Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a passage introducing a device
Craft and Structure practice question
A rain gauge is a straight-sided container with a scale marked on the inside. Left in the open, it collects whatever falls, and the depth of water tells you how much rain fell — a measurement that any school can take and that weather services have relied on for two centuries.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To describe a simple instrument and note its long usefulness.Correct
- B. To argue that weather forecasting is unreliable.
- C. To explain why rain falls.
- D. To compare rain gauges with thermometers.
Answer: A. To describe a simple instrument and note its long usefulness.
What it is, how it works, and its two centuries of use.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To argue that weather forecasting is unreliable.
- No such argument.
- C. To explain why rain falls.
- Rain's cause is not discussed.
- D. To compare rain gauges with thermometers.
- No thermometer is mentioned.
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