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The town's bandstand is used for concerts twice a summer and as a shelter from the rain every other day of the year. The council that proposed removing it in 2019 withdrew the idea after a petition of four thousand names.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

  1. A. The bandstand is valued by the town, mostly as a shelter, and a petition saved it.Correct
  2. B. The bandstand hosts concerts every week.
  3. C. The council removed the bandstand in 2019.
  4. D. The town has no shelters.

Answer: A. The bandstand is valued by the town, mostly as a shelter, and a petition saved it.

Shelter most days; four thousand names.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The bandstand hosts concerts every week.
Twice a summer.
C. The council removed the bandstand in 2019.
The idea was withdrawn.
D. The town has no shelters.
Not stated.

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