Information and IdeasEasyMain idea: a town's snow plough
Information and Ideas practice question
The town owns one snow plough, and it is driven by whoever gets to the depot first when the snow starts. Last winter that was the librarian, three times, and once the vicar. The roads were clear by seven each morning.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. The town keeps its roads clear in snow through informal help from whoever turns up first.Correct
- B. The librarian owns a snow plough.
- C. The vicar drove the plough once.
- D. It snowed four times last winter.
Answer: A. The town keeps its roads clear in snow through informal help from whoever turns up first.
One plough, volunteer drivers, clear roads.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The librarian owns a snow plough.
- The town owns it.
- C. The vicar drove the plough once.
- A detail.
- D. It snowed four times last winter.
- A detail.
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