Craft and StructureVery hardOverall structure: a series of reversals
Craft and Structure practice question
The company's first product failed; its second, meant to replace the first, succeeded only because customers found a use for it the company had never intended; and its third, designed around that unintended use, is now the reason anyone has heard of the company at all.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It traces three products in sequence, showing how an accident with the second shaped the third.Correct
- B. It compares the company with its competitors.
- C. It argues that the first product should be revived.
- D. It lists the features of the third product.
Answer: A. It traces three products in sequence, showing how an accident with the second shaped the third.
First, second, third — with the unintended use as the hinge.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It compares the company with its competitors.
- No competitors are mentioned.
- C. It argues that the first product should be revived.
- No such argument.
- D. It lists the features of the third product.
- No features are listed.
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