Information and IdeasVery hardInference from conflicting indicators
Information and Ideas practice question
Sales of umbrellas at the station kiosk rose 40% this spring, while sales of raincoats at the department store across the road fell. Weather records show the spring was slightly wetter than average, but with rain arriving mostly in short, sudden showers. The most reasonable interpretation is that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. sudden showers caught commuters out and sent them to the kiosk, while nobody planned far enough ahead to buy a raincoat.Correct
- B. the spring was drier than usual.
- C. umbrellas have replaced raincoats permanently.
- D. the department store closed.
Answer: A. sudden showers caught commuters out and sent them to the kiosk, while nobody planned far enough ahead to buy a raincoat.
Short sudden showers favour an emergency umbrella at the station over a planned raincoat purchase.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the spring was drier than usual.
- The spring was slightly wetter.
- C. umbrellas have replaced raincoats permanently.
- One season's pattern does not show a permanent change.
- D. the department store closed.
- Its raincoat sales fell; it was open.
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