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Craft and Structure practice question

When a stone wall bulges, the temptation is to rebuild the whole thing. A better method is to take down only the bulge, three or four courses at a time, and relay each course before removing the next, so that the wall never stands open to the weather. It takes longer, but the old stones go back where they were.

Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

  1. A. To recommend a careful method of repair over a drastic one.Correct
  2. B. To explain why stone walls bulge.
  3. C. To describe the history of dry-stone walling.
  4. D. To argue that old walls should be replaced.

Answer: A. To recommend a careful method of repair over a drastic one.

Not the whole wall, just the bulge.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. To explain why stone walls bulge.
The cause is not explained.
C. To describe the history of dry-stone walling.
No history.
D. To argue that old walls should be replaced.
The text argues for keeping the old stones.

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