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Information and Ideas practice question

The footpath along the river is worn to bare earth on the side nearest the water, while the grass on the other side is untrodden. This suggests that ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. walkers keep to the side of the path closest to the river.Correct
  2. B. the path is rarely used.
  3. C. the river has flooded the path.
  4. D. the grass on the far side was planted recently.

Answer: A. walkers keep to the side of the path closest to the river.

Worn on one side only: that is where people walk.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the path is rarely used.
Bare earth from wear means heavy use.
C. the river has flooded the path.
Flooding would affect the whole path, not one side.
D. the grass on the far side was planted recently.
Nothing suggests planting.

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