Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of an informational text
Craft and Structure practice question
The mile posts on the turnpike give the distance to the county town in miles and furlongs, a unit of an eighth of a mile that nobody now uses. They are kept, repainted every few years, because they are listed structures and because the walkers who use the old road like them.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To describe the mile posts and explain why they are preserved.Correct
- B. To argue that furlongs should be reintroduced.
- C. To recount the history of the turnpike.
- D. To complain about the cost of repainting.
Answer: A. To describe the mile posts and explain why they are preserved.
What they show; why they are kept.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To argue that furlongs should be reintroduced.
- Not argued.
- C. To recount the history of the turnpike.
- Only the posts.
- D. To complain about the cost of repainting.
- No complaint.
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