Craft and StructureEasy–MediumTwo views on a garden's pond
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The school should fill in its pond; it is a drowning risk for the youngest children.
Text 2
A fence with a locked gate would remove the risk while keeping the pond, which is the only place the children see frogs and dragonflies.
How would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to Text 1?
- A. By agreeing that the risk is real but proposing a way to keep the pond safely.Correct
- B. By denying that ponds are dangerous.
- C. By agreeing that the pond should be filled in.
- D. By arguing that frogs are more important than children's safety.
Answer: A. By agreeing that the risk is real but proposing a way to keep the pond safely.
A fence instead of filling in.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. By denying that ponds are dangerous.
- Text 2 accepts the risk.
- C. By agreeing that the pond should be filled in.
- Text 2 wants to keep the pond.
- D. By arguing that frogs are more important than children's safety.
- Text 2 addresses safety first.
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