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The bells are rung 'half-muffled' on Remembrance Sunday. A leather pad on one side of each clapper softens every other strike, so that the peal comes as a clear note followed by a faint one, like a call and its echo.

Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

  1. A. To explain how the bells are muffled and the effect this produces.Correct
  2. B. To argue that the bells should be silent.
  3. C. To describe the bell tower.
  4. D. To recount the history of Remembrance Sunday.

Answer: A. To explain how the bells are muffled and the effect this produces.

The method and the sound.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. To argue that the bells should be silent.
Not argued.
C. To describe the bell tower.
Not described.
D. To recount the history of Remembrance Sunday.
Not recounted.

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