Craft and StructureEasy–MediumDisagreement about a cause
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The fall in the village's swallow numbers, birdwatcher Piotr Nowak argues, is due to the loss of old barns where the birds nested.
Text 2
The barns are still there and still have nests in them. What has gone is the insects: since the fields were drained and sprayed, there is little left for swallows to eat.
Based on the texts, the author of Text 2 would most likely disagree with Nowak about ____
- A. why the swallow numbers have fallen.Correct
- B. whether swallow numbers have fallen.
- C. whether swallows nest in barns.
- D. whether the village has fields.
Answer: A. why the swallow numbers have fallen.
Nowak blames lost barns; Text 2 blames lost insects.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. whether swallow numbers have fallen.
- Both accept the decline.
- C. whether swallows nest in barns.
- Text 2 says the barns still have nests.
- D. whether the village has fields.
- Not disputed.
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