Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a text explaining a custom
Craft and Structure practice question
In the village, new neighbours are welcomed with a loaf of bread and a jar of salt. The custom is older than anyone can trace. The bread, people say, is so that the newcomers will never go hungry; the salt, so that their life in the village will have savour.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To describe a local custom and explain its meaning.Correct
- B. To give a recipe for bread.
- C. To argue that the custom should be abandoned.
- D. To record the history of the village.
Answer: A. To describe a local custom and explain its meaning.
The custom and what it means.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To give a recipe for bread.
- No recipe.
- C. To argue that the custom should be abandoned.
- No argument.
- D. To record the history of the village.
- The custom's origin is untraceable.
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