Craft and StructureMediumStructure: loss, response, outcome
Craft and Structure practice question
The village had one shop, and when it closed the nearest was ten miles away. Residents pooled their money to reopen it as a cooperative, staffed by volunteers. Five years on, it turns a small profit and has added a post-office counter.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. A loss is described, the community's response is explained, and the outcome is reported.Correct
- B. Two shops are compared and one is recommended.
- C. A claim about cooperatives is defended with statistics.
- D. A process is described in reverse order.
Answer: A. A loss is described, the community's response is explained, and the outcome is reported.
Shop closes; residents reopen it; it prospers. Loss, response, outcome.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Two shops are compared and one is recommended.
- Only one shop is discussed.
- C. A claim about cooperatives is defended with statistics.
- No general claim or statistics appear.
- D. A process is described in reverse order.
- Events are told in the order they happened.
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