Information and IdeasEasy–MediumMain idea of an informational text
Information and Ideas practice question
The town's clock has two faces, and for a century they have disagreed by four minutes. The north face is set by the railway's time and the south by the church's, and neither authority has ever consented to move.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. The clock's two faces show different times because two institutions each keep their own and will not yield.Correct
- B. The clock is broken.
- C. The railway and the church share a clock keeper.
- D. The clock has one face.
Answer: A. The clock's two faces show different times because two institutions each keep their own and will not yield.
Railway time, church time, no yielding.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The clock is broken.
- Each face keeps its own time deliberately.
- C. The railway and the church share a clock keeper.
- The reverse.
- D. The clock has one face.
- Two.
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