Information and IdeasEasy–MediumInference about a cause from timing
Information and Ideas practice question
The cracks in the plaster of the old church appear only on the wall nearest the road, and they have widened noticeably since heavy lorries began using the road as a bypass. This suggests that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. vibration from the lorries is contributing to the damage.Correct
- B. the plaster on the other walls is newer.
- C. the church was built after the road.
- D. the cracks are purely decorative.
Answer: A. vibration from the lorries is contributing to the damage.
Only the road-facing wall, worsening since the lorries came: vibration.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the plaster on the other walls is newer.
- Nothing about the other walls' age is given.
- C. the church was built after the road.
- The order of construction is not discussed.
- D. the cracks are purely decorative.
- Cracks that widen are damage.
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