Craft and StructureVery hardOverall structure: expectation, evidence, revision
Craft and Structure practice question
Historians assumed the town's medieval walls were built for defence. Excavation found no arrow slits, no towers, and no ditch — but a gate with a toll booth on every road. The walls, it seems, were built not to keep enemies out but to make merchants pay to come in.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It states an assumption, presents evidence that contradicts it, and offers a revised explanation.Correct
- B. It describes the walls' construction in order.
- C. It argues that the walls should be rebuilt.
- D. It lists the town's medieval trades.
Answer: A. It states an assumption, presents evidence that contradicts it, and offers a revised explanation.
Assumption, contradicting finds, new explanation.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It describes the walls' construction in order.
- No construction sequence.
- C. It argues that the walls should be rebuilt.
- No such argument.
- D. It lists the town's medieval trades.
- No trades are listed.
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