Information and IdeasEasy–MediumStated reason for a design choice
Information and Ideas practice question
The bridge's cables are painted a pale grey-green rather than the red the architect first proposed. The colour was chosen after tests showed that the red faded to pink within three years in the coastal sunlight, while the grey-green held its tone.
According to the text, why were the cables painted grey-green?
- A. Because the red faded badly in the sunlight while the grey-green did not.Correct
- B. Because grey-green paint was cheaper.
- C. Because the architect preferred grey-green.
- D. Because red is a traffic-signal colour.
Answer: A. Because the red faded badly in the sunlight while the grey-green did not.
The second sentence: the red 'faded to pink within three years'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Because grey-green paint was cheaper.
- Cost is not mentioned.
- C. Because the architect preferred grey-green.
- The architect 'first proposed' red.
- D. Because red is a traffic-signal colour.
- Not mentioned.
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