Text Structure and Purpose

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 2/5

A monarch butterfly's life cycle has four stages. It begins as an egg laid on a milkweed leaf. After a few days, the egg hatches into a caterpillar that feeds and grows. The caterpillar eventually forms a chrysalis, inside which it metamorphoses into the adult butterfly.

Which choice best describes the structure of the text?

  • A

    It presents a problem and a solution.

  • B

    It defines a term and gives a counterexample.

  • C

    It describes a sequence of stages in chronological order.

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  • D

    It compares two species of butterflies.

Explanation

The text walks through egg → caterpillar → chrysalis → butterfly in order. B captures the sequential structure.

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