Craft and StructureVery hardOverall structure: a claim, its evidence, and a limit on the conclusion
Craft and Structure practice question
The parish is said to have been prosperous in the 1700s, and the evidence is real: a rebuilt church tower, two large farmhouses, a bequest for a school. But every one of those was paid for by a single family, whose fortune came from a plantation abroad. The parish was not prosperous. One household was, and it spent its money where it lived.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It presents a claim and its supporting evidence, then shows the evidence points to a narrower conclusion than the claim.Correct
- B. It argues that the church tower should be rebuilt.
- C. It describes the family's plantation.
- D. It lists the parish's buildings.
Answer: A. It presents a claim and its supporting evidence, then shows the evidence points to a narrower conclusion than the claim.
Prosperity claimed; one family's money.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that the church tower should be rebuilt.
- Not argued.
- C. It describes the family's plantation.
- The plantation is mentioned once.
- D. It lists the parish's buildings.
- Buildings are the evidence, not a list.
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