Craft and StructureVery hardFunction of a final sentence that deflates an assumption
Craft and Structure practice question
The company's first robot vacuum cleaner was a flop: it bumped into furniture and could not find its way home to charge. Its second model sold in the millions. The engineers had not made the second robot smarter — its brain was much the same. They had made it slower, and given it a bumper.
Which choice best describes the function of the final sentence?
- A. It reveals that the successful fix was modest and mechanical rather than a leap in intelligence.Correct
- B. It states that the second robot was faster than the first.
- C. It criticises the engineers for not improving the robot.
- D. It explains why the first model failed.
Answer: A. It reveals that the successful fix was modest and mechanical rather than a leap in intelligence.
After ruling out a smarter brain, the last sentence names the real change: slower, with a bumper.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It states that the second robot was faster than the first.
- The sentence says the second robot was SLOWER.
- C. It criticises the engineers for not improving the robot.
- The second model sold in the millions; the sentence explains the success, not a failure.
- D. It explains why the first model failed.
- The first model's failure is described in the first sentence.
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