Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a passage describing a routine
Craft and Structure practice question
Each morning before opening, the bookshop's owner walks the shelves with a duster and a notebook, straightening spines and writing down which books have been moved overnight by browsers. The list tells her, better than any sales figure, what the town is curious about.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To describe a daily routine and explain what the owner learns from it.Correct
- B. To argue that bookshops should open earlier.
- C. To describe the shop's stock.
- D. To criticise browsers who move books.
Answer: A. To describe a daily routine and explain what the owner learns from it.
The routine, and what the notebook reveals.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To argue that bookshops should open earlier.
- No such argument.
- C. To describe the shop's stock.
- The stock is not described.
- D. To criticise browsers who move books.
- Browsers are a source of information, not criticised.
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