Question

So, if everybody agrees that we should construct a skate park, who could object to establishing it at the most attractive site —the old band shell in Jedsun Park? But this solution, however obvious it might seem, is a mistake. Consider how people will travel to the site:
There is a bus stop nearby on Myrtle Boulevard, but it is separated from the band shell by McCooter Parkway.
Those traveling by bus to use the new park will have to walk two miles to find a safe place to cross McCooter.
There are other, closer places to cross McCooter-but none of them are safe. Which text structure appears in paragraph 3 of selection 2, and what is its purpose? Choose the correct answer
1. Text Structure: a single cause with multiple effects
Purpose: to show how failure to fund recreational facilities will lead to wasteful spending and procrastination
2. Text Structure: cause-and-effect chain
Purpose: to show how failure to fund recreational facilities will lead to the decline of the town
3. Text Structure: a single cause with multiple effects
Purpose: to show how failure to fund recreational facilities is one of several funding problems facing the community
4. Text Structure: cause-and-effect chain
Purpose: to show how failure to fund recreational facilities will affect children first physically, then mentally, then emotionally

Answer 1

Answer: 3.

Explanation: Paragraph 3 presents one cause (the band shell’s location separated by McCooter Parkway) and several effects (bus riders must walk two miles, nearby crossings are unsafe). Its purpose is to point out this specific problem as one of the issues the community faces regarding recreational facilities.