Read the paragraph and choose the statement that is best supported by the information given in it.
“In January, the municipal body of a town began collecting wet waste and dry waste separately from every house. Much of the wet waste was then turned into compost. By June, the waste sent to the town’s landfill each month was one-third less than before January.”
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → By June, less waste was being sent to the landfill each month than before separate collection began.
A statement is supported by a paragraph when the paragraph says it or leads directly to it, without going further. Separate collection began in January, and by June the monthly waste sent to the landfill was one-third less than before January. Option (3) says this.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) The town’s landfill will be closed by next year. — Incorrect. The paragraph says nothing about the future of the landfill; waste is still being sent there.
Option (2) Every house in the town separated its waste correctly. — Incorrect. The paragraph says waste was collected separately from every house, not that every house sorted it without mistakes.
Option (4) Dry waste cannot be reused or recycled. — Incorrect. The paragraph tells only what happened to the wet waste; it says nothing about what can be done with dry waste.