Advanced English Primary 4 Comprehension

Read the passage and answer the question. Passage: "The relief workers arrived in the flood-affected village two days after the disaster struck. Before distributing food supplies, they first assessed the damage and registered the affected families. The medical team treated the injured while the engineers checked the structural safety of the remaining buildings. Only after the buildings were declared safe were the residents allowed to return to their homes." Question: Why were residents NOT allowed to return home immediately after the relief workers arrived?

A The buildings had not yet been checked and declared structurally safe
B The food supplies had not been distributed yet
C The medical team had not finished treating everyone
D The relief workers had not yet registered the families
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Step 1: Find the sentence that states the condition for returning home — "Only after the buildings were declared safe were the residents allowed to return." Step 2: This "only after" construction shows a prerequisite. Step 3: Buildings needed to be checked and declared structurally safe BEFORE residents could return. Answer: The buildings had not yet been checked and declared structurally safe

Correct answer: The buildings had not yet been checked and declared structurally safe

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