Information and IdeasHardInference from two dictionary editions
Information and Ideas practice question
A dictionary published in 1850 lists the word "telegraph" but not "telephone"; its 1880 edition lists both. This suggests that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. the telephone came into common use between 1850 and 1880.Correct
- B. the telegraph fell out of use by 1880.
- C. the 1850 edition contained no words for machines.
- D. the dictionary's editors disliked telephones.
Answer: A. the telephone came into common use between 1850 and 1880.
Absent in 1850, present in 1880.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the telegraph fell out of use by 1880.
- The 1880 edition still lists it.
- C. the 1850 edition contained no words for machines.
- It listed "telegraph".
- D. the dictionary's editors disliked telephones.
- Nothing suggests a preference.
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