Craft and StructureVery hardOverall structure: problem, failed solutions, resolution
Craft and Structure practice question
The bell tower leaned. The Victorians tied it to the nave with iron bars, which cracked the nave. The 1950s poured concrete under it, which sank. In 2015 an engineer removed both and let the tower lean, adding only a hidden steel frame that carries the bells' weight. It leans still, and nothing has cracked since.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It states a problem, describes two remedies that made things worse, and ends with a solution that accepted the problem rather than fighting it.Correct
- B. It argues that the tower should be demolished.
- C. It describes the bells.
- D. It compares three towers.
Answer: A. It states a problem, describes two remedies that made things worse, and ends with a solution that accepted the problem rather than fighting it.
Lean, bars, concrete, and the frame that let it lean.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that the tower should be demolished.
- Not argued.
- C. It describes the bells.
- The bells are mentioned only for their weight.
- D. It compares three towers.
- One tower.
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