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Craft and Structure practice question

Should the museum charge for entry? Free entry brings in more visitors, especially families. Charging brings in money that pays for conservation. The museum's answer was to charge for special exhibitions while keeping the main collection free.

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

  1. A. A question is posed, two considerations are set out, and a compromise that addresses both is described.Correct
  2. B. A claim is made and then refuted.
  3. C. A process is explained in the order it happens.
  4. D. A single cause is traced through its effects.

Answer: A. A question is posed, two considerations are set out, and a compromise that addresses both is described.

Question, the case for free entry, the case for charging, then a policy that does some of each.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. A claim is made and then refuted.
Nothing is refuted; both considerations are honoured.
C. A process is explained in the order it happens.
No process is described.
D. A single cause is traced through its effects.
There is no cause-and-effect chain.

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