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Craft and Structure practice question

Why does bread go stale? Not, as most people think, because it dries out; a loaf sealed in plastic goes stale just as fast. The starch in baked bread slowly crystallises, and the crystals make the crumb firm. Heat reverses the process, which is why a stale roll softens for a few minutes in a warm oven.

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

  1. A. It poses a question, rejects a common answer, gives the real one, and ends with a consequence of it.Correct
  2. B. It gives instructions for baking bread.
  3. C. It compares two kinds of bread.
  4. D. It argues that bread should not be sealed in plastic.

Answer: A. It poses a question, rejects a common answer, gives the real one, and ends with a consequence of it.

Question, wrong answer, right answer, consequence.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It gives instructions for baking bread.
No baking instructions.
C. It compares two kinds of bread.
No comparison of breads.
D. It argues that bread should not be sealed in plastic.
Plastic is a piece of evidence only.

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