HOTS English Primary 4 Comprehension

Read the passage and answer the question. Passage: "Despite warnings from environmentalists, the coastal resort was built on a stretch of beach that served as a nesting ground for sea turtles. Within two years of opening, the number of turtle nests on that beach dropped by 80%. Environmentalists argued that artificial lighting confused the turtles during nesting season. The resort management installed red lights instead of white ones and reduced lighting after 10pm. The following year, turtle nesting numbers partially recovered." Question: Which statement BEST explains why turtle nesting numbers only PARTIALLY recovered after the lighting changes?

A The resort's physical presence on the nesting ground likely continued to deter some turtles even after the lighting was improved
B The turtles moved to a different beach permanently and will never return
C The red lights were actually brighter than the white lights and caused more harm
D The environmentalists were wrong about lighting being a cause of the decline
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Step 1: Identify what changed and what did not change after the resort's lighting modification. Step 2: Lighting improved → partial recovery. The resort's physical structure on the former nesting ground remained unchanged. Step 3: The most logical inference for PARTIAL (not full) recovery is that the remaining deterrent is the resort's presence itself — the non-lighting factor that the passage implies but does not state. Answer: The resort's physical presence on the nesting ground likely continued to deter some turtles even after the lighting was improved

Correct answer: The resort's physical presence on the nesting ground likely continued to deter some turtles even after the lighting was improved

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