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Information and Ideas practice question
The recipe appears in the family's oldest cookbook, printed in 1911. Beside it, in Grandmother's unmistakable handwriting, someone has written two words: 'never again'.
Based on the text, which statement about Grandmother is most reasonable?
- A. She made the recipe at least once and was unhappy with the result.Correct
- B. She never attempted the recipe.
- C. The recipe was her favourite in the book.
- D. She wrote the cookbook.
Answer: A. She made the recipe at least once and was unhappy with the result.
'Never again' only makes sense from someone who has done the thing once. Writing it beside a recipe signals the attempt went badly.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. She never attempted the recipe.
- 'Again' implies a previous time — she must have tried it.
- C. The recipe was her favourite in the book.
- 'Never again' is a rejection, not a recommendation.
- D. She wrote the cookbook.
- The book was printed in 1911 and her note is handwritten beside a printed recipe; nothing suggests she wrote the book.
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