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Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 Street trees cool a town in summer, argues planner Ren Oda, because their shade lowers the temperature of pavements. Text 2 Oda is right, and shade is only part of it. Trees also release water from their leaves, cooling the air itself, so that a tree-lined street on a hot day is cooler even where no shadow falls.

Which choice best describes the relationship between the two texts?

  1. A. Text 2 agrees with Text 1 and adds a second cooling mechanism beyond shade.Correct
  2. B. Text 2 argues that trees make streets hotter.
  3. C. Text 2 denies that shade cools pavements.
  4. D. Text 2 describes a street with no trees.

Answer: A. Text 2 agrees with Text 1 and adds a second cooling mechanism beyond shade.

'Oda is right, and shade is only part of it.'

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Text 2 argues that trees make streets hotter.
The reverse.
C. Text 2 denies that shade cools pavements.
Text 2 accepts it.
D. Text 2 describes a street with no trees.
Not described.

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