Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a text about a bell-ringing custom
Craft and Structure practice question
On the last night of the year the town's bells ring for an hour, and anyone may pull a rope. The custom began in 1666 as thanks for the end of a plague, and it has never been missed, not even during the war, when the ringers worked in the dark to keep the tower unseen.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To describe a long-standing custom and its origin.Correct
- B. To explain how bells are cast.
- C. To argue that the custom should end.
- D. To describe the plague of 1666.
Answer: A. To describe a long-standing custom and its origin.
The custom, its origin, its persistence.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To explain how bells are cast.
- No casting.
- C. To argue that the custom should end.
- No argument.
- D. To describe the plague of 1666.
- The plague is the origin, not the subject.
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