Information and IdeasHardInference from a gap in medieval accounts
Information and Ideas practice question
The monastery's accounts for 1340 record a large purchase of candles in every month except August, when they record no purchases at all. The chronicle for that year mentions a fire. Taken together, these suggest that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. the fire occurred in August and disrupted the monastery's normal routine.Correct
- B. the monastery stopped using candles after 1340.
- C. the accounts for August were written by a different monk.
- D. the fire was caused by candles.
Answer: A. the fire occurred in August and disrupted the monastery's normal routine.
A month with no purchases, and a fire in the same year.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the monastery stopped using candles after 1340.
- Purchases resumed in other months.
- C. the accounts for August were written by a different monk.
- Nothing about the writer is stated.
- D. the fire was caused by candles.
- The cause of the fire is not indicated.
More Information and Ideas questions
- Hard
Which finding, if true, would most strongly support the researcher's hypothesis? - Hard
Which choice most logically completes the text with a conclusion the evidence supports? - Hard
Which quotation from the passage would best support the student's claim? - Hard
Which choice best describes data that would support the conclusion that more daily reading is associated with … - Hard
Which choice most logically completes the text with a conclusion the evidence supports? - Hard
Which statement about the data would best support the claim that the bus lane made the route faster?
Not affiliated with the College Board. SAT is a trademark of the College Board.