Craft and StructureHardTwo views on a river's cleanliness after a fish return
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The salmon are back, which proves the river is clean again.
Text 2
Salmon are back because the weir that blocked them was removed last year; the water quality tests show no change since 2015, when the river was already rated poor.
How would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to Text 1's conclusion?
- A. By arguing that the salmon's return has a different cause and says nothing about water quality.Correct
- B. By denying that the salmon are back.
- C. By agreeing that the river is clean.
- D. By claiming the weir is still in place.
Answer: A. By arguing that the salmon's return has a different cause and says nothing about water quality.
The weir, not the water.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. By denying that the salmon are back.
- Text 2 accepts the return.
- C. By agreeing that the river is clean.
- Text 2 cites poor test results.
- D. By claiming the weir is still in place.
- Text 2 says the weir was removed.
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