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Information and IdeasEasyMain idea: a riverside bicycle path

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The new bicycle path runs beside the river for three miles. It is flat, paved, and lit at night, so people use it to get to work as well as for weekend rides.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

  1. A. The path's design makes it useful for getting to work as well as for leisure.Correct
  2. B. The path is three miles long.
  3. C. The path is lit at night.
  4. D. Most people cycle to work.

Answer: A. The path's design makes it useful for getting to work as well as for leisure.

Flat, paved, lit, used both ways.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The path is three miles long.
A detail.
C. The path is lit at night.
A detail.
D. Most people cycle to work.
Not stated.

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