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Craft and StructureMediumTwo views on blackened abbey walls

Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 The abbey was destroyed by fire in 1540, as the blackened stones of its walls show. Text 2 The blackening on the abbey's walls is lichen, which grows on this stone in wet climates. The abbey's roof was removed in 1540 and its walls were left to the weather.

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

  1. A. By arguing that the evidence Text 1 cites for a fire has another explanation.Correct
  2. B. By agreeing that the abbey burned in 1540.
  3. C. By denying that the walls are blackened.
  4. D. By claiming the abbey still has its roof.

Answer: A. By arguing that the evidence Text 1 cites for a fire has another explanation.

Lichen, not soot.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. By agreeing that the abbey burned in 1540.
Text 2 gives a different fate.
C. By denying that the walls are blackened.
Text 2 explains the blackening.
D. By claiming the abbey still has its roof.
Text 2 says the roof was removed.

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