Craft and StructureMediumStructure: decline, causes, reversal
Craft and Structure practice question
In 1900 the town had three cinemas. By 1970 it had one, and by 1990 none; television, and then video, had emptied them. In 2015 a converted warehouse opened as a two-screen cinema, and it sells out most weekends.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. A decline is traced over time, its causes are named, and a reversal is reported.Correct
- B. Two towns' cinemas are compared.
- C. A problem is stated and a solution is proposed.
- D. A process is described step by step.
Answer: A. A decline is traced over time, its causes are named, and a reversal is reported.
Three to one to none, blamed on television and video, then a new cinema that sells out.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Two towns' cinemas are compared.
- Only one town is discussed.
- C. A problem is stated and a solution is proposed.
- The new cinema is reported as a fact, not proposed as a solution.
- D. A process is described step by step.
- The text tells a history, not a procedure.
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