Information and IdeasHardChoosing data that fit a specific claim
Information and Ideas practice question
A survey asked commuters how they travelled to work in 2016 and again in 2026.
Mode | 2016 | 2026
Car | 61% | 48%
Bus | 15% | 14%
Bicycle | 6% | 17%
On foot | 18% | 21%
A planner argues that the fall in car commuting was matched mainly by a rise in cycling rather than in bus use, noting that ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. cycling rose from 6% to 17% while bus use barely changed, from 15% to 14%.Correct
- B. car use fell from 61% to 48%.
- C. walking rose from 18% to 21%.
- D. bus use was 15% in 2016.
Answer: A. cycling rose from 6% to 17% while bus use barely changed, from 15% to 14%.
Cycling up 11 points, bus down 1: cycling absorbed the shift.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. car use fell from 61% to 48%.
- The fall in cars is the premise, not the comparison.
- C. walking rose from 18% to 21%.
- Walking is not the comparison the planner makes.
- D. bus use was 15% in 2016.
- One figure, no comparison.
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