Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of a passage about a rule
Craft and Structure practice question
Boats on the canal give way to those coming downstream. The rule is not courtesy: a boat going downstream has the current behind it and can neither stop quickly nor hold its position, while a boat going up can simply ease off.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To explain the practical reason behind a rule of the waterway.Correct
- B. To argue that the rule should be abolished.
- C. To describe the canal's current.
- D. To praise the courtesy of boaters.
Answer: A. To explain the practical reason behind a rule of the waterway.
The rule and why it exists.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To argue that the rule should be abolished.
- No such argument.
- C. To describe the canal's current.
- The current is mentioned only to explain the rule.
- D. To praise the courtesy of boaters.
- 'The rule is not courtesy.'
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