Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a text about a bird box
Craft and Structure practice question
Hang the nest box on a north-facing wall, out of full sun, at least two metres up and away from any branch a cat could climb. Do not put a perch under the hole; it helps predators more than the birds.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To give instructions for placing a nest box so that birds will be safe in it.Correct
- B. To describe the birds that use nest boxes.
- C. To explain how to build a nest box.
- D. To argue that cats should be kept indoors.
Answer: A. To give instructions for placing a nest box so that birds will be safe in it.
Where and how to hang it, and why.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To describe the birds that use nest boxes.
- No species.
- C. To explain how to build a nest box.
- Placing, not building.
- D. To argue that cats should be kept indoors.
- Cats are a hazard to avoid, not the subject.
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