Information and IdeasVery hardInference from what an author chooses to include
Information and Ideas practice question
The village history devotes a chapter to the 1953 flood and a paragraph to the 1947 one, though the earlier flood was higher and did more damage. The author was born in 1948. ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. The author's emphasis probably reflects living memory rather than the relative importance of the two floods.Correct
- B. The 1947 flood did not happen.
- C. The 1953 flood was the higher.
- D. The author dislikes the village.
Answer: A. The author's emphasis probably reflects living memory rather than the relative importance of the two floods.
Born in 1948: 1953 is remembered, 1947 is not.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The 1947 flood did not happen.
- It was higher and did more damage.
- C. The 1953 flood was the higher.
- The reverse.
- D. The author dislikes the village.
- Not suggested.
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