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The village school has never had more than thirty pupils. It has, however, produced two judges, an admiral, and a poet, a record the head teacher attributes not to the teaching but to the fact that in a class of six nobody can hide.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

  1. A. The school's small size, rather than its teaching, is credited with its notable former pupils.Correct
  2. B. The school has thirty pupils.
  3. C. The head teacher is modest.
  4. D. Judges and admirals come from villages.

Answer: A. The school's small size, rather than its teaching, is credited with its notable former pupils.

Nobody can hide.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The school has thirty pupils.
Never more than thirty.
C. The head teacher is modest.
Modesty is not the point.
D. Judges and admirals come from villages.
Not claimed.

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