Craft and StructureVery hardOverall structure: a rule, its origin, and its present function
Craft and Structure practice question
No boat on the lake may carry a sail taller than the boathouse roof. The rule dates from 1900, when the estate's owner wanted no sail to spoil the view from the house, and it has outlived both the owner and the house, which burned in 1950. It survives now for a different reason: the low sails keep the racing close, and the club that inherited the rule has never found a better handicap.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It states a rule, explains its original purpose, and shows that it now persists for a new purpose.Correct
- B. It argues that the rule should be abolished.
- C. It describes the boathouse.
- D. It lists the lake's boats.
Answer: A. It states a rule, explains its original purpose, and shows that it now persists for a new purpose.
Rule, view, handicap.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that the rule should be abolished.
- Not argued.
- C. It describes the boathouse.
- The boathouse is a measure.
- D. It lists the lake's boats.
- No list.
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