Question
Read the passage carefully, and then select the TEXT STRUCTURE present.
Three years ago (or is it four? I know father's one spasm of sociability was in 1931) a stepmother was presented to us. We were surprised. She is a famous artists' model who claims to have been christened Topaz even if this is true there is no law to make a woman stick to a name like that. She is very beautiful, with masses of hair so fair that it is almost white, and a quite extraordinary pallor. She uses no makeup, not even powder. There are two paintings of her in the Tate Gallery: one by Macmorris, called "Topaz in Jade", in which she wears a magnificent jade necklace; and one by H. J. Allardy which shows her on an old horsehair covered sofa. This is called "Composition"; but as Allardy has painted her even paler than she is, "Decomposition" would suit it better. Actually, there is nothing unhealthy about Topaz's pallor; it simply makes her look as if she belonged to some new race. She has a very deep voice that is, she puts one on; it is part of an arty pose, which includes painting and lute playing. But her kindness is perfectly genuine and so is her cooking. I am very, very fond of her. It is nice to have written that just as she appears on the kitchen stairs. She is wearing her ancient orange tea gown. Her pale, straight hair is flowing down her back to her waist. She paused on the top step and said "Ah, girls..." with three velvety inflections on each word
a
cause and effect
b
description
c
problem and solution
d
compare and contrast
Three years ago (or is it four? I know father's one spasm of sociability was in 1931) a stepmother was presented to us. We were surprised. She is a famous artists' model who claims to have been christened Topaz even if this is true there is no law to make a woman stick to a name like that. She is very beautiful, with masses of hair so fair that it is almost white, and a quite extraordinary pallor. She uses no makeup, not even powder. There are two paintings of her in the Tate Gallery: one by Macmorris, called "Topaz in Jade", in which she wears a magnificent jade necklace; and one by H. J. Allardy which shows her on an old horsehair covered sofa. This is called "Composition"; but as Allardy has painted her even paler than she is, "Decomposition" would suit it better. Actually, there is nothing unhealthy about Topaz's pallor; it simply makes her look as if she belonged to some new race. She has a very deep voice that is, she puts one on; it is part of an arty pose, which includes painting and lute playing. But her kindness is perfectly genuine and so is her cooking. I am very, very fond of her. It is nice to have written that just as she appears on the kitchen stairs. She is wearing her ancient orange tea gown. Her pale, straight hair is flowing down her back to her waist. She paused on the top step and said "Ah, girls..." with three velvety inflections on each word
a
cause and effect
b
description
c
problem and solution
d
compare and contrast
Answers
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The TEXT STRUCTURE present in the passage is:
**b. description**
The passage describes the character Topaz in detail, including her appearance, personality, and the impressions she leaves on the narrator.
**b. description**
The passage describes the character Topaz in detail, including her appearance, personality, and the impressions she leaves on the narrator.
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