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The reservoir's water level is read every morning from a painted scale on the dam. When the level drops below the red line, the water company begins publishing daily bulletins asking customers to use less.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

  1. A. A reading below a marked level on the dam triggers the company's appeals to save water.Correct
  2. B. The dam was painted red.
  3. C. Customers ignore the bulletins.
  4. D. The reservoir is read once a week.

Answer: A. A reading below a marked level on the dam triggers the company's appeals to save water.

Red line crossed: bulletins begin.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The dam was painted red.
Only the line is red.
C. Customers ignore the bulletins.
Not stated.
D. The reservoir is read once a week.
Every morning.

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