Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a short explanatory passage
Craft and Structure practice question
Unlike a moat, a ha-ha is a sunken wall with a ditch on the far side, invisible from the house. It keeps grazing animals off the lawn while leaving the view uninterrupted, which is why eighteenth-century landscapers loved it.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To explain what a ha-ha is and why it was valued.Correct
- B. To compare moats with fences.
- C. To argue that lawns should be grazed.
- D. To describe how to dig a ditch.
Answer: A. To explain what a ha-ha is and why it was valued.
A definition, then the reason it was loved.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To compare moats with fences.
- The moat is a brief contrast, not the subject.
- C. To argue that lawns should be grazed.
- No such argument.
- D. To describe how to dig a ditch.
- No instructions.
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