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Craft and StructureMediumTwo views on a football club's new stadium

Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 The club's new stadium is too big; with 30,000 seats and average crowds of 12,000, it will always look empty. Text 2 The stadium was sized for what the club could become, not for what it is. Crowds have risen by a fifth in each of the two seasons since it opened.

Which choice best describes the relationship between the texts?

  1. A. Text 2 accepts the current gap between seats and crowds but argues that it is closing.Correct
  2. B. Text 2 denies that the stadium has 30,000 seats.
  3. C. Text 2 agrees that the stadium is too big.
  4. D. Text 2 argues that crowds have fallen.

Answer: A. Text 2 accepts the current gap between seats and crowds but argues that it is closing.

Sized for growth, and growing.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Text 2 denies that the stadium has 30,000 seats.
The capacity is not disputed.
C. Text 2 agrees that the stadium is too big.
Text 2 defends the size.
D. Text 2 argues that crowds have fallen.
Crowds rose by a fifth twice.

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