Information and IdeasEasy–MediumMain idea: a lighthouse keeper's changed job
Information and Ideas practice question
When the lighthouse at Sand Point was automated in 1988, its keeper did not lose his job, but the job changed beyond recognition. He no longer trimmed wicks or wound the clockwork that turned the lens. Instead he checked sensors, logged faults, and waited for engineers. The light still needed him, but as a caretaker rather than a keeper.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. Automation kept the keeper employed but turned his work from tending the light to watching over machinery.Correct
- B. The lighthouse at Sand Point was automated in 1988.
- C. The keeper lost his job when the lighthouse was automated.
- D. Engineers replaced lighthouse keepers in 1988.
Answer: A. Automation kept the keeper employed but turned his work from tending the light to watching over machinery.
Same post, different work.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The lighthouse at Sand Point was automated in 1988.
- A detail.
- C. The keeper lost his job when the lighthouse was automated.
- The text says he did not lose his job.
- D. Engineers replaced lighthouse keepers in 1988.
- He remained; engineers came when called.
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