Craft and StructureEasyPurpose of an informational text
Craft and Structure practice question
The seats at the back of the hall are raised on a platform. This is not for the view: the platform covers the old well, which was capped in 1900 but never filled, and the floor above it would not bear a crowd.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To explain the real reason the back seats are raised.Correct
- B. To argue that the well should be filled.
- C. To describe the view from the back.
- D. To recount the capping of the well.
Answer: A. To explain the real reason the back seats are raised.
Not for the view; the well beneath.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To argue that the well should be filled.
- Not argued.
- C. To describe the view from the back.
- 'Not for the view.'
- D. To recount the capping of the well.
- One date only.
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