Information and IdeasVery hardInferring an unstated belief
Information and Ideas practice question
The village's annual census counts residents on the first of January, a date on which many of its young adults are away at university. Local officials have therefore proposed moving the count to midsummer.
Based on the text, the officials most likely believe that the January census
- A. understates the number of people who live in the village.Correct
- B. counts people who do not actually live in the village.
- C. should be held twice each year.
- D. is disrupted by tourists visiting in winter.
Answer: A. understates the number of people who live in the village.
The problem stated is that young adults are away on the count date, so they are missed. 'Therefore' links that problem to the proposal: moving the count to when they're home. The officials must think the January count leaves residents uncounted.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. counts people who do not actually live in the village.
- The concern is people being MISSED, not extra people being counted.
- C. should be held twice each year.
- The proposal is to move the single count, not to add a second one.
- D. is disrupted by tourists visiting in winter.
- Tourists are never mentioned; the issue is residents who are away.
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