Information and IdeasEasyMain idea about a returned library book
Information and Ideas practice question
A copy of a natural history book borrowed from a city library in 1911 was returned in 2024 by the borrower's great-granddaughter, who found it while clearing a house. The library waived the fine, which by its old rules would have come to several thousand dollars.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. A book borrowed more than a century ago was finally returned, and the library forgave the enormous fine.Correct
- B. The library charges very high fines.
- C. The great-granddaughter had borrowed the book herself.
- D. The book was about natural history.
Answer: A. A book borrowed more than a century ago was finally returned, and the library forgave the enormous fine.
The return after 113 years and the waived fine are the text's two facts.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The library charges very high fines.
- The fine was waived; high fines are not the point.
- C. The great-granddaughter had borrowed the book herself.
- The borrower was her great-grandparent.
- D. The book was about natural history.
- A detail, not the idea.
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