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Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 Hedgerows should be cut only every third year, argues ecologist Ren Ito, because the berries that feed winter birds grow on second-year wood. Text 2 Ito is right, and the timing matters too: a hedge cut in late winter, after the berries are gone, feeds the birds through the hard months, whereas the same hedge cut in September, however rarely, feeds no one.

Which choice best describes the relationship between the two texts?

  1. A. Text 2 agrees with Text 1 and adds that when the cutting is done matters as well as how often.Correct
  2. B. Text 2 argues that hedges should be cut every year.
  3. C. Text 2 denies that berries grow on second-year wood.
  4. D. Text 2 describes a different kind of hedge.

Answer: A. Text 2 agrees with Text 1 and adds that when the cutting is done matters as well as how often.

'Ito is right, and the timing matters too.'

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Text 2 argues that hedges should be cut every year.
The reverse.
C. Text 2 denies that berries grow on second-year wood.
Text 2 accepts it.
D. Text 2 describes a different kind of hedge.
The same hedges.

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