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Craft and StructureVery hardStructure of a problem-and-solution account

Craft and Structure practice question

Bats in the roof were keeping the family awake. Rather than evict them, which is illegal, they put up a bat box on a tree nearby and sealed the roof once the bats had moved into it. The bats stayed in the garden, and the family slept.

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

  1. A. It presents a problem, the solution the family chose, and its outcome.Correct
  2. B. It argues that bats should be evicted.
  3. C. It lists the species of bat found in roofs.
  4. D. It compares two families' experiences.

Answer: A. It presents a problem, the solution the family chose, and its outcome.

Problem, chosen solution, result.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It argues that bats should be evicted.
Eviction is rejected as illegal.
C. It lists the species of bat found in roofs.
No species.
D. It compares two families' experiences.
One family.

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