Read the passage carefully and answer the question. Every housewife knows how important a written list can be. Have you ever noticed how many young homemakers push their carts through the grocery…
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Read the passage carefully and answer the question.
Every housewife knows how important a written list can be. Have you ever noticed how many young homemakers push their carts through the grocery aisles while referring to their grocery lists? Those simple grocery lists are the secret to saving time and money, and to avoiding frustration. Aisle after aisle of tempting packages has been designed to catch their eyes and divert their attention, but written lists keep them focused on grocery needs and away from things like a box of gooey fudge cookies.
Every housewife knows how important a written list can be. Have you ever noticed how many young homemakers push their carts through the grocery aisles while referring to their grocery lists? Those simple grocery lists are the secret to saving time and money, and to avoiding frustration. Aisle after aisle of tempting packages has been designed to catch their eyes and divert their attention, but written lists keep them focused on grocery needs and away from things like a box of gooey fudge cookies.
Choose the correct answer
- It is waste of time to keep a written list for shopping
- Grocery lists shut you away from tempting products
- Shopping without a list is fun
- One can shop effectively without a list
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - Grocery lists shut you away from tempting products
The passage says written lists keep shoppers focused on their grocery needs and away from tempting items such as a box of gooey fudge cookies, so grocery lists shut you away from tempting products. The statements that a list wastes time, that shopping without a list is fun, and that one can shop effectively without a list all go against the passage, which praises lists for saving time and money.
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