Information and IdeasEasy–MediumLocating a stated finding
Information and Ideas practice question
For decades the lighthouse's foghorn sounded every thirty seconds in poor visibility. When it was silenced in 2019 to save money, the coastguard expected complaints from sailors. The complaints came instead from residents, who said they could no longer sleep without it.
According to the text, who complained when the foghorn was silenced?
- A. Residents who had grown used to the sound.Correct
- B. Sailors who relied on it in fog.
- C. The coastguard, which had opposed the decision.
- D. Nobody complained at all.
Answer: A. Residents who had grown used to the sound.
The final sentence says the complaints 'came instead from residents'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Sailors who relied on it in fog.
- Sailors were expected to complain but, according to the text, did not.
- C. The coastguard, which had opposed the decision.
- The coastguard expected complaints; it isn't said to have made any.
- D. Nobody complained at all.
- Residents complained.
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