Information and IdeasEasy–MediumInference from a mismatch between sign and behaviour
Information and Ideas practice question
The sign at the pool says the water is heated to 28 degrees, but swimmers leave after ten minutes shivering, and the lifeguard wears a fleece. This suggests that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. the water is colder than the sign claims.Correct
- B. the swimmers are unfit.
- C. the pool is outdoors.
- D. 28 degrees is too warm for swimming.
Answer: A. the water is colder than the sign claims.
Shivering swimmers and a fleeced lifeguard contradict a 28-degree pool.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the swimmers are unfit.
- Fitness doesn't explain everyone shivering.
- C. the pool is outdoors.
- Nothing indicates outdoors; the fleece suggests a cold room and water.
- D. 28 degrees is too warm for swimming.
- Shivering means too cold, not too warm.
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