Information and IdeasEasy–MediumStated detail about a reason
Information and Ideas practice question
The footbridge is closed for an hour at dawn each day, not for repairs but so that the otters that cross beneath it can pass without being disturbed by walkers.
According to the text, why is the footbridge closed at dawn?
- A. To let otters pass undisturbed.Correct
- B. For daily repairs.
- C. Because of ice.
- D. To count the walkers.
Answer: A. To let otters pass undisturbed.
'Not for repairs but so that the otters … can pass.'
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. For daily repairs.
- 'Not for repairs.'
- C. Because of ice.
- Ice is not mentioned.
- D. To count the walkers.
- Counting is not mentioned.
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