Information and IdeasHardInference from a comparison of two districts
Information and Ideas practice question
Two neighbouring districts introduced the same recycling scheme in the same month. In one, participation reached 70% within a year; in the other, it stayed below 30%. The first district delivered a labelled bin to every house; the second asked residents to collect a bin from the depot. This suggests that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. how the bins were distributed had a large effect on how many residents took part.Correct
- B. residents of the second district oppose recycling.
- C. the scheme failed in both districts.
- D. the first district is wealthier.
Answer: A. how the bins were distributed had a large effect on how many residents took part.
Same scheme, same time; the one difference named is delivery versus collection.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. residents of the second district oppose recycling.
- The text points to the bin logistics, not attitudes.
- C. the scheme failed in both districts.
- 70% is not failure.
- D. the first district is wealthier.
- Wealth is never mentioned.
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