Craft and StructureEasy–MediumTwo views on a village's speed bumps
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The speed bumps on the main street have slowed the traffic, and children can cross safely again.
Text 2
The bumps have slowed cars, but the ambulance station says its vehicles now lose two minutes on every call through the village.
How would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to Text 1?
- A. By accepting that the bumps slow traffic but pointing to a cost for emergency vehicles.Correct
- B. By denying that the bumps slow traffic.
- C. By arguing that more bumps are needed.
- D. By claiming that children never cross the main street.
Answer: A. By accepting that the bumps slow traffic but pointing to a cost for emergency vehicles.
Slower cars, slower ambulances.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. By denying that the bumps slow traffic.
- Text 2 agrees they slow cars.
- C. By arguing that more bumps are needed.
- Text 2 raises a cost.
- D. By claiming that children never cross the main street.
- Not claimed.
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