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Information and IdeasEasy–MediumMain idea: a mountain hut's visitors' book

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The hut at the top of the pass has kept a visitors' book since 1931. Walkers write the date, the weather, and a line or two. Read in order, the books record eighty years of storms, lost dogs, proposals of marriage, and one night in 1963 when forty people sheltered in a room built for twelve.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

  1. A. The hut's visitors' books have become an informal record of decades of life on the pass.Correct
  2. B. The hut was built for twelve people.
  3. C. Walkers should always write in visitors' books.
  4. D. The weather on the pass is usually stormy.

Answer: A. The hut's visitors' books have become an informal record of decades of life on the pass.

Eighty years of entries.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The hut was built for twelve people.
A detail.
C. Walkers should always write in visitors' books.
No advice is given.
D. The weather on the pass is usually stormy.
Storms are one thing recorded.

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