Craft and StructureEasyTwo views on a town's fountain
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The fountain in the square is a waste of water in a dry summer and should be switched off.
Text 2
The fountain recycles the same water round and round; it loses only what evaporates, about a bucketful a day.
How would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to Text 1?
- A. By pointing out that the fountain uses very little water because it recycles it.Correct
- B. By agreeing that the fountain should be switched off.
- C. By arguing that the summer is not dry.
- D. By proposing a bigger fountain.
Answer: A. By pointing out that the fountain uses very little water because it recycles it.
A bucketful a day.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. By agreeing that the fountain should be switched off.
- Text 2 defends the fountain.
- C. By arguing that the summer is not dry.
- The weather is not disputed.
- D. By proposing a bigger fountain.
- No proposal.
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