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Craft and StructureHardStructure of a text about three generations of bakers

Craft and Structure practice question

The first bakers on the street sold bread. Their children added cakes. Their grandchildren, who had learned that bread sells in the morning and cakes in the afternoon, opened at six and closed at eight, and the street's other bakers, who opened at eight, soon found they had no morning trade.

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

  1. A. It follows three generations of one business to show how a small change reshaped the street.Correct
  2. B. It compares bread with cakes.
  3. C. It argues that bakeries should open earlier.
  4. D. It lists the bakeries on the street.

Answer: A. It follows three generations of one business to show how a small change reshaped the street.

Bread, cakes, hours, the street.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It compares bread with cakes.
The products are steps, not the comparison.
C. It argues that bakeries should open earlier.
No general argument.
D. It lists the bakeries on the street.
Only the one business is followed.

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