Craft and StructureMediumOverall structure: problem then solution
Craft and Structure practice question
The village's only shop was about to close, its owner retiring with no buyer in sight. Forty households then bought shares in it, hired a manager, and reopened it as a community store. Three years on, it turns a small profit and hosts the post office.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It presents a problem, describes the response to it, and reports the outcome.Correct
- B. It compares two villages' shops.
- C. It argues against community ownership.
- D. It lists the goods the shop sells.
Answer: A. It presents a problem, describes the response to it, and reports the outcome.
Closure looming, shares bought, profit three years on: problem, response, outcome.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It compares two villages' shops.
- Only one village is described.
- C. It argues against community ownership.
- The outcome is favourable to community ownership.
- D. It lists the goods the shop sells.
- No goods are listed.
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