Craft and StructureEasyMain purpose of an instruction with its reason
Craft and Structure practice question
Before you plant tulip bulbs, chill them in the refrigerator for six weeks. Tulips evolved in cold mountain regions and will not flower properly without a winter; in a mild climate, the refrigerator provides one.
What is the main purpose of the text?
- A. To explain a step in growing tulips and the reason behind it.Correct
- B. To argue that tulips should not be grown in mild climates.
- C. To describe the mountain regions where tulips evolved.
- D. To compare tulips with other flowering bulbs.
Answer: A. To explain a step in growing tulips and the reason behind it.
An instruction (chill the bulbs) followed by why it works. That pairing is the text's purpose.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To argue that tulips should not be grown in mild climates.
- The text tells mild-climate gardeners how to succeed, not to give up.
- C. To describe the mountain regions where tulips evolved.
- The mountains are mentioned only to explain the need for cold.
- D. To compare tulips with other flowering bulbs.
- No other bulbs are mentioned.
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