Information and IdeasEasyMain idea about an egg's shape
Information and Ideas practice question
A hen's egg is strong from end to end but weak from side to side. The arch at each end spreads any load pressing on it, which is why a cook cracks an egg on its side rather than on its tip. The same arch principle holds up stone bridges.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. An egg's arched ends make it strong lengthwise, which is why cooks crack it on its side.Correct
- B. Eggs are weak in every direction.
- C. Stone bridges are built in the shape of eggs.
- D. Cooks should crack eggs on their tips.
Answer: A. An egg's arched ends make it strong lengthwise, which is why cooks crack it on its side.
Strong end to end, weak side to side, hence the cook's method — choice A.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Eggs are weak in every direction.
- The text says eggs are strong from end to end.
- C. Stone bridges are built in the shape of eggs.
- Bridges share the arch principle, not the egg's shape.
- D. Cooks should crack eggs on their tips.
- The text says cooks crack eggs on the side, because the tips resist.
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