Information and IdeasHardDetail: why the concert was moved
Information and Ideas practice question
The concert had been planned for the abbey, but a week before, engineers found that the roof timbers could not safely bear the weight of the lighting rig. The orchestra moved to the cattle market, a great iron shed on the edge of town, where the acoustics turned out to be so good that the concerts have stayed there ever since.
According to the text, why was the concert moved from the abbey?
- A. The abbey's roof could not safely support the lighting rig.Correct
- B. The abbey's acoustics were poor.
- C. The cattle market was larger.
- D. The abbey had been double-booked.
Answer: A. The abbey's roof could not safely support the lighting rig.
The roof timbers and the rig.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The abbey's acoustics were poor.
- The abbey's acoustics are not discussed.
- C. The cattle market was larger.
- Size is not the reason given.
- D. The abbey had been double-booked.
- Not mentioned.
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