Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a text about a bird's nest
Craft and Structure practice question
The long-tailed tit builds one of the most elaborate nests of any British bird: a stretchy pouch of moss bound with spider silk, camouflaged with lichen, and lined with as many as two thousand feathers. The whole thing takes a pair about three weeks.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To describe how a bird builds an unusually elaborate nest.Correct
- B. To explain why birds migrate.
- C. To argue that the bird should be protected.
- D. To compare the nests of several birds.
Answer: A. To describe how a bird builds an unusually elaborate nest.
Materials, method, time.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To explain why birds migrate.
- No migration.
- C. To argue that the bird should be protected.
- No argument.
- D. To compare the nests of several birds.
- One bird's nest.
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