Information and IdeasHardCentral idea of a literary text
Information and Ideas practice question
The following text is from a short story.
Marek had built the wall himself, forty years ago, and he knew every stone in it. When the council's letter came saying it must come down for the road, he read it standing at the wall, one hand on the coping, the way a man might stand with a hand on a horse he was about to sell.
Which choice best states the central idea of the text?
- A. Marek faces the loss of something he made and knows intimately, and the gesture shows his attachment.Correct
- B. Marek is glad to see the wall go.
- C. Marek is selling a horse.
- D. The council has agreed to spare the wall.
Answer: A. Marek faces the loss of something he made and knows intimately, and the gesture shows his attachment.
Every stone known; a hand on the coping like on a horse to be sold.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Marek is glad to see the wall go.
- The gesture is one of reluctant parting.
- C. Marek is selling a horse.
- A comparison.
- D. The council has agreed to spare the wall.
- The letter says it must come down.
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