Craft and StructureEasy–MediumAgreement on a general claim
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
Children remember stories better than lists of facts, argues teacher Ida Fenn, from years of classroom experience.
Text 2
In a study, pupils who learned the causes of a historical event as a narrative recalled more of them a month later than pupils who learned the same causes as a bulleted list.
Based on the texts, Fenn and the author of Text 2 would most likely agree on which point?
- A. Information presented as a story is better remembered than the same information as a list.Correct
- B. History should not be taught from lists.
- C. Children dislike facts.
- D. A month is too long to wait to test recall.
Answer: A. Information presented as a story is better remembered than the same information as a list.
Experience and study agree.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. History should not be taught from lists.
- Not proposed.
- C. Children dislike facts.
- Not claimed.
- D. A month is too long to wait to test recall.
- Not suggested.
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