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The museum's clock, made in 1780, still keeps time to within a minute a week. Its maker signed the movement but not the case, and for a century the clock was attributed to a rival whose name appeared on the dial.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. Because its maker's signature was hidden inside, the clock was credited to the wrong man for a hundred years.Correct
- B. The clock no longer works.
- C. The rival made the clock.
- D. The clock was made in 1880.
Answer: A. Because its maker's signature was hidden inside, the clock was credited to the wrong man for a hundred years.
A signature on the movement, a rival's name on the dial.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The clock no longer works.
- It keeps time to a minute a week.
- C. The rival made the clock.
- The maker signed the movement.
- D. The clock was made in 1880.
- 1780.
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