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Craft and Structure practice question

The village is thought to have been poor in the 1700s, because its houses are small. But the houses are small because they were built of stone, which the village had, rather than of timber, which it did not; and stone houses of that date were built small everywhere. The parish accounts show the village paying its poor rate in full every year and lending money to two neighbouring parishes that could not. It was not poor. It was thrifty, and built to last.

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

  1. A. It presents a common inference from physical evidence, explains why the evidence does not support it, and offers documentary evidence for a different conclusion.Correct
  2. B. It argues that the houses should be enlarged.
  3. C. It describes how stone houses are built.
  4. D. It lists the parish's loans.

Answer: A. It presents a common inference from physical evidence, explains why the evidence does not support it, and offers documentary evidence for a different conclusion.

Small houses; stone, not poverty; the accounts.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It argues that the houses should be enlarged.
Not argued.
C. It describes how stone houses are built.
Not described.
D. It lists the parish's loans.
Loans are one piece of evidence.

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