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Craft and Structure practice question
Should cities ban cars from their centres? Advocates point to cleaner air and quieter streets. Shop owners warn of lost customers. The evidence from cities that have tried it is mixed: air quality improves reliably, while retail sales rise in some places and fall in others.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. A question is posed, two positions are summarised, and evidence is reported that settles one point but not the other.Correct
- B. A claim is made and then supported with a series of examples.
- C. A problem is described and a single solution is proposed.
- D. A process is explained in the order in which it happens.
Answer: A. A question is posed, two positions are summarised, and evidence is reported that settles one point but not the other.
Question, advocates, shop owners, then evidence: air quality settled, retail sales not.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. A claim is made and then supported with a series of examples.
- No single claim is argued for; two are weighed.
- C. A problem is described and a single solution is proposed.
- No solution is proposed; the text reports mixed results.
- D. A process is explained in the order in which it happens.
- There is no process.
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