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Information and Ideas practice question
The island's only shop opens at 6 a.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays, the days the supply boat comes in, so that islanders can buy fresh bread and milk before work. On other days it opens at nine.
According to the text, why does the shop open early on Tuesdays and Fridays?
- A. Because those are the days fresh supplies arrive by boat.Correct
- B. Because the shopkeeper prefers early mornings.
- C. Because the shop is closed on other days.
- D. Because islanders work only on those days.
Answer: A. Because those are the days fresh supplies arrive by boat.
The supply boat comes in on those days, and the early opening lets people buy fresh goods before work.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Because the shopkeeper prefers early mornings.
- Preference is not mentioned.
- C. Because the shop is closed on other days.
- It opens at nine on other days.
- D. Because islanders work only on those days.
- Not stated.
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