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Information and IdeasEasy–MediumInference from a change in behaviour

Information and Ideas practice question

Since the council put a bench at the top of the hill path, the number of older walkers using the path has doubled. This suggests that ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. the chance to rest partway up made the climb manageable for people who had avoided it.Correct
  2. B. the bench is uncomfortable.
  3. C. younger walkers have stopped using the path.
  4. D. the path has been shortened.

Answer: A. the chance to rest partway up made the climb manageable for people who had avoided it.

A rest stop, then twice as many older walkers: the bench made the climb possible for them.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the bench is uncomfortable.
Doubling use suggests the opposite.
C. younger walkers have stopped using the path.
Younger walkers are not mentioned.
D. the path has been shortened.
Only a bench was added.

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