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?
- A. the chance to rest partway up made the climb manageable for people who had avoided it.Correct
- B. the bench is uncomfortable.
- C. younger walkers have stopped using the path.
- 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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