English MCQ #11488

The river rose overnight, swallowing crops along the braided channels, yet farmers refused to evacuate low-lying bends where their ancestors had anchored every monsoon myth. Which idea does the passage most strongly suggest?

English MCQ #11488

  1. Question 1

    Q1. The river rose overnight, swallowing crops along the braided channels, yet farmers refused to evacuate low-lying bends where their ancestors had anchored every monsoon myth. Which idea does the passage most strongly suggest?

    • A) Climate change erased local flood memory
    • B) Attachment to land and inherited belief outweighed evacuation warnings
    • C) Crops floated away because fertilizers failed
    • D) The river shrunk after the floods began

    Answer: Attachment to land and inherited belief outweighed evacuation warnings

    Explanation: Farmers' refusal to evacuate despite rising waters reflects their deep attachment to ancestral land and inherited beliefs that outweighed practical warnings.