Craft and StructureEasy–MediumShared inference from two observations
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The cottage's back door is set a full step below the level of the garden, and its sill is worn into a hollow.
Text 2
Old cottage gardens rise over the centuries as generations of ash, kitchen waste, and dug soil accumulate around the walls.
Based on the texts, the authors would most likely agree that ____
- A. the garden has risen around the cottage over a long time.Correct
- B. the cottage was built in a hollow.
- C. the door was fitted recently.
- D. the garden has been lowered.
Answer: A. the garden has risen around the cottage over a long time.
A door below the garden; gardens that rise.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the cottage was built in a hollow.
- The garden rose; the cottage didn't sink.
- C. the door was fitted recently.
- A worn sill is old.
- D. the garden has been lowered.
- The reverse.
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