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The orchard's apples are picked with a twist rather than a pull. A pulled apple tears the spur it grew on, and a torn spur bears no fruit the next year; a twisted apple leaves the spur whole.
According to the text, why are the apples twisted off rather than pulled?
- A. Pulling damages the spur and costs the tree next year's fruit.Correct
- B. Twisting is faster.
- C. Pulled apples bruise.
- D. The pickers prefer it.
Answer: A. Pulling damages the spur and costs the tree next year's fruit.
A torn spur bears nothing next year.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Twisting is faster.
- Speed is not mentioned.
- C. Pulled apples bruise.
- Bruising is not mentioned.
- D. The pickers prefer it.
- Preference is not mentioned.
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