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Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 The village school is thriving, argues governor Cy Marsh, because its roll has risen from 60 to 90 in five years. Text 2 The roll has risen because the school across the valley closed in 2021 and its pupils were bused here. The village itself has sent fewer children each year; without the bus, the roll would be 45.

Based on the texts, the author of Text 2 would most likely say that Marsh ____

  1. A. has read a rise caused by another school's closure as a sign of the village school's own strength.Correct
  2. B. is wrong that the roll has risen.
  3. C. should close the school.
  4. D. has miscounted the pupils.

Answer: A. has read a rise caused by another school's closure as a sign of the village school's own strength.

Bused pupils, not local growth.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. is wrong that the roll has risen.
Text 2 accepts the rise.
C. should close the school.
Not proposed.
D. has miscounted the pupils.
The count is not disputed.

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