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Craft and Structure practice question

The town could have widened the high street to let traffic through faster. Instead it narrowed the road, widened the pavements, and planted trees. Traffic is slower, and drivers grumble; but the shops, which had been closing one by one, are full again, and people linger where they used to hurry.

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

  1. A. It contrasts a rejected option with the one chosen and describes the results of the choice.Correct
  2. B. It lists the shops on the high street.
  3. C. It argues that traffic should move faster.
  4. D. It describes how trees are planted.

Answer: A. It contrasts a rejected option with the one chosen and describes the results of the choice.

Not widened but narrowed, and what followed.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It lists the shops on the high street.
No list.
C. It argues that traffic should move faster.
The town chose slower traffic.
D. It describes how trees are planted.
No planting method.

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