Information and IdeasHardInference from fewer complaints and fewer spectators
Information and Ideas practice question
The council's report notes that complaints about noise from the new stadium have halved since last season. It also notes that the stadium's attendance has halved. A reader could reasonably infer that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. the fall in complaints may reflect fewer spectators rather than any reduction in noise per event.Correct
- B. the stadium has become quieter.
- C. residents have grown used to the noise.
- D. the stadium has closed.
Answer: A. the fall in complaints may reflect fewer spectators rather than any reduction in noise per event.
Half the crowd, half the complaints.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the stadium has become quieter.
- The report does not show that.
- C. residents have grown used to the noise.
- Possible, but the attendance figure is the stronger inference.
- D. the stadium has closed.
- Attendance halved; it did not stop.
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