Craft and StructureMediumStructure: successive prototypes
Craft and Structure practice question
The team's first prototype leaked. Their second was watertight but too heavy to lift. The third, built from a lighter alloy, met both requirements and went into production.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. A series of attempts is described, each solving a problem the previous one had.Correct
- B. Two designs are compared and one is chosen.
- C. A problem is stated and its cause is explained.
- D. A single design is described in detail.
Answer: A. A series of attempts is described, each solving a problem the previous one had.
Leaked, then watertight but heavy, then light and watertight: three attempts, each fixing the last one's flaw.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Two designs are compared and one is chosen.
- Three prototypes are described, in sequence, not compared as a pair.
- C. A problem is stated and its cause is explained.
- No cause is explained; progress is narrated.
- D. A single design is described in detail.
- Three designs, not one.
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