Information and IdeasVery hardInference about a shipwreck's cargo
Information and Ideas practice question
The wreck's hold contained wine jars from three regions, packed in layers with the oldest region's jars at the bottom. Since a ship loads cargo in the order it calls at ports, and unloads in reverse, the excavators inferred that the ship had ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. visited the three regions in the order of the layers, from bottom to top, and sunk before unloading any of them.Correct
- B. loaded all three cargoes at a single port.
- C. unloaded the bottom layer first.
- D. sailed from the top layer's region first.
Answer: A. visited the three regions in the order of the layers, from bottom to top, and sunk before unloading any of them.
Bottom loaded first; nothing yet unloaded.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. loaded all three cargoes at a single port.
- Three regions imply three ports.
- C. unloaded the bottom layer first.
- The bottom layer was still there.
- D. sailed from the top layer's region first.
- The top layer was loaded last.
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