Craft and StructureEasy–MediumTwo views on a swimming pool's hours
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The pool should open earlier; at seven it is too late for people who start work at eight.
Text 2
Opening at six would need two extra staff and would serve, on the pool's own survey, about a dozen swimmers a day.
Which choice best describes the relationship between the texts?
- A. Text 2 raises practical objections to the change Text 1 proposes.Correct
- B. Text 2 supports opening the pool earlier.
- C. Text 2 argues that the pool should close.
- D. Text 2 says the survey found hundreds of early swimmers.
Answer: A. Text 2 raises practical objections to the change Text 1 proposes.
Staff costs and a dozen swimmers.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Text 2 supports opening the pool earlier.
- Text 2 is against it.
- C. Text 2 argues that the pool should close.
- No closure.
- D. Text 2 says the survey found hundreds of early swimmers.
- About a dozen.
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