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Information and IdeasEasyInference from an overflowing returns box

Information and Ideas practice question

The library's returns box was overflowing on Monday morning, before the doors opened. A librarian could infer that ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. many books had been returned over the weekend, while the library was closed.Correct
  2. B. no one had borrowed books recently.
  3. C. the library had bought many new books.
  4. D. the library was open all weekend.

Answer: A. many books had been returned over the weekend, while the library was closed.

A full box before opening.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. no one had borrowed books recently.
Returns mean books were borrowed.
C. the library had bought many new books.
Returns are not purchases.
D. the library was open all weekend.
The box is for returns when the library is closed.

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