Craft and StructureVery hardOverall structure: a claim tested against two kinds of evidence
Craft and Structure practice question
The mill is said to date from 1600. The building itself agrees: its roof timbers, dated by their rings, were felled in 1598. The machinery does not: the wheel and stones are of an 1820 pattern, and the account books show them bought that year, after a fire that gutted the mill and left only the walls and roof. So the mill is both dates, and the question 'how old is it' has two honest answers.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It states a traditional date, tests it against two kinds of evidence that give different answers, and concludes that both are valid.Correct
- B. It argues that the mill should be restored.
- C. It describes how mills work.
- D. It lists the mill's owners.
Answer: A. It states a traditional date, tests it against two kinds of evidence that give different answers, and concludes that both are valid.
1600; timbers 1598; machinery 1820; two answers.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that the mill should be restored.
- Not argued.
- C. It describes how mills work.
- Not described.
- D. It lists the mill's owners.
- No owners.
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