Craft and StructureEasy–MediumDisagreement about an explanation
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The island's puffins have declined, argues warden Rob Moss, because tourists disturb their burrows.
Text 2
The burrows on the tourist side of the island have as many chicks as ever. The decline is on the far side, where no tourist goes, and coincides with the collapse of the sand-eel shoals the birds feed on.
Based on the texts, the author of Text 2 would most likely disagree with Moss about ____
- A. the cause of the puffins' decline.Correct
- B. whether puffins nest in burrows.
- C. whether tourists visit the island.
- D. whether the puffins have declined.
Answer: A. the cause of the puffins' decline.
Moss blames tourists; Text 2 blames the loss of sand-eels, and notes the decline is where tourists aren't.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. whether puffins nest in burrows.
- Not disputed.
- C. whether tourists visit the island.
- Not disputed.
- D. whether the puffins have declined.
- Both accept the decline.
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