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A surveyor claims that the garden wall of a house is older than the house itself.

Which finding, if true, would most directly support the claim?

  1. A. The wall's bricks are of a size that was used locally only before 1700, while the house's bricks are of the standard size introduced after 1750.Correct
  2. B. The wall is taller than the house's ground-floor windows.
  3. C. The house has been repainted several times.
  4. D. The wall runs along the boundary of the garden.

Answer: A. The wall's bricks are of a size that was used locally only before 1700, while the house's bricks are of the standard size introduced after 1750.

Older bricks in the wall than in the house.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The wall is taller than the house's ground-floor windows.
Height is not age.
C. The house has been repainted several times.
Paint says nothing about the wall.
D. The wall runs along the boundary of the garden.
Position is not age.

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