Information and IdeasVery hardCentral idea of an argumentative passage about measurement
Information and Ideas practice question
The council measures the library's success by loans, and loans are falling. But the library's busiest room has no books in it: it is where the town's teenagers do their homework, where the retired read the papers, and where anyone without heating sits in January. None of this is lent, so none of it counts. A measure that cannot see the building's main use is not measuring the library. It is measuring the council's idea of one.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. The council's chosen measure misses what the library is actually used for and so misjudges it.Correct
- B. The library should stop lending books.
- C. Teenagers should do their homework at home.
- D. The library should charge for heating.
Answer: A. The council's chosen measure misses what the library is actually used for and so misjudges it.
Loans miss the main use.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The library should stop lending books.
- Not proposed.
- C. Teenagers should do their homework at home.
- Not suggested.
- D. The library should charge for heating.
- Not suggested.
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