Information and IdeasEasy–MediumStated detail about a method of preservation
Information and Ideas practice question
The letters survived because the family stored them in a lead-lined chest, which kept out damp and insects. Paper stored in the same attic in ordinary wooden boxes had rotted to fragments by the time the collection was found.
According to the text, why did the letters survive?
- A. They were kept in a lead-lined chest that kept out damp and insects.Correct
- B. They were written on unusually strong paper.
- C. The attic was dry.
- D. The family read them regularly.
Answer: A. They were kept in a lead-lined chest that kept out damp and insects.
The first sentence states the reason.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. They were written on unusually strong paper.
- Paper quality is not mentioned.
- C. The attic was dry.
- Other paper in the attic rotted, so it was not dry.
- D. The family read them regularly.
- Reading is not mentioned.
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