Information and IdeasHardInference from an old map
Information and Ideas practice question
The town's oldest map, drawn in 1720, shows the river running to the east of the church. Today the river runs to the west of it, and the church has not moved. ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. The river has changed its course since 1720.Correct
- B. The 1720 map shows a different town.
- C. The church was rebuilt on the other bank.
- D. The river no longer exists.
Answer: A. The river has changed its course since 1720.
Same church, different side: the river moved.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The 1720 map shows a different town.
- It is the town's oldest map.
- C. The church was rebuilt on the other bank.
- The text says the church has not moved.
- D. The river no longer exists.
- It runs to the west today.
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