Information and IdeasVery hardChoosing data that match a claim about shares
Information and Ideas practice question
A town's council recorded how its residents said they heard about the annual fair.
Source | 2015 | 2025
Local paper | 45% | 12%
Posters | 30% | 28%
Social media | 5% | 49%
Word of mouth | 20% | 11%
The organisers argue that the paper has been replaced by social media as the main channel, noting that ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. the paper's share fell from 45% to 12% while social media's rose from 5% to 49%, with posters nearly unchanged.Correct
- B. posters were 30% in 2015.
- C. word of mouth fell from 20% to 11%.
- D. social media reached 49% in 2025.
Answer: A. the paper's share fell from 45% to 12% while social media's rose from 5% to 49%, with posters nearly unchanged.
One fell, the other rose to first place; posters steady.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. posters were 30% in 2015.
- Posters alone, one year.
- C. word of mouth fell from 20% to 11%.
- Word of mouth is not the claim.
- D. social media reached 49% in 2025.
- Social media's rise alone doesn't show the paper was replaced.
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