Craft and StructureEasy–MediumDisagreement about a cause
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The town's bakery closed, argues resident Dev Kohli, because the supermarket undercut its prices.
Text 2
The bakery's prices were never its problem; its customers were loyal. What closed it was the retirement of the baker, whose two children had both trained as engineers and had no wish to take it on.
Based on the texts, the author of Text 2 would most likely disagree with Kohli about ____
- A. why the bakery closed.Correct
- B. whether the bakery closed.
- C. whether the town has a supermarket.
- D. whether the bakery had customers.
Answer: A. why the bakery closed.
Kohli blames prices; Text 2 blames the lack of a successor.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. whether the bakery closed.
- Both accept the closure.
- C. whether the town has a supermarket.
- Not disputed.
- D. whether the bakery had customers.
- Text 2 says the customers were loyal.
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