Craft and StructureHardStructure of a text about a valley's farms
Craft and Structure practice question
In 1900 the valley had twelve farms. By 1950 it had four, and by 2000 one, which sold the last of its cattle in 2010 and now grows lavender for a perfume maker in the city. The farmhouses are holiday lets. The chapel is a gallery.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It traces the valley's decline as farmland and its conversion to new uses.Correct
- B. It compares cattle farming with growing lavender.
- C. It argues that the farms should be restored.
- D. It lists the valley's buildings.
Answer: A. It traces the valley's decline as farmland and its conversion to new uses.
Twelve farms to one, then lavender, lets, a gallery.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It compares cattle farming with growing lavender.
- Lavender is one step, not the comparison.
- C. It argues that the farms should be restored.
- No argument.
- D. It lists the valley's buildings.
- The buildings show the change, not a list.
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