Craft and StructureVery hardOverall structure: a myth and its testing
Craft and Structure practice question
It is said that the yew in the churchyard was planted the year the church was founded, in 1120. Yews are notoriously hard to date, but a core sample taken last year put the tree at about 600 years, not 900. The church, it turns out, is older than its tree — which, the vicar observes, only means that someone in 1420 thought a yew was still worth planting.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It states a traditional claim, tests it against evidence, and draws a wry conclusion from the result.Correct
- B. It argues that the yew should be felled.
- C. It describes how core samples are taken.
- D. It lists the churchyard's trees.
Answer: A. It states a traditional claim, tests it against evidence, and draws a wry conclusion from the result.
Tradition, core sample, and the vicar's turn on the result.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that the yew should be felled.
- No such argument.
- C. It describes how core samples are taken.
- The method is not described.
- D. It lists the churchyard's trees.
- One tree only.
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