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Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 The church clock has struck thirteen at midnight on three occasions this year, notes the parish newsletter, to the puzzlement of the village. Text 2 The clock's striking train is driven by a weight that is wound weekly. In the last hours before winding, the weight is near the floor and the train runs slightly fast, so that on a cold night the strike can run on by one.

Which choice best describes the relationship between the two texts?

  1. A. Text 2 offers a mechanical explanation for the anomaly that Text 1 reports.Correct
  2. B. Text 2 denies that the clock struck thirteen.
  3. C. Text 2 argues that the clock should be replaced.
  4. D. Text 2 reports a different clock.

Answer: A. Text 2 offers a mechanical explanation for the anomaly that Text 1 reports.

Thirteen strikes explained by a low weight on a cold night.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Text 2 denies that the clock struck thirteen.
Text 2 explains it.
C. Text 2 argues that the clock should be replaced.
Not argued.
D. Text 2 reports a different clock.
The same clock's mechanism.

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