Set 8: Text Structure
Explanation
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?
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: D (Worthless, not banned.), C (Opposite.), A (Not mentioned.).
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