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Craft and StructureEasy–MediumAgreement across two texts on a fact

Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 The town's medieval walls were pulled down in the 1830s to make room for a ring road. The stone was sold to builders and can still be seen in dozens of houses along the road. Text 2 Walk the ring road and look at the older houses: their foundations are cut from the same pale limestone as the surviving gate tower. The walls did not vanish; they were dispersed.

Based on the texts, the authors of Text 1 and Text 2 would most likely agree on which point?

  1. A. Stone from the old walls was reused in houses along the ring road.Correct
  2. B. The walls should be rebuilt.
  3. C. The gate tower was also pulled down.
  4. D. The ring road was a mistake.

Answer: A. Stone from the old walls was reused in houses along the ring road.

Text 1 says the stone went into houses along the road; Text 2 finds it in their foundations.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The walls should be rebuilt.
Neither text proposes rebuilding.
C. The gate tower was also pulled down.
Text 2 calls the gate tower 'surviving'.
D. The ring road was a mistake.
Neither text judges the road.

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