Information and IdeasHardMain idea: a carnival moved by a drought
Information and Ideas practice question
The town's carnival has been held on the first Saturday in June since 1911, with two exceptions: the war years, when it was cancelled, and 1976, when a drought closed the park and the carnival moved to the beach. To the organisers' surprise, twice as many people came. It has been on the beach ever since.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. An emergency move during a drought led the carnival to a permanently better site.Correct
- B. The carnival was cancelled during the wars.
- C. The carnival began in 1911.
- D. The park is closed in dry weather.
Answer: A. An emergency move during a drought led the carnival to a permanently better site.
Forced to the beach, and better for it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The carnival was cancelled during the wars.
- A detail.
- C. The carnival began in 1911.
- A detail.
- D. The park is closed in dry weather.
- Only in 1976.
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