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Craft and Structure practice question
The old orchard had been sprayed every spring for decades. When the spraying stopped in 2015, aphids multiplied for two summers and the crop fell. Then ladybirds and hoverflies returned in numbers, the aphids collapsed, and by 2019 the trees were bearing more fruit than they had under the spray.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It describes a change and traces its effects over time, ending with an outcome that reverses the early one.Correct
- B. It compares two kinds of insect.
- C. It gives instructions for spraying an orchard.
- D. It argues that orchards should always be sprayed.
Answer: A. It describes a change and traces its effects over time, ending with an outcome that reverses the early one.
Stop spraying, crash, recovery, better than before.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It compares two kinds of insect.
- The insects are steps in the story.
- C. It gives instructions for spraying an orchard.
- No instructions.
- D. It argues that orchards should always be sprayed.
- The outcome argues the opposite.
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