Information and IdeasHardMain idea: a fountain restored by a petition
Information and Ideas practice question
The town's fountain had not run since 1975, when its pump failed. Repairs were priced at 4,000 pounds and refused. In 2010 a schoolgirl's petition raised 40,000 pounds in a month, enough to repair the pump ten times over, and the fountain ran again the following spring. The surplus now pays a gardener.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. A child's petition achieved what the town had refused to fund for decades, and more besides.Correct
- B. The fountain's pump failed in 1975.
- C. The town could not afford 4,000 pounds.
- D. The fountain needs a gardener.
Answer: A. A child's petition achieved what the town had refused to fund for decades, and more besides.
Refused for 35 years, funded ten times over in a month.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The fountain's pump failed in 1975.
- A detail.
- C. The town could not afford 4,000 pounds.
- The repairs were refused, not unaffordable.
- D. The fountain needs a gardener.
- The surplus pays one; the fountain does not need one.
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