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Craft and StructureMediumPurpose of a text about a bird's return

Craft and Structure practice question

Ospreys had not nested in the county for 150 years when, in 2001, a pair built a nest on a platform that volunteers had raised beside the reservoir. The pair returned every spring, and their young have since founded six more nests within twenty miles.

Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

  1. A. To describe how a bird was re-established in an area after a long absence.Correct
  2. B. To explain how to build a nesting platform.
  3. C. To argue that reservoirs should be built.
  4. D. To describe the osprey's diet.

Answer: A. To describe how a bird was re-established in an area after a long absence.

Absent 150 years, now seven nests.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. To explain how to build a nesting platform.
No instructions.
C. To argue that reservoirs should be built.
No argument.
D. To describe the osprey's diet.
No diet.

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