Craft and StructureHardTwo views on why a shop closed
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The bookshop closed because people buy books online now; no small shop can compete.
Text 2
The bookshop's sales were steady to the end. What changed was its rent, which doubled when the lease was renewed. The shop did not lose its customers; it lost its premises.
How would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to Text 1's explanation?
- A. By arguing that the closure was caused by rising rent rather than by falling sales.Correct
- B. By agreeing that online shopping killed the shop.
- C. By denying that the shop closed.
- D. By claiming that the shop's sales had collapsed.
Answer: A. By arguing that the closure was caused by rising rent rather than by falling sales.
Steady sales, doubled rent.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. By agreeing that online shopping killed the shop.
- Text 2 rejects this.
- C. By denying that the shop closed.
- Both texts say it closed.
- D. By claiming that the shop's sales had collapsed.
- Text 2 says sales were steady.
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