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Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 A study of 3,000 office workers found that those with a window view reported higher job satisfaction. Text 2 Window desks in most offices are assigned by seniority. Senior staff are better paid and have more control over their work, both of which raise satisfaction on their own. The view may be a marker of rank rather than a cause of contentment.

Which choice best describes the relationship between the two texts?

  1. A. Text 2 accepts Text 1's finding but offers a different explanation for it.Correct
  2. B. Text 2 denies that window desks exist.
  3. C. Text 2 argues that windows lower satisfaction.
  4. D. Text 2 reports a larger study confirming Text 1.

Answer: A. Text 2 accepts Text 1's finding but offers a different explanation for it.

Seniority explains both the window and the satisfaction.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Text 2 denies that window desks exist.
Text 2 discusses how window desks are assigned.
C. Text 2 argues that windows lower satisfaction.
Not claimed.
D. Text 2 reports a larger study confirming Text 1.
No new study is reported.

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