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Information and IdeasEasy–MediumMain idea: a shop's handwritten signs

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The greengrocer writes every price on brown paper in thick black pen, and the signs are famous in the town for their jokes: 'Bananas: going cheap, unlike the rest of us.' People come from the next town to read them, and most leave with a bag of fruit they had not planned to buy.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

  1. A. The greengrocer's witty handwritten signs draw customers who end up buying.Correct
  2. B. Bananas are cheap at the shop.
  3. C. The signs are written in black pen.
  4. D. The next town has no greengrocer.

Answer: A. The greengrocer's witty handwritten signs draw customers who end up buying.

Jokes on brown paper, and sales.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Bananas are cheap at the shop.
One joke's subject.
C. The signs are written in black pen.
A detail.
D. The next town has no greengrocer.
Not stated.

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