Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a text describing a craft fair
Craft and Structure practice question
The autumn craft fair fills the village hall with forty stalls: potters, weavers, a bookbinder, and a man who carves spoons from storm-felled trees. Entry is free, and the cafe in the corner serves soup made by the vicar.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To describe what visitors will find at the fair.Correct
- B. To explain how to carve a spoon.
- C. To complain about the price of entry.
- D. To review the vicar's soup.
Answer: A. To describe what visitors will find at the fair.
Stalls, entry, cafe.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To explain how to carve a spoon.
- No instructions.
- C. To complain about the price of entry.
- Entry is free.
- D. To review the vicar's soup.
- The soup is a detail.
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