Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of an informational text
Craft and Structure practice question
The 'gossip bench' outside the post office is a plain plank on two stones. It was put there in 1920 for people waiting for the mail cart, and it has been occupied at most hours of daylight ever since, long after the cart stopped coming.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To explain the bench's origin and note that it has outlived its original purpose.Correct
- B. To argue that the bench should be replaced.
- C. To describe the post office.
- D. To recount a conversation on the bench.
Answer: A. To explain the bench's origin and note that it has outlived its original purpose.
For the mail cart; used still.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To argue that the bench should be replaced.
- No such argument.
- C. To describe the post office.
- The post office is only a location.
- D. To recount a conversation on the bench.
- No conversation.
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