Craft and StructureEasy–MediumDisagreement about an explanation
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The town's swifts have declined, argues birdwatcher Nils Haug, because new roofs leave no gaps for nests.
Text 2
The old roofs with their gaps are mostly still there. What has gone is the insects over the river since the sewage works was upgraded, and swifts that cannot feed do not stay.
Based on the texts, the author of Text 2 would most likely disagree with Haug about ____
- A. the cause of the swifts' decline.Correct
- B. whether swifts nest in roofs.
- C. whether the swifts have declined.
- D. whether the town has a river.
Answer: A. the cause of the swifts' decline.
Haug blames roofs; Text 2 blames the loss of insects.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. whether swifts nest in roofs.
- Text 2 accepts that roofs have gaps for nests.
- C. whether the swifts have declined.
- Both accept the decline.
- D. whether the town has a river.
- Not disputed.
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