Information and IdeasEasy–MediumFinding supporting a claim about a cause
Information and Ideas practice question
A head teacher claims that the school's new breakfast club has improved punctuality.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the head teacher's claim?
- A. Late arrivals fell by half in the term the breakfast club opened, with the largest fall among pupils who attend it.Correct
- B. The breakfast club serves porridge and fruit.
- C. The school has 400 pupils.
- D. Some pupils walk to school.
Answer: A. Late arrivals fell by half in the term the breakfast club opened, with the largest fall among pupils who attend it.
Fewer late arrivals, most among the club's attenders.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The breakfast club serves porridge and fruit.
- The menu says nothing about punctuality.
- C. The school has 400 pupils.
- Irrelevant.
- D. Some pupils walk to school.
- Irrelevant.
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