Information and IdeasEasy–MediumMain idea: a lighthouse kept lit
Information and Ideas practice question
The lighthouse no longer guides ships; satellites do that. It is kept lit anyway, because the town's fishermen say they steer by it in fog, when their screens are useless.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. The lighthouse is kept lit because fishermen still rely on it in fog.Correct
- B. Satellites have replaced lighthouses.
- C. The fishermen dislike screens.
- D. The lighthouse is expensive to run.
Answer: A. The lighthouse is kept lit because fishermen still rely on it in fog.
Useless to ships, useful in fog.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Satellites have replaced lighthouses.
- True, but not why it stays lit.
- C. The fishermen dislike screens.
- Their screens fail in fog.
- D. The lighthouse is expensive to run.
- Not stated.
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