Information and IdeasHardMain idea about an object outliving its purpose
Information and Ideas practice question
The signal box at the junction has had no trains to signal since the line closed in 1965. Its levers still move, its bells still ring, and every Sunday a retired signalman climbs the steps and works the frame for an hour, setting routes for trains that will never come.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. The signal box is kept working by a volunteer long after the trains it served have gone.Correct
- B. The line will reopen soon.
- C. The signal box has been demolished.
- D. The signalman still works for the railway.
Answer: A. The signal box is kept working by a volunteer long after the trains it served have gone.
Working levers and bells, a retired signalman, trains that will never come.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The line will reopen soon.
- Nothing suggests reopening.
- C. The signal box has been demolished.
- It stands and is used every Sunday.
- D. The signalman still works for the railway.
- He is retired.
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