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.
The passage seeks to drive home the need for
- shopping
- written lists
- resisting temptation
- saving money
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - written lists
The whole passage drives home the importance of a written list: it opens with how important a written list can be and shows how lists keep shoppers focused. Resisting temptation and saving money are benefits the passage attributes to lists, so they support the main point rather than being it.
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