Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a quoted figure in a passage
Craft and Structure practice question
The new tram line was expected to carry 8,000 passengers a day. In its first month it averaged 19,000. City planners, who had argued for a smaller line, have since stopped calling the project 'ambitious'.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?
- A. It gives a figure that shows the expectation in the first sentence was far too low.Correct
- B. It explains how the passengers were counted.
- C. It repeats the first sentence's estimate.
- D. It argues that the tram line should be shortened.
Answer: A. It gives a figure that shows the expectation in the first sentence was far too low.
8,000 expected, 19,000 delivered: the second sentence's number overturns the first's.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It explains how the passengers were counted.
- No counting method is described.
- C. It repeats the first sentence's estimate.
- 19,000 is a different figure from 8,000.
- D. It argues that the tram line should be shortened.
- The passage points the other way — the planners were wrong to want it smaller.
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