Information and IdeasHardMain idea about an object's afterlife
Information and Ideas practice question
The iron bell cast for the chapel in 1702 cracked in 1890 and was retired to the churchyard, where it stood as an ornament for a century. In 1995 a foundry offered to recast it, and the chapel refused: the crack, the elders said, was part of the bell's story, and a new bell would have no story at all.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. The chapel chose to keep its cracked bell for the history it carried rather than have it recast.Correct
- B. The bell was recast in 1995.
- C. The bell still rings every Sunday.
- D. The foundry refused to recast the bell.
Answer: A. The chapel chose to keep its cracked bell for the history it carried rather than have it recast.
Offered a recast, the chapel kept the crack for its story.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The bell was recast in 1995.
- The chapel refused.
- C. The bell still rings every Sunday.
- It has been an ornament since 1890.
- D. The foundry refused to recast the bell.
- The foundry offered; the chapel refused.
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