Craft and StructureEasy–MediumPurpose of an informational text
Craft and Structure practice question
The date over the mill door, 1789, is not the date of the mill. It is the date of the door, which was salvaged from a house demolished in the next valley and fitted here in 1900, when the mill was already a century old.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To correct a likely misreading of the date over the door.Correct
- B. To argue that the mill should be dated.
- C. To describe the mill's machinery.
- D. To recount the demolition of the house.
Answer: A. To correct a likely misreading of the date over the door.
Not the mill's date; the door's.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To argue that the mill should be dated.
- Not argued.
- C. To describe the mill's machinery.
- Not described.
- D. To recount the demolition of the house.
- Mentioned only to place the door.
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