Information and IdeasEasyInference from a simple pattern
Information and Ideas practice question
The bakery's cinnamon rolls sell out by nine every Saturday, yet on weekdays a tray of them is usually still on the counter at closing time. This suggests that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. demand for the rolls is much higher on Saturdays than on weekdays.Correct
- B. the bakery bakes fewer rolls on Saturdays.
- C. the rolls taste better on Saturdays.
- D. the bakery is closed on weekdays.
Answer: A. demand for the rolls is much higher on Saturdays than on weekdays.
Sold out on Saturdays, left over on weekdays: more buyers on Saturdays.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the bakery bakes fewer rolls on Saturdays.
- Fewer rolls would be a possible cause, but nothing in the text suggests it, while demand directly fits both facts.
- C. the rolls taste better on Saturdays.
- Taste isn't mentioned.
- D. the bakery is closed on weekdays.
- A tray on the counter at closing time means it is open.
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