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A local historian claims that the village well is more than thirty metres deep.

Which finding, if true, would most directly support the historian's claim?

  1. A. A weighted tape lowered into the well touched bottom at 34 metres.Correct
  2. B. The well is lined with stone.
  3. C. The well was dug in 1780.
  4. D. Villagers say the well has never run dry.

Answer: A. A weighted tape lowered into the well touched bottom at 34 metres.

A direct measurement of 34 metres.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The well is lined with stone.
Lining doesn't show depth.
C. The well was dug in 1780.
Age doesn't show depth.
D. Villagers say the well has never run dry.
Reliability doesn't show depth.

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