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Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 The swifts have left the village, argues resident Ann Cole, because the new roofs give them nowhere to nest. Text 2 The new roofs went on in 2019. The swifts had already fallen from twenty pairs to four by 2015, in step with the decline in flying insects recorded across the county.

Based on the texts, the author of Text 2 would most likely disagree with Cole about ____

  1. A. the main reason the swifts declined.Correct
  2. B. whether the swifts have declined.
  3. C. whether the roofs were replaced.
  4. D. whether swifts nest in roofs.

Answer: A. the main reason the swifts declined.

Roofs came after most of the decline; insects match it.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. whether the swifts have declined.
Both accept the decline.
C. whether the roofs were replaced.
Not disputed.
D. whether swifts nest in roofs.
Not disputed.

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