Craft and StructureEasyOne text giving a date that supports another
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The town's fountain is more than a hundred years old, says the mayor.
Text 2
A plaque on the fountain says it was built in 1905.
Which choice best describes the relationship between the two texts?
- A. Text 2 gives a date that supports the mayor's claim about the fountain's age.Correct
- B. Text 2 shows that the mayor is wrong.
- C. Text 2 describes a different fountain.
- D. Text 2 says the fountain is new.
Answer: A. Text 2 gives a date that supports the mayor's claim about the fountain's age.
Built in 1905: well over a hundred years ago.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Text 2 shows that the mayor is wrong.
- 1905 supports the claim.
- C. Text 2 describes a different fountain.
- The same fountain.
- D. Text 2 says the fountain is new.
- The opposite.
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