Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a text about a village's name
Craft and Structure practice question
The village's name means ford of the oxen. There is no ford now; the river was bridged in 1750 and moved a mile east in the floods of 1890. Only the name remembers where the crossing was.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To explain a place name and what it preserves.Correct
- B. To describe the floods of 1890.
- C. To argue that the bridge should be rebuilt.
- D. To explain how oxen crossed rivers.
Answer: A. To explain a place name and what it preserves.
The name outlasted the ford.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To describe the floods of 1890.
- The floods are a detail.
- C. To argue that the bridge should be rebuilt.
- No argument.
- D. To explain how oxen crossed rivers.
- No description of crossing.
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