Craft and StructureEasy–MediumTwo views on a market's move
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
Moving the weekly market from the square to the car park has been a disaster; half the stallholders say takings are down.
Text 2
Takings are down for the stalls at the far end of the car park, but the stalls near the entrance are busier than they ever were in the square. The problem is the layout, not the move.
How would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to Text 1?
- A. By arguing that the fall in takings affects only some stalls and can be fixed by changing the layout.Correct
- B. By agreeing that the market should return to the square.
- C. By denying that any takings have fallen.
- D. By claiming that the stallholders are lying.
Answer: A. By arguing that the fall in takings affects only some stalls and can be fixed by changing the layout.
Some stalls down, some up: layout.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. By agreeing that the market should return to the square.
- Text 2 defends the move.
- C. By denying that any takings have fallen.
- Text 2 accepts that far-end takings fell.
- D. By claiming that the stallholders are lying.
- No accusation.
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