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Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 The new tram line has cut car traffic on the high street by a fifth. Text 2 Car traffic on the high street fell by a fifth in the year the tram opened, but it fell by the same amount in the neighbouring town, which has no tram.

How would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to Text 1?

  1. A. By suggesting that the fall in traffic may have a cause other than the tram, since a town without a tram saw the same fall.Correct
  2. B. By denying that traffic fell.
  3. C. By arguing that the neighbouring town should build a tram.
  4. D. By agreeing that the tram caused the fall.

Answer: A. By suggesting that the fall in traffic may have a cause other than the tram, since a town without a tram saw the same fall.

The same fall without a tram.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. By denying that traffic fell.
Text 2 accepts the fall.
C. By arguing that the neighbouring town should build a tram.
Not suggested.
D. By agreeing that the tram caused the fall.
Text 2 casts doubt on that.

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