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Craft and StructureMediumPurpose of a passage about a custom

Craft and Structure practice question

On the last day of term the school's oldest pupil rings the bell that once called children in from the fields. The bell has no other use now; the school keeps the custom so that every child, once, holds the rope that their great-grandparents ran to.

Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

  1. A. To describe a custom and explain the meaning the school gives it.Correct
  2. B. To argue that the bell should be replaced.
  3. C. To recount how children worked in the fields.
  4. D. To describe the school building.

Answer: A. To describe a custom and explain the meaning the school gives it.

A bell with no use, kept for the rope.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. To argue that the bell should be replaced.
Not argued.
C. To recount how children worked in the fields.
Mentioned only as the bell's origin.
D. To describe the school building.
Not described.

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