Information and IdeasEasy–MediumInference from a mismatch in records
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The ship's log records calm seas for the whole of the voyage, yet the cargo manifest notes that forty crates arrived broken. The purser's private diary mentions a night when 'the deck stood on end'. This suggests that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. the official log understated the weather the ship encountered.Correct
- B. the crates were broken before they were loaded.
- C. the purser was seasick.
- D. the voyage was cancelled.
Answer: A. the official log understated the weather the ship encountered.
Calm seas officially; broken crates and a deck 'on end' unofficially: the log left out a storm.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the crates were broken before they were loaded.
- The manifest says they 'arrived' broken, and the diary points to rough seas.
- C. the purser was seasick.
- Seasickness isn't mentioned.
- D. the voyage was cancelled.
- The cargo arrived.
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