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Information and IdeasVery hardMain idea of a passage on a closed school

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The village school closed in 1998 for want of pupils. The building became a café, and the café, by giving young families somewhere to meet, made the village the kind of place that young families moved to. Their children are now taught in the next village, and the parish council has asked the county to reopen the school.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

  1. A. The school's closure set off changes that have now created a demand for it to reopen.Correct
  2. B. The village has no young families.
  3. C. The café has closed.
  4. D. The school never closed.

Answer: A. The school's closure set off changes that have now created a demand for it to reopen.

Closure, café, families, demand.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The village has no young families.
Young families moved in.
C. The café has closed.
The café is still described as the draw.
D. The school never closed.
It closed in 1998.

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