Information and IdeasVery hardInference balancing two observations
Information and Ideas practice question
Bird counts at the reserve have risen every year since the reedbeds were restored. Counts have also risen at three unrestored reserves nearby, though by much less. The most reasonable interpretation is that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. some of the rise is part of a regional trend, but the restoration added a further increase on top of it.Correct
- B. the restoration had no effect.
- C. the regional trend explains all of the reserve's rise.
- D. the unrestored reserves were also restored.
Answer: A. some of the rise is part of a regional trend, but the restoration added a further increase on top of it.
A smaller rise elsewhere shows a regional trend; the larger rise at the restored reserve shows the restoration's extra effect.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the restoration had no effect.
- The restored reserve rose much more than the others.
- C. the regional trend explains all of the reserve's rise.
- If the trend explained everything, the rises would be similar.
- D. the unrestored reserves were also restored.
- The text calls them unrestored.
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