Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a passage about a marking
Craft and Structure practice question
The iron ring set into the quay wall is not for mooring. It marks the height of the 1928 flood, and every boat owner in the harbour knows to move a vessel if the water reaches within a hand's breadth of it.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To explain what the ring marks and how it is used.Correct
- B. To describe how boats are moored.
- C. To argue that the quay should be raised.
- D. To recount the 1928 flood in detail.
Answer: A. To explain what the ring marks and how it is used.
Not for mooring; a flood mark and a warning line.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To describe how boats are moored.
- Mooring is what the ring is not for.
- C. To argue that the quay should be raised.
- No such argument.
- D. To recount the 1928 flood in detail.
- The flood is named, not narrated.
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