Craft and StructureEasy–MediumTwo views on a mountain path
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The new stone steps on the mountain path are ugly and make the climb feel like a staircase.
Text 2
Before the steps were laid, the path was a scar of mud thirty metres wide, and walkers were trampling the rare plants beside it. The steps have let the hillside heal.
Which choice best describes the relationship between the texts?
- A. Text 2 defends the steps on practical grounds against Text 1's objection to their appearance.Correct
- B. Text 2 agrees that the steps are ugly.
- C. Text 2 argues that the path should be closed.
- D. Text 2 denies that steps were laid.
Answer: A. Text 2 defends the steps on practical grounds against Text 1's objection to their appearance.
Ugly, but they saved the hillside.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Text 2 agrees that the steps are ugly.
- Text 2 does not discuss looks.
- C. Text 2 argues that the path should be closed.
- No closure is proposed.
- D. Text 2 denies that steps were laid.
- Text 2 describes their effect.
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