Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a passage explaining a design
Craft and Structure practice question
The hospital's corridors are painted in a different colour on each floor, and the colour runs unbroken from lift to ward. The scheme is not decoration: a patient told to 'follow the green' can find the right ward without reading a single sign.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To explain the practical reason behind the hospital's colour scheme.Correct
- B. To describe the hospital's wards.
- C. To argue that hospitals should have fewer signs.
- D. To criticise the hospital's decoration.
Answer: A. To explain the practical reason behind the hospital's colour scheme.
The scheme, and the way-finding purpose it serves.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To describe the hospital's wards.
- The wards are not described.
- C. To argue that hospitals should have fewer signs.
- Signs are mentioned only as what the colours replace.
- D. To criticise the hospital's decoration.
- The tone approves.
More Craft and Structure questions
- Easy–Medium
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? - Easy–Medium
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? - Easy–Medium
As used in the text, what does the word "command" most nearly mean? - Easy–Medium
Which choice best describes the function of the second paragraph in the text as a whole? - Easy–Medium
Which choice best describes a difference in how the two texts discuss volunteer-collected observations? - Easy–Medium
Which choice best describes the function of the phrase "a nursery with a thousand doorways" in the text as a w…
Not affiliated with the College Board. SAT is a trademark of the College Board.