Craft and StructureHardPurpose of a text about a ferry timetable
Craft and Structure practice question
The ferry timetable promises a crossing every hour. On most days it delivers one every hour and ten minutes, a difference that sounds small and, over a working day, adds up to a missed crossing. Regulars have learned to ignore the timetable and watch the harbour.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To show how a small, regular delay undermines a timetable in practice.Correct
- B. To praise the ferry's punctuality.
- C. To explain how to buy a ferry ticket.
- D. To describe the harbour.
Answer: A. To show how a small, regular delay undermines a timetable in practice.
Ten minutes an hour is a crossing a day.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To praise the ferry's punctuality.
- The ferry is late.
- C. To explain how to buy a ferry ticket.
- No tickets.
- D. To describe the harbour.
- The harbour is only where regulars look.
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