Craft and StructureVery hardOverall structure: a claim tested and refined
Craft and Structure practice question
It is said that the oak by the church is a thousand years old. Tree-ring cores put its age nearer six hundred, which would still make it the oldest living thing in the parish. The legend, then, is wrong by a factor of nearly two, and the tree loses nothing by the correction.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It states a traditional claim, tests it against evidence, and revises it while preserving what matters in it.Correct
- B. It argues that tree-ring dating is unreliable.
- C. It describes how oaks grow.
- D. It lists the oldest trees in the parish.
Answer: A. It states a traditional claim, tests it against evidence, and revises it while preserving what matters in it.
Legend, cores, correction, and the tree still oldest.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that tree-ring dating is unreliable.
- The cores are trusted.
- C. It describes how oaks grow.
- Growth is not described.
- D. It lists the oldest trees in the parish.
- One tree.
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