16Hit1600
Information and IdeasEasyInference from a garden's condition

Information and Ideas practice question

The allotment at the end of the row has knee-high weeds, a shed with its door hanging off, and a row of leeks gone to seed. This suggests that ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. no one has tended the allotment for a long time.Correct
  2. B. the allotment holder grows only leeks.
  3. C. the allotment has recently been dug over.
  4. D. the shed is new.

Answer: A. no one has tended the allotment for a long time.

Weeds, a broken shed, and a crop gone to seed: neglect.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the allotment holder grows only leeks.
The leeks are what's left, not a choice of crop.
C. the allotment has recently been dug over.
Knee-high weeds rule out recent digging.
D. the shed is new.
A door hanging off suggests age and neglect.

More Information and Ideas questions

Not affiliated with the College Board. SAT is a trademark of the College Board.