Craft and StructureVery hardOverall structure: observation, hypothesis, test
Craft and Structure practice question
The cottages on the north side of the street are a full storey taller than those on the south. One theory was that the north side was built later, in a richer decade. But the deeds show both rows built in the same year by the same mason. The explanation turned out to be the slope: the north side is cut into the hill, and its extra storey is a cellar dug into the bank rather than a floor added on top.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It notes a puzzling difference, rejects one explanation using evidence, and then gives the actual explanation.Correct
- B. It argues that the south cottages should be raised.
- C. It describes the mason's career.
- D. It lists the cottages by height.
Answer: A. It notes a puzzling difference, rejects one explanation using evidence, and then gives the actual explanation.
Difference, wrong theory, deeds, slope.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that the south cottages should be raised.
- Not argued.
- C. It describes the mason's career.
- The mason is mentioned once.
- D. It lists the cottages by height.
- No list.
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