Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a text about a canal's revival
Craft and Structure practice question
Fifty years ago the canal was a ditch full of shopping trolleys. Volunteers dredged it, rebuilt the locks by hand, and in 2010 the first narrowboat in a century passed through. Today the towpath is the busiest footpath in the town.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To describe how a derelict canal was restored and is now used.Correct
- B. To explain how canal locks work.
- C. To complain about litter in the canal.
- D. To advertise narrowboat holidays.
Answer: A. To describe how a derelict canal was restored and is now used.
Ditch to towpath.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To explain how canal locks work.
- No mechanism.
- C. To complain about litter in the canal.
- Litter is the past state.
- D. To advertise narrowboat holidays.
- No advertising.
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