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Craft and Structure practice question

The old surveyor never trusted a measurement he had not taken twice. His notebooks show every distance paced, chained, and paced again. On one page, from 1902, a field is measured four times, and beside the fourth figure he wrote: 'Now I believe it.'

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

  1. A. It states a habit and then gives a specific example that shows it in action.Correct
  2. B. It explains how to measure a field.
  3. C. It compares two surveyors.
  4. D. It argues that old measurements were inaccurate.

Answer: A. It states a habit and then gives a specific example that shows it in action.

Habit, then the 1902 page.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It explains how to measure a field.
No instructions.
C. It compares two surveyors.
One surveyor.
D. It argues that old measurements were inaccurate.
His care suggests the opposite.

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