Information and IdeasHardInference from a contrast in records
Information and Ideas practice question
The school's prize book lists the same six surnames, in different combinations, every year from 1900 to 1950, and then names that never appear again after a single year. The town's factory closed in 1951. ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. Before 1951 the town seems to have had a settled population, which the factory's closure dispersed.Correct
- B. The school stopped giving prizes in 1951.
- C. The six families owned the factory.
- D. The prizes became harder to win.
Answer: A. Before 1951 the town seems to have had a settled population, which the factory's closure dispersed.
Same names for fifty years, then strangers, as the factory closes.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The school stopped giving prizes in 1951.
- The book continues with new names.
- C. The six families owned the factory.
- Not stated.
- D. The prizes became harder to win.
- Not suggested.
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