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Craft and Structure practice question

Why does the old bridge have a step in the middle? The two halves were built from opposite banks by two parishes, each responsible for its own side, and when they met over the river the parishes' surveyors had used different datum levels. The step is the difference.

Which choice best describes the function of the first sentence?

  1. A. It poses the question that the rest of the text answers.Correct
  2. B. It argues that the bridge should be rebuilt.
  3. C. It describes the river.
  4. D. It summarises the parishes' dispute.

Answer: A. It poses the question that the rest of the text answers.

A question, then the answer.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It argues that the bridge should be rebuilt.
No such argument.
C. It describes the river.
The river is not described.
D. It summarises the parishes' dispute.
No dispute is described, only a mismatch.

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