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The fern on the office windowsill wilts by Friday every week and revives over the weekend, when the heating is switched off. Its owner has concluded that the fern ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. suffers from the dry, warm air of the heated office.Correct
  2. B. needs more sunlight.
  3. C. is watered too often.
  4. D. prefers to be left alone.

Answer: A. suffers from the dry, warm air of the heated office.

Wilts with heating, revives without.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. needs more sunlight.
Light is not mentioned.
C. is watered too often.
Watering is not mentioned.
D. prefers to be left alone.
Not a conclusion the pattern supports.

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