river will show one standing white and still in the shallows.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To describe how a bird has gone from rare to common.Correct
- B. To explain how egrets catch fish.
- C. To argue that egrets should be protected.
- D. To compare egrets with herons.
Answer: A. To describe how a bird has gone from rare to common.
Rare then, common now.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To explain how egrets catch fish.
- No feeding method.
- C. To argue that egrets should be protected.
- No argument.
- D. To compare egrets with herons.
- No herons.
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