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Set 6: Text Structure (Advanced)

Explanation

Answer: D

PASSAGE

Hyperinflation renders currency worthless. Citizens resort to barter or foreign currencies. The breakdown of the monetary unit forces a regression to more primitive forms of exchange.

Which choice best describes the economic regression?

A. Everyone becomes rich.
B. The government bans money.
C. People start printing their own money.
D. A failure of abstract value storage forces a return to tangible exchange.✓ Correct

Detailed Answer Explanation

This question tests your understanding of how the text is organized. Event: Currency worthless (Failure of abstract value). resort: Barter (Tangible/Primitive exchange). Authors structure their writing purposefully to guide readers through their ideas. Identify the organizational pattern (cause-effect, compare-contrast, problem-solution) and how each part contributes to the whole. Authors choose organizational patterns deliberately to enhance their message. Recognizing whether a text uses chronological order, cause-effect, compare-contrast, or problem-solution helps you understand the author's purpose and follow the logic.

Key Evidence:

• "renders currency worthless"

• "resort to barter"

• "regression"

Why others are wrong: B (Worthless, not banned.), A (Opposite.), C (Not mentioned.).

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