Information and IdeasVery hardMain idea: an old map's silence
Information and Ideas practice question
The map is beautifully drawn and, for its date, unusually accurate, which makes its one silence the more striking. The village where the mapmaker was born, and where his family still lived, is not marked. A hill stands in its place. Whether he left it out from modesty, from quarrel, or from a wish to keep a road from passing through, no letter of his explains.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. An accurate old map omits the mapmaker's own village, and the reason for the omission is unknown.Correct
- B. The map is inaccurate.
- C. The mapmaker was on bad terms with his family.
- D. The village was destroyed to make way for a road.
Answer: A. An accurate old map omits the mapmaker's own village, and the reason for the omission is unknown.
One missing village, and no explanation.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The map is inaccurate.
- The map is called unusually accurate.
- C. The mapmaker was on bad terms with his family.
- A quarrel is one guess among three.
- D. The village was destroyed to make way for a road.
- The road is a guess, and the village still existed.
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