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The village school's roll has fallen from 120 to 45 in a decade, while the number of houses in the village has doubled. A planner could reasonably infer that ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. the new houses are mostly occupied by people without school-age children.Correct
  2. B. the school has become unpopular with parents.
  3. C. the village's population has fallen.
  4. D. the new houses are empty.

Answer: A. the new houses are mostly occupied by people without school-age children.

More houses, fewer pupils.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the school has become unpopular with parents.
Possible, but the housing pattern is the stronger inference.
C. the village's population has fallen.
Doubled housing suggests more people.
D. the new houses are empty.
Nothing suggests emptiness.

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