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Craft and StructureEasy–MediumDisagreement about a cause

Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 The town's high street is emptying, argues councillor Ade Bello, because parking charges drive shoppers to the out-of-town retail park. Text 2 Parking charges have not changed in a decade. What has changed is that the town's three largest employers moved away, taking the lunchtime and after-work trade with them.

Based on the texts, the author of Text 2 would most likely disagree with Bello about ____

  1. A. the cause of the high street's decline.Correct
  2. B. whether the high street is emptying.
  3. C. whether the town has a retail park.
  4. D. whether parking charges exist.

Answer: A. the cause of the high street's decline.

Bello blames parking; Text 2 blames the departed employers.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. whether the high street is emptying.
Both accept the decline.
C. whether the town has a retail park.
Not disputed.
D. whether parking charges exist.
Text 2 says the charges exist but haven't changed.

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