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Craft and Structure practice question
For years, doctors advised complete bed rest for lower-back pain. Newer research, however, shows that gentle movement speeds recovery, and most guidelines now recommend staying active within safe limits.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It presents an older recommendation and then a revised one supported by newer research.Correct
- B. It lists several unrelated treatments for back pain.
- C. It argues that back pain cannot be treated effectively.
- D. It describes a personal experience with back pain.
Answer: A. It presents an older recommendation and then a revised one supported by newer research.
The text moves from the old advice (bed rest) to a research-backed update (stay active) — an old-view-then-revised-view structure. 'However' marks that pivot.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It lists several unrelated treatments for back pain.
- Only two approaches appear — bed rest and gentle movement — and they're directly connected as old advice versus its research-based replacement, not an unrelated list.
- C. It argues that back pain cannot be treated effectively.
- The text says gentle movement 'speeds recovery,' so it endorses effective treatment rather than denying it exists.
- D. It describes a personal experience with back pain.
- No individual's experience is described; the text reports what doctors advised and what newer research shows.
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